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A New Year Offering

December 28, 2018 — 5 Comments

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“Poetry is made in bed like love. Its unmade sheets are the dawn of things.” André Breton

Back at it with two of my favorites... Lessons from Elvis and Rocky on the art of rainy day walks and bird chasing on the pier.

"Can't I just be in the woods without any special reason? Just being in the woods, at night, in the cabin, is something too excellent to be justified or explained! It just is. There are always a few people who are in the woods at night, in the rain (because if there were not the world would have ended), and I am one of them. We are not having fun, we are not "having" anything, we are not "stretching our days," and if we had fun it would not be measured by hours. Though as a matter of fact that is what fun seems to be: a state of diffuse excitation that can be measured by the clock and "stretched" by an appliance." Thomas Merton, Rain and the Rhinoceros (Photo by @patshen)

That’s a wrap on production trip #2 for my forthcoming short film about Thomas Merton’s hermitage years: Day of a Stranger. Words cannot express the joy it is to be in this sacred space—more than that, to be working alongside award-winning filmmaker, @patshen. Grateful for every “last shot” he feels he needs to snag and every word of encouragement and challenge he offers to solidify what this piece of art will be. I cannot wait to jump in the editing room with this brilliant mind as we continue to explore work that perpetuates a rhythm attuned to the silence, the solitude, and the contemplative aspects of life that offer a meeting place for our true selves and a deepening of love for the whole world. When chances arise, always say ‘yes’ to making art with one of your best friends.

Perusing the archives at The a Thomas Merton Center with @patshen for my forthcoming film, Day Of A Stranger. Navigating letters with Ethel Kennedy, DT Suzuki, Abraham Heschel, Rachel Carson, Dorothy Day, Coretta Scott King, Dan Berrigan, and more. Filming his original camera, some books, and the jean jacket. #thomasmerton #DayofaStranger

“We have not come here to take prisoners But to surrender ever more deeply To freedom and joy. We have not come into this exquisite world to hold ourselves hostage from love. Run my dear, From anything That may not strengthen Your precious budding wings, Run like hell, my dear, From anyone likely to put a sharp knife Into the sacred, tender vision Of your beautiful heart.” Hafiz/Hafez (1350-1390)

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