"For now she need not think about anybody. She could be herself, by herself.
And that was what now she often felt the need of - to think; well, not even to think.
To be silent, to be alone.
All the being and the doing, expansive, glittering, vocal, evaporated; and one shrunk,
with a sense of solemnity, to being oneself, a wedge shaped core of darkness,
something invisible to others.
Although she continued to knit, and sat upright, it was thus that she felt herself; and this self having shed its attachments was free for the strangest adventures.
When life sank down for a moment, the range of experience seemed limitless...
Beneath it is all dark, it is all spreading, it is unfathomably deep; but now and again we rise to the surface and that is what you see us by.
Her horizon seemed to her limitless."
from To The Lighthouse-Virginia Woolf
quoted from A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit
I am preparing to leave India for Nepal. Next Wednesday sees me moving on.
Never
Ending
Peace
And
Love (apparently)
Here I come.
Nervous
Excited
Packing
Anxious
Looking forward to moving on
I already know the internet connection is going to be terrible,
so, bear with me my friends, I will be back.
7 comments:
The rising to the surface, brief and illusory, that could be ourselves and our blogging posts. How ahead of her time she was. Good luck on your onward travels!
Lou, I love how you're photographs keeps on re-inventing the same places and things over and over again, but with a different viewpoint, mood and style. It's really brilliant and a real talent! I love watching and reading, and Mysore Palace looks almost better in the distance from street level! Can't wait for pictures from Nepal!
Beautiful pictures! I hope you enjoy Nepal.
New
exciting
places
and
lives-
for you to explore!
Wonderful photos - your pictures are always so atmospheric and you're good at distilling the essence of a place, a thing or a moment.
Rather like that Virginia Woolf quote really.
But don't you find that, after the smallness and turning in onto yourself, comes a re-awakening and opening up to the world again? Perhaps that is what will happen as you leave for Nepal...
I wish you a safe trip and happy arrival. Hopefully we'll hear from you from time to time - otherwise, be happy and keep well!
have a wonderful, energising and uplifting experience my friend xx
beautiful words, so apt. excited for you moving on. don't worry, it will be wonderful. x
wow - its amazing to log in and find the refelctor on my paintings is away somewhere amazing, and posting the most deeply moving text and images. I am moved to a big lump in my throat. Oh to write as eloquently and beautifully... enjoy, look forward to reading more. Go well (as they say in south africa)
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