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RE: THREE WEEKS, TWO DAYS, AND ONE AGAINST MY WILL

in Proof of Brain3 years ago

Feels the poetic sensations caress skin with wind, light, and temperature, begins to hum with the vibration

Writes a haiku to commemorate the beauty of the words.

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nature's breath.

I know that feeling. You'd probably like some of the ones I have on wood, trees, and art, plus some others I won't list here.

Sounds like some good reading. And yes, I'd love to get a better botanical understanding of wood. Also, the technical parts of woodworking as well. I know a little because I have binged too many YouTube videos. However, a book has more details.

I agree. I like mistakes. I find that teaches me more than other methods. I'm relearning something at the moment that I didn't think I'd do again. It's a very strange experience. Familiar, yet not familiar at the same time. I have to go back and remember....like a rusted motor that needs to be cleaned and oiled. 🤣

Reminds me of the experience of going back to work with my hands. I used to do a lot of intellectual work. I like it, but it's taxing on the body. I got back into using my hands with origami, then cooking, woodworking came along and now I know that this notion I had about myself being too clumsy to do any crafts was a myth. But I'm still clumsy and get some cuts from time to time. It's just part of the learning process. I don't teach, but I use what I learned to teach myself.

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nature's breath.

That's lovely.
feels the warmth at the special effort of a haiku that touches a personal soft spot of affection and returns the affection

Best way to get an understanding of it is to study trees directly and if possible get a small piece of wood of whatever trees you want to study. Then just cut into it, see how it responds to different ways of cutting and working. Play around that way. You'll get the best understanding of it's nature by doing that for each type. This is what I've done. It doesn't take long, especially if you have other woods to use as comparison for differences in personalities. I prefer books to videos for a few reasons, but direct experience beats both of those.

Origami too? You are quite something special there. Being in "the mind" is very draining. I find working with one's hands to be a cleansing, wholesome experience and becomes meditative. I always feel good after a day of working like that. The intellectual or work like that I find draining and it takes away rather than adds.

I can't really picture you and clumsy hands together as one thing. Doesn't fit at all.

I'm always doing some little thing to myself here or there. It's due to lack of attention, not caring to pay attention, or a very strong distraction. I frankly don't care and don't even see it as clumsy, just as something that occurs and reminds me to pay more attention.

That's lovely.
feels the warmth at the special effort of a haiku that touches a personal soft spot of affection and returns the affection

Gets encircled by warm affection

Glad you liked it!

Best way to get an understanding of it is to study trees directly and if possible get a small piece of wood of whatever trees you want to study. Then just cut into it, see how it responds to different ways of cutting and working. Play around that way. You'll get the best understanding of it's nature by doing that for each type. This is what I've done. It doesn't take long, especially if you have other woods to use as comparison for differences in personalities. I prefer books to videos for a few reasons, but direct experience beats both of those.

So I've been told. I have my basic understanding of the ones I have used to make instruments so far. There are some really tough to work out. And there's no other way to learn about their differences and plasticity than having them in your hands. I would go to a place where I could cut trees and that, but there aren't many safe places I can go I do that.

Origami too? You are quite something special there. Being in "the mind" is very draining. I find working with one's hands to be a cleansing, wholesome experience and becomes meditative. I always feel good after a day of working like that. The intellectual or work like that I find draining and it takes away rather than adds.

Yes, another quarantine-learned skill. It is an interesting and relaxing thing to do. And yes, doing to much mental work is draining. That's why people with heavy loads of it tend to go and get a physical activity to compensate and relax their tired walnut.

I'm always doing some little thing to myself here or there. It's due to lack of attention, not caring to pay attention, or a very strong distraction. I frankly don't care and don't even see it as clumsy, just as something that occurs and reminds me to pay more attention.

I guess it's like you say a lack of attention rather than clumsiness. But I get the idea being clumsy is not paying enough attention to the things you do. Maybe it's not like that at all. 😅

Gets encircled by warm affection

Increases the circle to expand the affection

I can imagine it's hard for you to get access. Another way would be to ask for off cuts from anyone who does woodworking. I'll also pick up pieces of fall branches even to try out a wood, as I find them.

I like origami. I have some on my desk made as gifts from two people. LOL Yes, relax the walnut, lol. It does look like a brain doesn't it?

I had to go check the etymology of clumsy, lol, so no, you aren't clumsy. 😂😂😂

Increases the circle to expand the affection

Snuggles to get more warmth and affection

I can try to get some other samples from time to time, but there's no rush. I'll keep learning from what I have.

I like origami. I have some on my desk made as gifts from two people. LOL Yes, relax the walnut, lol. It does look like a brain doesn't it?

That's awesome. I left a lot of the ones I made back where I was working. I know it's all in the trash. 🤣

I had to go check the etymology of clumsy, lol, so no, you aren't clumsy. 😂😂😂

The research department working fast! 😅

Snuggles to get more warmth and affection

Wraps feathered raven wings around you in protective warmth and affection to increase it

Sounds like you have quite a bit on your plate to work with.

People do that with origami....just toss it. Some keep them. It's an art form to me. I'm so artistically biased. 😂

The research department working fast! 😅

Shhhhhhh, I'm actually very slow, well, unless I have focused, um, well, inspirations, that's it, that's the safe phrase to use, "focused inspirations", yeah, I like that. I wrote some new prose by the way, not the best in my mind, but I'm trying. It's in the new post. You are inspiring me to try this more.

Wraps feathered raven wings around you in protective warmth and affection to increase it

Melds into a feathery hug encircled with warmth and affection

I do. Every time I get a new piece of wood I do all the testing possible except for the taste part. I know it has been treated with poison. 🤣

People do that with origami....just toss it. Some keep them. It's an art form to me. I'm so artistically biased. 😂

That's life. I have made some since I came back home. I should do more.

Shhhhhhh, I'm actually very slow, well, unless I have focused, um, well, inspirations, that's it, that's the safe phrase to use, "focused inspirations", yeah, I like that. I wrote some new prose by the way, not the best in my mind, but I'm trying. It's in the new post. You are inspiring me to try this more.

Your secret is safe with me. I'm going to check that prose out. And well, it's like my momentary obsessions with a topic. 🤣

I do. Every time I get a new piece of wood I do all the testing possible except for the taste part. I know it has been treated with poison. 🤣

Yeah, don't taste it, LOLOL

That's life. I have made some since I came back home. I should do more.

It is indeed. I would love to see some of the ones you've made and yes make more, why not.

Your secret is safe with me. I'm going to check that prose out. And well, it's like my momentary obsessions with a topic. 🤣

I need to know what you think. I'm not good at this stuff, imo, so it's hit and miss. I am hoping to learn from you. LOL, seriously, I am hoping to learn.

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