The LOSING YOURSELF Feeling
When I want to "lose myself" I go swimming...
Lately, this has involved either going to the SMITH RIVER for a brisk swim across the river or for an ocean swim in the surf at South Beach, south of town.
Yesterday I swam at both places...and did some sand drawing, too.
I calligraphed "HOME" in 15-foot letters in the sand at the beach, using the neck of a discarded beer bottle as my calligraphy tool.
The root meaning of ART (ars, artis- Latin) is "to do, to make"...so I was at the beach "DOING my thing" and losing myself in the process.
"Forgetting me" or "losing myself" feels so right sometimes.
What do you do to lose yourself?
posted by chuck @ 10:58 AM
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I find I can lose myself pretty easily in a lot of things - perhaps I have anti-ADHD - music, books, gardening, exercising. When I was little, I remember spending long periods of time gazing at the fake wood knots in the wood panelling and seeing faces and scenes in them.
Leazwell: "Playing in the band" sounds cool...
Playing harmonica can get me out of myself and into the world of sound.
Your photo journals are awesome!
Hey, Blogger ate my comment!
I meant to say that I lose myself all too frequently - in music, reading, gardening, and sometimes even exercising (but probably not often enough).
I remember when I was young, staring at the fake knot holes in the panelling for ages, imagining faces and scenes.
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