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Time for a good soak . . .









"Nothing in the world is as soft and yielding as water.
Yet for dissolving the hard and inflexible, nothing can
surpass it."


~ From Tao Te Ching












Image: "Black Canyon" by Jim Wagner at Parks Gallery, Taos, New Mexico
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Nessa said…
Beautiful painting and I love the quote.

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December 7, 2009 at 4:16 AM
Boozy Tooth said…
So true and poignant. And beautiful.

Thank you.
December 7, 2009 at 5:15 AM
steven said…
kathleen - a lovely painting and the writing is insightful. let it flow - steven
December 7, 2009 at 6:49 AM
ellen abbott said…
Water is a fascinating substance. Gas, liquid, solid. It will seep out of the tiniest hole, crack or crevice where nothing else will. It is life sustaining and soothing. Soft and yielding, yes, if you move into it and through it slowly, it pars if you arrow into it. But it is also the hardest substance, it does not compress as anyone who has done a belly flop can tell you.
December 7, 2009 at 9:02 AM
Unknown said…
Hi Kathleen,

Wise words that probably don't occur to most folks in quite that way.
December 7, 2009 at 10:03 AM
Jinksy said…
Water always wins...
December 7, 2009 at 10:04 AM
Mimi said…
Love the painting, Kathleen, is it one of yours?
And the quote is very thought-provoking.
December 7, 2009 at 10:52 AM
Hilary said…
Lovely colours. The quote is wonderful too.
December 7, 2009 at 4:52 PM
Kathleen said…
@Nessa: Thank you. An amazing substance, water!
December 9, 2009 at 6:48 AM
Kathleen said…
@Alix: Thank you my dear!
December 9, 2009 at 6:49 AM
Kathleen said…
@Steven: Yes! Let it flow . . .
December 9, 2009 at 6:49 AM
Kathleen said…
@Ellen: Wow! Beautifully stated! Written by someone who apparently ahs some experience!
December 9, 2009 at 6:51 AM
Kathleen said…
@Derrick: Indeed--the amazing duality of such a substance. Something I'm trying to keep in mind these days.
December 9, 2009 at 6:51 AM
Kathleen said…
@Jinksy: Truer words never spoken! Ever read a book called "The World Without Us"?...makes that point quite dramatically!
December 9, 2009 at 6:52 AM
Kathleen said…
@Mimi: Oh, how I wish I could paint, but nom it's by an artist named Jim Wagner. If you click on the gray text below the painting, you can see more of his work featured at Parks Gallery in Taos. Have a look!
December 9, 2009 at 6:54 AM
Kathleen said…
@Hilary: Thank you, my dear. Ever bee to Taos? I think you'd love the galleries an natural beauty there. And on your way, you could stop in Minneapolis and visit me!!!
December 9, 2009 at 6:55 AM
Janie said…
Lovely painting, and the quote is so true. Utah's wonderful canyons and mountains are largely hewn by wind and water. Day by day, they are gentle and weak, but applied over time, they make a huge difference. A lesson in persistence?
December 13, 2009 at 9:41 PM
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