I clicked on this piece distracted and hurried, and was so quickly drawn in, slowed, captivated. I’ve felt what you write about, even seen it before—that flare in the minds eye that leads you inward. I’m still in that place of detached perception quite often, as if I’m showing the beauty before me to someone who isn’t there. If rare moments, I get it back. Thanks for writing.
It's great to hear that it was able to pull you in like that! I'm trying to live at a slower pace and remove as much distraction from my life as possible at the moment, so if I can convey that slowing of pace through my writing I'm very pleased with that.
I'm still often in that detached perspective too, but not as much as I used to be, and there does seem to be an extra layer of beauty that has come to stay, even during those times. Thank you for reading!
Thank you, Jan. That was not an image I'd conceived of before but I was very pleased when it came to me in the course of writing this.
M. E. Rothwell has definitely brought some eyes to my posts that wouldn't have seen them otherwise, I'm very grateful to him (and his Substack is so good, too).
I clicked on this piece distracted and hurried, and was so quickly drawn in, slowed, captivated. I’ve felt what you write about, even seen it before—that flare in the minds eye that leads you inward. I’m still in that place of detached perception quite often, as if I’m showing the beauty before me to someone who isn’t there. If rare moments, I get it back. Thanks for writing.
It's great to hear that it was able to pull you in like that! I'm trying to live at a slower pace and remove as much distraction from my life as possible at the moment, so if I can convey that slowing of pace through my writing I'm very pleased with that.
I'm still often in that detached perspective too, but not as much as I used to be, and there does seem to be an extra layer of beauty that has come to stay, even during those times. Thank you for reading!
This is a lovely piece, Jacob. I especially keep coming back to the image of perception as a winged creature.
I found your work through M. E. Rothwell's sharing, and am very much looking forward to perusing what you've published here so far.
Thank you, Jan. That was not an image I'd conceived of before but I was very pleased when it came to me in the course of writing this.
M. E. Rothwell has definitely brought some eyes to my posts that wouldn't have seen them otherwise, I'm very grateful to him (and his Substack is so good, too).
Thank you for reading, and taking an interest!