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Be Present to the Sensual

Fri Jul 3, 2009, 3:35 AM
I am honored that my photograph "Here Comes the Sun II" [link] has been included in the news submission "45 Sensual Photographs" [link] by :iconmphilipphotography:.

I have often thought about the sensual in all things, and freely admit that for me it often involves food... that first gulp of hot coffee in the morning... the savory explosion of a perfectly-fried slice of bacon... a lightly salted raw oyster... the creamy yumminess of a spoonful of Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia. And then there's the music. The second movement of Beethoven's Violin Concerto... "Marco Polo" by Loreena McKennitt... David Gilmour's guitar solo in "Comfortably Numb"... the "Flower Duet" from "Lakme" by Delibes. And the natural world... the rising of the sun over the ocean (which never ceases to fascinate me or send me into a state of awe)... the quiet solitude of the forest... a gentle rain on a warm day that dampens and baptizes. We are surrounded by the sensual and so often we ignore it, or most unfortunately are numbed to it by the bombardment of other stimuli in our everyday lives.

Take a moment to seek out and be present to the sensual, and check out the other images in "45 Sensual Photographs" [link] as well as *MPhilipPhotography's gallery!

“To be sensual, I think, is to respect and rejoice in the force of life, of life itself, and to be present in all that one does, from the effort of loving to the making of bread.”
- James Arthur Baldwin

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  • Mood: Content
  • Listening to: Augustus Pablo - East of the River Nile
  • Drinking: That first cup of coffee

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Why "Touch the Flame?"
The title comes ostensibly from the U2 song "Where the Streets Have No Name"...

I want to run
I want to hide
I want to tear down the walls
That hold me inside
I want to reach out
And touch the flame
Where the streets have no name

But the idea of "touching the flame" - reaching out, taking chances, embracing inspiration, giving in to temptation - has always intrigued me. I remember as a young child visiting my grandmother and being fascinated by a burning candle on the table. "Don't touch it" she cautioned. "It'll hurt." But of course, when her attention was away I slowly moved my finger closer and closer to the flame, until I touched it and was burned. Despite that early lesson in fascination and trust and danger and pain I still desire to touch the flame.

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  • Current Residence: Baltimore, Maryland
  • Interests: Film, Photography, Art, Literature
  • Favourite movie: Way too many to pick
  • Favourite band or musician: Bruce Springsteen, U2, Peter Gabriel
  • Favourite genre of music: Everything - Rock, Jazz, Blues, Classical, you name it
  • Favourite artist: Rembrandt, Bouguereau, Doré, Friedrich
  • Favourite poet or writer: Poe, Nouwen, Twain, Bourdain
  • Favourite photographer: Frantisek Drtikol, W. Eugene Smith, Anne Brigman
  • Favourite style of art: Romantic, Spiritual
  • Operating System: Mac, of course
  • MP3 player of choice: iPod
  • Shell of choice: Sea
  • Wallpaper of choice: What I create
  • Skin of choice: The one I'm in
  • Favourite game: NASCAR "Dirt to Daytona"
  • Favourite gaming platform: Gamecube
  • Favourite cartoon character: Snoopy
  • Personal Quote: "It is what it is... everything happens for a reason"
  • Tools of the Trade: Canon Rebel XSi, Canon A-1, Minolta digital, Photoshop CS3

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:iconwisnuhandy:
~wisnuhandy Nov 17, 2009, 10:07:31 AM
thx for the fav =)

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:iconqueengodiva101:
*queengodiva101 Oct 16, 2009, 11:49:51 AM
Thank you very much for the :+fav: and the comments! ^__^

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~.: "Odd one, I wish I was you. You're never concerned with acceptance. We are all desperately seeking out and fitting with anyone who will accept us, but not you, odd one." ~ "Odd One" by Sick Puppies (Sick Puppies = :heart:):.~
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~ArtIsMemory Sep 3, 2009, 9:06:06 PM
thanks for the favorites :)
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~eithni Sep 3, 2009, 7:39:19 AM
well, thank you for your care & for this complete answer!! that was a bit unexpected :nod: I must admit that I agree with you at most of the points you mentioned here. & these connections (web or not) do help us to grow in many ways but I just feel too sad & tired of being welcomed only when I can be used :disbelief: ..even by my friends and even when I realize that it can be a good lesson life gives you :frail:

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~touch-the-flame Sep 3, 2009, 10:33:24 AM
I'm so sorry to hear that you feel used at times. And I guess that happens to us all (but it never lessens the impact). Sadly, supposed friends will do that to you at times. But the, can we really call them friends?

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:pray:Everything happens for a reason...
:iconeithni:
~eithni Sep 4, 2009, 6:28:17 AM
that`s really sad :heart:
well, I suppose no. we aren`t friends now. but it`s hard to forget years of real friendhip that did exist before :frail:

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~touch-the-flame Sep 4, 2009, 8:14:16 AM
That's what makes it really hard, because basically you're grieving the relationship like you would grieve a death.

:hug:

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:pray:Everything happens for a reason...
:iconeithni:
~eithni Sep 7, 2009, 1:34:37 AM
So true!!
But that all takes time & understanding. I came to the strange conclusion that sometimes it`s better to be on your own - not among many friends.

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