This made me think of freshly cut flowers from my garden, stars overhead, and the delight of finding the first green tomato. Perhaps whimsy is simply the art of noticing the magic that was there all along. X
I love the idea that wonder isnβt an escape from life but a way of returning to it. In a culture that constantly rewards productivity, choosing to notice the dragonfly may be one of the most quietly radical things we can do.
βThese help us shake off the world and return homeβ sobbing. I have always viewed whimsy as a sacred thing, in the same way that joy is resistance, romanticizing the world around me is also a way through itβ¦ and youβre right, the women carry whimsy in an extra special way.
This made me think of freshly cut flowers from my garden, stars overhead, and the delight of finding the first green tomato. Perhaps whimsy is simply the art of noticing the magic that was there all along. X
I love the idea that wonder isnβt an escape from life but a way of returning to it. In a culture that constantly rewards productivity, choosing to notice the dragonfly may be one of the most quietly radical things we can do.
Yes!!! A way of returning <3
The dragonfly becomes a small hierophanyβa revelation that the sacred was never distant, only unnoticed.
I never knew the 'weird' part of me was called whimsy... sounds way cooler this way.
This is so beautiful β€οΈπ
I totally love this. Brilliantly written.
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βThese help us shake off the world and return homeβ sobbing. I have always viewed whimsy as a sacred thing, in the same way that joy is resistance, romanticizing the world around me is also a way through itβ¦ and youβre right, the women carry whimsy in an extra special way.
Canβt wait to hear more from El Camino <3
ππ my sweet friends and their whimsy
Aw!!! I love this little time capsule of Santiago π₯Ή so inspired to do the same in my life
this was such a lovely article and so true to my being. whimsy is a part of me as a woman.
I instantly subscribed because of your βnameβ β such a beautiful, ponderous question that keeps us humble (albeit a bit insane at times π)
I love this! You captured the feeling of whimsy so wonderfully!