Two Girls on Train - Divided by Space

This was taken during rush hour...

it is rare to have an empty seat on the train.

I was fascinated by these 2 ladies.

One totally lost in her reading, unaware,

and the other totally bored but aware of all that surrounded her.

Snapping Out of Zombie Mode...

I have a day job...

a stressful,

busy,

not creative,

day job.

I've allowed the corporate stress 

to swallow me - 

thus I've been absent here lately,

and for that I apologize.

To find balance

I've been playing along with Catherine Just

during the past few months.

First in her In Plain Sight course

and I am now participating in The Deepening.

I've consciously chosen

to set my intention,

for the course, to be where I am.

To consciously notice where I am.

I live in NYC,

and I admit,

 I commute in "zombie mode".

Early Train...                     (c) 2013 Lori Moon

I get on the subway or bus and I put my nose in a book

or my phone. I ignore the person standing next to me.

By the way, they are probably standing too close,

I can probably feel their breath, 

I can tell if they brushed their teeth,

or not, after their morning coffee...

So, I choose to not make eye contact,

to not say hello, to pretend they aren't there.

This month, though, I have made a promise to myself

to notice where I am during my commute,

to snap out of zombie mode,

to deepen, to be present,

to take photos.

Discretely take photos, very discretely.

Plugged In...                     (c) 2013 Lori Moon

I'm choosing to use the Hipstamatic app

during the whole month

and to use the same film (D-Type Plate) 

and lens (Tinto 1884). 

Daydreaming Captured...        (c) 2013 Lori Moon

I am so very thankful to Catherine.

For her bravery to teach,

her ability to embrace fully what she shares but

also her willingness to be vulnerable, 

in my opinion, a good teacher shares an intimate 

part of themselves through the content of their class,

which she does with graciousness
and a tenderness that is infectious.

Something inside of me is awakening and I like it.

I promise, I'll back soon with a few additional photographs

of my travels on NYC public transportation.

Morning beginnings...

A little coffee...

a little paint..

How do you begin you mornings?

Missing in action...

Hello online blog world,

Java here. I've hacked Lori's blog 

to let you know that she's alright 

- well, alright as she can be

 since she has been swallowed by the day job monster.

That beast is stressful and she's trying to hold it together.

I think she's doing a good job but boy is she tired.

Sorry that you haven't seen or heard a lot 

from her recently.

She'll be back.

She has this huge client meeting next week

and hopefully after that she'll be able to breathe.

She's been doodling at night

thanks to Joanne Sharpe

to help keep her balanced.

By the way, I'm so happy

to be part of Lori's world.

She adopted me a little over a year ago

and I sure was not an easy cat

to love, at first.

My situation before wasn't so good

and I had trust issues with humans.

I have to say Lori's world is pretty awesome, 

Superman isn't half bad,

and Tucker is a big teddy bear.

I hope you'll give Lori a little comment love

to let her know that you've missed her too.

Thanks for visiting!

May Flower Challenge - Day 31

I'm fascinated with flowers. 

They are all over my tiny apartment. I photograph them all the time.

I draw, paint, doodle them, create them out of paper...I also see them all over NYC. 

Each day during May I will post flowers and I hope that you will join in.

The only rule is that your blog post or flickr photo that you link much contain flowers.

Click above on the May Flower Challenge Page to learn more.

I've had so much fun this month.

Thank you to those who played along,

who visited,

left comments,

and hopefully you all paused a little 

to notice flowers in their every day.

Here are a few of my favorites:

Thank you again!