Laughter - Daily Tao Series
This is the first in a series of images I created from rocks that I gathered along the Snake River on my daily walks with Wiley. I hope you enjoy my latest obession. :o)
This series is called ‘Daily Tao’. Chinese symbols taken from the book ‘Tao Daily Meditations’ by Deng Ming-Dao. The book was given to me by a dear friend, and former lover. I enjoy picking it up and reading the entries, finding something new to take from them each time.
From ‘Tao Daily Meditations’ on Laughter:
Hilly village lanes,
Whitewashed sunlit walls.
Cerulean sea.
The laughter of children.
We as adults dwell upon our grizzled complexities, our existential anxieties, and our preoccupations with responsibilities. We hear the merriment of children and may sigh over our lost childhoods. Although we can no longer fit into our old clothes and become young again, we can take comfort in the optimisim of children. Their rejoicing can gladden us all.
Laughter - Daily Tao Series belongs to the following groups:
ABSTRACT DIGITAL ART AND WRITING, Feminine Intent (LIMIT TWO IMAGES PER DAY) and PEACE, LOVE & TRANQUILITY Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters
tkrosevear
laughter is the best medicine of all Jen, gonna enjoy this series of yours ;) xoxoxoxox
aspectsoftmk
as i smile…looking forward to the series jen…great work..:)
JenLand replied
Smiling back at ya! Thank you so much for the fav my friend. :o)
JenLand
Thanks very much Tammy! I’m glad you like it, I am enjoying doing this series, a lot! :o) I appreciate the favorite sis!
syd baker
Wonderful idea, I love stone, and I used to have this little book about finding yourself a special rock, small enough to carry in your pocket, or rather letting your rock find you. Very Zen, love to see where this goes! FCD!!
JenLand replied
Aw, your reality was that you were first Syd so, you just keep that FCD energy going!! These stones are pretty small and designed to be carried around. You are so in tune man!!
syd baker
Aw nuts, FCD illusion! ( fourth comment shuffle)
H M Bascom
Very nice!
syd baker
I’ve been trying to get my sister to photograph her paintings and found-object constructions, including these mobiles she makes out of forest thingies, like feathers, knobby gnarly tree branches, little mouse bones in tiny glass bottles, stones macarmed to hang, bits of mirror, driftwood, and they’re huge, like 3 feet across! Or her elf houses, sometimes she’ll make them out in the forest, out of rocks and sticks, chipmunk size. Need to get her here! She writes too.
Scott Bricker
ah, the river rocks…very cool Jen! looking forward to the rest of the series….
gotta laugh!
JenLand replied
Yep, laughter always helps! Thanks and I’m glad you like it!! More coming….....
JenLand replied
jeez! In such a hurry, forgot to thank you for the fav hon!!! XO
Erhan OZBIYIK
Looks wonderful…
Understood wonderful :)
GReat work Jen :)
HUGS :)
JenLand replied
Hi Erhan! Thank you, glad you like this one. :o) hugs back at ya!!
JenLand replied
Erhan, I forgot to thank you for adding this to your favs, thank you very much my friend!!
Sally Omar
Awesome!!!!!!!!! xoxoxoxo
JenLand replied
Aw Sally, you always make me feel good! Thank you. :o)
JenLand replied
Oops! Thank you so much for adding this to your favs Sally. :o)
blamo
Ho Ho Ho…........ down the beach we go ….................Great sentiments Jen
JenLand replied
Ha ha ha, ho ho ho, hee hee hee!! Thanks Tone. :o)
Judi Taylor
Jenny, you and Wiley have the best ideas! This is a wonderful series already. I am looking forward to more. Laughter of children … and of the child still inside you, right? Yes, we will have much laughter and be like children again …. I hope to remember this.
JenLand replied
You have perfectly interpreted it Judi! Thank you!
My friend and I were walking along the river a few days ago, she was helping me find good rocks for this project, and we also picked up a nice, large stick to make into a wackadoo (another fun, musical project!) and we laughed about how, the older we get, the more childlike we are becoming, again! It all comes around…........ :o)
Thank you very much for the fav my friend!
Bunny Clarke
A wonderful way to meditate and think. A way to relax. Excellent creation.
JenLand replied
Thanks Bunny! I really enjoy the book, the daily meditations and have had fun painting the rocks. :o)
Christopher Bi...
beautiful jan! :))
Christopher Bi...
ooops lol typo jen! :))x
JenLand replied
Hee hee! No worries Christopher! Thank you so much for visiting!!
Jan Landers
i love this series, jen!!! such great reminders these are for daily life on planet earth…thanks, my friend….cool art, too… :-)
JenLand replied
Jeez Jan! I’m sorry I missed your comment! Thank you so much!!
gerrardt
Just be ‘childlike’ and stop all the fretting…that’s what i say. gorgeous photo and message.
JenLand replied
I agree with you Jim! Thank you so much and for the fave as well. :o)