Do you ever play William S. Burroughs' game (given as an assignment when he taught at Naropa) of choosing a color and spending the walk exclusively paying attention to items that color? In my experience, it's true, you notice things in your own neighborhood/backyard that you somehow overlooked in the past without having been primed to be on the lookout for X color.
Naming is step to knowing. Crucial.
That is a most definitely a reasonable and thoughtful outlook. Certainly, very often, a poet's approach :)
It is often my first question to myself, when walking. What bird, what flower, what tree, what breed of dog? And what is that neighbor's name?
Do you ever play William S. Burroughs' game (given as an assignment when he taught at Naropa) of choosing a color and spending the walk exclusively paying attention to items that color? In my experience, it's true, you notice things in your own neighborhood/backyard that you somehow overlooked in the past without having been primed to be on the lookout for X color.
I haven't, but now I will! Thank you!