tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post2530306308455481551..comments2023-09-22T02:24:42.144-07:00Comments on a light inside: Sacred Time and Murderous FairiesJenna St.Hilairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16528611770211261141noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-17089018097186272792011-12-03T18:22:49.944-08:002011-12-03T18:22:49.944-08:00Glad you liked the (what's for me) quotidian s...Glad you liked the (what's for me) quotidian sacred space of teaching contribution. <br /><br />I'm so very thrilled that you reminded me of Rilke, <b>Masha</b>! This one from his <i>Book of Images</i> seems fitting here:<br /><br />"Out of infinite longings rise<br />finite deeds like weak fountains,<br />falling back just in time and trembling.<br />And yet, what otherwise remains silent,<br />our happy energies—show themselves<br />in these dancing tears."Carrie-Ann Biondihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09769201617294313094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-40988348314175885052011-12-01T08:54:51.359-08:002011-12-01T08:54:51.359-08:00Carrie-Ann, I really liked your phrasing - "a...Carrie-Ann, I really liked your phrasing - "a time to dwell" "really being in .. sacred space". It reminds me of something from Rilke: "being awake and being alive are Deeds, not states" and they must be done actively. The creation of sacred space is the same, it take preperation, attention, and the choice to really be in the moment.<br /><br />And I love "the artistry of teaching", it's beautiful to think of the shaping of minds and hearts.."to affect the quality of the the day," for each student! Thanks for your contribution!Mashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943998810222103926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-6184095666920964332011-11-30T19:04:43.718-08:002011-11-30T19:04:43.718-08:00I like the idea of "a time to 'dwell'...I like the idea of "a time to 'dwell'", <b>Carrie-Ann.</b> It's too easy to take such things for granted, but they're important moments. And you're absolutely right. It takes a great deal of commitment and preparation to be wholly there, not to just show up and wing it.Jenna St. Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474588706124865006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-27316366256152603212011-11-30T18:58:11.145-08:002011-11-30T18:58:11.145-08:00What an intriguing topic: "sacred time . . . ...What an intriguing topic: "sacred time . . . in the quotidian." I'd like to cull out what a secular-artistic "sacred time" means, at least to me, in relation to the artistry of teaching (since I'm not an artist in your sense of being a fiction writer).<br /><br />I regard every class meeting with students as sacred time: a time to "dwell"--with ideas, each other, and why these ideas matter in our lives every single day. This dwelling space is not to be taken for granted, nor is it to be made fun of. Every meeting is a new and special occasion unable to be replicated, to be greeted with a big smile and to be treasured for its uniqueness.<br /><br />It takes a lot to prepare for <i>really being</i> in such a sacred space (though not just in terms of reading). Mostly it involves a commitment to oneself, to one another, to learning from whatever surfaces. When we connect in this sacred space, it's unsettling and calming and exhilirating and rejuvenating all at once.Carrie-Ann Biondihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09769201617294313094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-7895510719731153932011-11-29T13:29:54.675-08:002011-11-29T13:29:54.675-08:00Masha, it was Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. Re...<b>Masha,</b> it was <i>Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell.</i> Review coming in a few weeks, I think. Still not sure what I thought of the book overall, but I know exactly what I think of that fairy.<br /><br />Oh, and good--I was afraid I'd just be annoying. :DJenna St. Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474588706124865006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-72738593552167737752011-11-29T05:15:06.517-08:002011-11-29T05:15:06.517-08:00Thanks! What is this creepy fairy book you read??...Thanks! What is this creepy fairy book you read???<br /><br />I can never really seperate art from religion from daily life from anything else, so I appreciate the mingling here :)mashahttp://www.cyganeria-masha.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com