tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110160045151463659.post2818001430339254810..comments2023-05-30T04:55:18.889-05:00Comments on A Writer's Blog: The ViolinistScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06905515473737579937noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110160045151463659.post-916297084692020342009-10-09T17:51:38.745-05:002009-10-09T17:51:38.745-05:00Tess - I think this post ties in with the one you ...Tess - I think this post ties in with the one you did a few weeks ago, or maybe longer. I try not to let my hectic schedule stop me from noticing the world around me, just like that autumn day last year when the leaves were popping off the tree. I was rushed, the dog was dawdling, and suddenly the leaves were popping. I stood there for a few minutes just watching the leaves pop and fall!<br /><br />Lady Glamis - well, see above. I think one thing that always stayed with me was an article I read by a woman who had recently lost her cat. She made the comment that she wished, a thousand times over, that she hadn't pushed her cat away when it came up begging for attention while she was writing. I've done the same thing, but I always try to remember when the cats and/or dogs are craving attention, to stop for just a moment. : )<br /><br />Davin - it's a hard choice to make time for beauty when the hectic schedules of life are demanding our full attention. I'm glad you've made that choice, as have I, for the most part. : )<br /><br />SScotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06905515473737579937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110160045151463659.post-16789030018458193692009-10-09T14:04:56.914-05:002009-10-09T14:04:56.914-05:00I've pushed this article onto a lot of people!...I've pushed this article onto a lot of people! I think it was a fascinating experiment. To me, this is about when art becomes good. Would a brilliant painting look as good in a garage sale as it does in the Louvre? It's something we can never know, or rather, I guess Joshua Bell points out that location and setting does matter. <br /><br />I make time for beauty. I decided about two years ago that I wasn't going to conform to the heavy work schedules that so many people do. I don't want life to pass me by.Davin Malasarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385823575081492949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110160045151463659.post-86145664024938839832009-10-09T12:04:15.979-05:002009-10-09T12:04:15.979-05:00This is such a good post. It's very beautiful!...This is such a good post. It's very beautiful! Sadly, we all have busy lives and it's so hard to make ourselves stop and sacrifice other things to enjoy what else is around is. It's very sad, indeed.<br /><br />But writing... that always helps me stop and think, and as I look out on the world in the bustle of my busy life, I think twice about the things see. I breathe a little deeper.Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110160045151463659.post-16992218821526892962009-10-09T09:18:08.936-05:002009-10-09T09:18:08.936-05:00I love, love this post, Scott! Well said.
I think...I love, love this post, Scott! Well said.<br /><br />I think part of it (if I imagine myself in that subway) is the fact that I have a train to catch and a job to keep and little time to spare in that specific situation. If I had purchased tickets to his performance, I would have gotten a sitter and taken off of work and allocated time to relax.<br /><br />But, you are right. We need to recognize the beauty that is right in front of us every single day. Excellent thoughts.Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014195715998913268noreply@blogger.com