Emotional value
Demonstrative gesture
Matter occupies time
Apprehending time on the coast, the sea boundary aesthetically conspires as the relations between different aspects of material existence organized into a shifting texture of visual delight.
“This closure of nature does not carry with it any metaphysical doctrine of the disjunction of nature and mind.” – Alfred North Whitehead
Energies contracted
Day commitment
Search mode
A trip to the beach offers a powerful refuge from temporary daily concerns. Who you are and what you want become less important as an internal frame of reference when surrounded by wonder.
“That kind of self-contained journeying had fired my imagination with curiosity and challenge.” – Neil Peart
Time dependent
Change correlation
Physical necessity
The shifting appearance of the natural world offers inexhaustible wonderment. In any transformation process, as a specific quality comes into existence some other quality disappears. Being in the presence of fluid beauty provokes profound reflection and stimulates exuberant joy.
“Each fact is connected to some other single or multiple facts for which they are responsible.” – Cemal Yildirim
Horizontal canvas
Warm embrace
Beach beauty
At the sand and water threshold, what is knowable and what isn’t becomes reduced to a more base presence by the nature of unmitigated being. The ongoing interaction and interpenetration of objective existence is intensified by the subjective response of sensory manifestation.
“It is but a marvel and privilege to be able to stand in front of that vast expanse of water and take in the alluring view in front of the eyes.” – Shejuti Pasha
Receptive state
Engaging nature
Spiritual outlook
There is an instinctual tendency to concentrate and contemplate on a magnificent sunset. Attuned to the beauty of nature, magic transpires everyday making life more rewarding.
“For a few minutes, the sky is a spectacle of color — and then it’s over. Yet the psychological effects of admiring the sunset may persist long after the color has faded.” – Linda Wasmer Andrews
Absolute curiosity
Existence constitution
Enriching of life
Relative importance rests on perceived need. We empathize with certain objects and associated events that are interesting because we care about them.
“We are satisfied only when we fancy ourselves surrounded by objects and laws independent of our nature.” – George Santayana
Incoming waves
Surf murmur hiss
Wonderful day
Many substantially motivated artists share a common trait: they wake up early in a relaxed and intentional way. The quiet early morning is a fantastic time to be alive.
“When you’re wide awake say it for goodness sake, it’s gonna be a great day.” – Paul Mccartney
Fragile glimpse
Sacred epiphany
Eloquent occasion
Alert to spiritual dynamics, a walk on the beach points to realities that are ineffable. Participation in certain experiences helps to render life more alive.
“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” – Thomas Merton
Aroused thought
Natural depths
Strangely accurate
Highly individual aesthetic experience emanates at the threshold of thought, as an intuitive element percolating below intellectual cognition. Integrating sensory and emotional reactions, value involves recognizing the essential point of existence.
“Sometime I think; and sometime I am.” – Paul Valéry
Morning air
Elemental forces
Enchanted moment
Releasing luminous radiance at the edge of creation, the restless sun in the east rose out of the ocean.
“There’s always a story. It’s all stories, really. The sun coming up every day is a story. Everything’s got a story in it. Change the story, change the world.” – Terry Pratchett