Time - that elusive, all-important and yet ephemeral "thing" which isn't a "thing" Subjective rather than objective.
Which Hiver would I like to spend an hour of my time with? I'd like to collapse on a bamboo recliner in a tropical garden here in Thailand (bottle of wine on hand!) with @traciyork. To talk to her about writing, blogging, magic, the occult, tarot, energy, life, Hive, gardens and health. And GIFS. I admire so much the way she's a mom, manages personal health issues, manages to be a thought leader on Hive and STILL retains a seemingly endless, buoyant sense of humour. Her invaluable perspective shines through on my Hive feed, most days.
I'd also LOVE to sit with the writer and environmental activist, Arundhati Roy. I met her oh-so-very-briefly in Melbourne just after she had won the Booker Prize for The God of Small Things. Wow - WHAT a woman!! Stunningly beautiful with a razor sharp mind and a way of seeing the tiniest details.... Her book of environmental essays changed me forever, and made me realize so much more about India, about the struggle for equity around water and electricity, and about how the things we use everyday displace and disposses literally millions of people.
My ideal way to spend an hour? Loitering up the beach in Vietnam - in Hoi An (An Bang Beach to be exact) with my daughter just strolling, enjoying, chatting, savouring the moments without "objectives" and drinking in the sunshine and the stiff breeze coming in off the South China Sea. Clearly I have been landlocked for far too long during this Covid debacle!! LOL.
Feeling richer for having had these moments of time... for the moments of reflective writing and the time in the coming days to wander through the responses of others.
It's been a small eternity since I was last in the Flinders Ranges, @galenkp - hope you have a wonderful time and that the cockatoos serenade you each morning.
So. I now follow @traciyork, I've ordered God of Small Things. I'm not buying the ticket to Vietnam...
What wonderful answers. Not just the answers but the words. That's pretty darn elegant writing. I can feel the power there...
I WISH I could buy a ticket to vietnam - what a stunningly gorgeous country, beautiful people and not a whisper of Covid, despite sharing a border with China.
Glad you enjoyed the prose.
The God of Small Things remains on my list of 20 books that are always on my possession. It's a haunting and superbly written story.
Hope your Saturday is AWESOME when it finds you - here in Thailand it's gloriously warm, blue skies and sunny with just a whisper of cool season on the breeze. Coffee time.
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ENGAGEtokens.What a great, very thoughtful, answer you've left here. Clearly you know what you like, and what makes your heart sing and you've mentioned a couple here. Nice work and thank you for joining in this week.
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Thank you @galenkp. If there's ONE skill Iv'e distilled and honed through my 10 year cancer journey (I'm now 16 years fully clear) it's to know what I DON'T want! And to not be afraid to drop it like a dirty wet towel on the bathroom floor and stand naked and shivering for a while till the warm, fluffy one arrives from left stage.
Life is good, I'm blessed and I've started to learn and follow a couple of new people from this week's sharing. Wonderful! And thank you for all you do.
Say hello to those mighy river red gums from me.
I'm glad you've found a few to follow from this week...That's one of the key take-away's from the #weekend-engagement topic. Nice one.
Yeah, it's pretty nice out here and on the way up I grabbed a shot of some silo art...I'll do a post later next week...Phone service is too dodgy here and I'm trying to focus anyway...Still, there's a bit of sitting and waiting around so...If I have service I'm answering a reply here and there. :)
This weekend has really been a nice one, I am opportune to meet and follow some wonderful persons here also
I'm happy you are fully cleared of cancer, I have not really noticed you on discord. Which of the groups are you in
ENGAGEtokens.It would be nice to spend time with @traciyork, I got to know her through hive power up day. She makes a good mentor.
Being on the beach is a nice choice, can't wait to visit one soon. I love your answers
Hey It'snice to see Hoi An in your answer as it's my hometown. Hoi An is a nice and beautiful place to spend time chilling and relaxing 😊
Oh this is interesting because reading you! I want to know now about that writer Arundhati Roy, this is an amazing discover for me! I loved your way to spend your time, just enjoying life and company
Hi, when I read @galenkp's questions I also thought of @traciyork because in the last few months we have become friends and realized that we have similar tastes.
I'm glad to see your mention here.
Your comment is so nice, you know how to use words and you must be an excellent writer, you gave me a lot of curiosity so right now I'm going to review your life in your blog.
hehehe greetings.@artemislives
@artemislives is really an excellent writer, I would love to use my words the way she does. There is a connection between each words as they go fought
@jizzyjoe Well, I'm glad you feel such a nice connection.
I haven't had the pleasure of reading it, because I barely knew him in his recent commentary.
The weekend engagement brought the opportunity to meet different people
It always leaves me with good relations, because recommended people with great projects and well-behaved people meet here.
Besides, @galenkp has some very clever ideas that make us all think
😘 @jizzyjoe
I agree with you on that
Ah I'm glad that I found Traci on a completely random note a long time ago and started following her blog. She's a great person here on the chain! I feel lucky that I don't live too far from her so I'm hoping if we ever have a hive Boston meetup I will definitely try to include her!
These are some great choices of things to do and people to know. I'll have to check out the writer you mentioned here and see what they've talked about!
Excellent choice for Traci. I'd also like to know how she manages her time to accomplish all she does both online and off.