Superior Serenity
A poetic and photographic guide to serenity
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The Green Chair The vacant green chair Wet from the rain Invites me to sit And soak in the sounds Of the sea I see this invitation through The lens of my camera And ponder. . . The solitude of nature The green chair, The sea and me Listening to God’s Messages Listening with my eyes
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About the Book
In this world of noise, change and confusion there is great need for centering, connecting and healing. This book focuses on the process of connecting with the natural world through our human selves and finding our own unity with the Creation. The reader is invited to sit in the green chair and experience the natural world through the lens of a camera. Though touch, taste, smell and hearing are not possible, sight and intuition (the ”sixth sense“) are available. Through a photographic and poetic journey, the reader is led through the rhythmic cycles of life: morning to evening, summer to winter, birth to death.
About the Author
A NATURAL COLLABORATION Carol Seefeldt and Lois Yellowthunder began their collaboration at the Washington County Government Center where Carol was Supervisor of the Family Based Services Unit and Lois was the Human Services Planner. Before long, the collaboration had extended to the natural as well as social worlds. Carol’s camera has documented the powerful connections between humans and the natural rhythms of life: morning to evening, youth to old age, summer to winter, life to death and rebirth. As an anthropologist, Lois is familiar with the rituals developed in many cultures to celebrate these connections and to integrate individuals into these rhythmic cycles. From their combined perspectives of social welfare and anthropology, Carol and Lois appreciated the critical importance of these connections for physical, mental and spiritual health. Early twenty-first century life is a time of fragmentation and estrangement for many people from these sources of well being.