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The Power Of One
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The Power Of One

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One of the most read posts I sent out on my WooWay personal newsletter mailing, called The Internet is Forever (Asterix) involved dealing with loss of the photographs I took for the Chicago Reader when the newspaper issues were digitized.

I just published this article on my main blog site.

In this, I wrote about my discovery that examples of my early photography career with the Chicago Reader were no longer visible in their online archives…anywhere.

Due to size or intellectual property issues, they imported the articles, but did not include the photographs from earlier editions of the paper.

The email started with dealing with the reality of the situation – but at the end* celebrated the various soft and hard skills learned with the experience.

Fast forward nine months, and through the wonders of Instagram, I get a ‘ping’ from an artist group I photographed in 1992, updated in a Gossip Wolf column. (the article here.)

He Who Walks Three Ways

After I did a quiet appreciative happy dance, I decided to update the story. In addition to the pleasant surprise in being led to one of my photos, it was also a little reminder to me to give life’s irritations or obsessions up to the body’s wisdom, and let things happen as they will.

*Looking with the attitude that there is nothing to panic about or ‘fix’ is a mindset that allows for quiet personal wonder, delight, and awe, even within an ordinary day.

I found that by not fighting and resisting and replaying the memories accompanied by emotions that would suddenly float in and make themselves felt, they changed or would leave by themselves. No examining or selecting anything for further review, I stayed present with no judgement as to what came up, and it would just evaporate.

Practice presence in all different types of situations to have the grounded feeling of being inside your body. Feel the heat through your fingers, feel your toes against the floor, use your senses. Even if at times you conduct your day on autopilot, make time to connect with yourself through the day.

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Dorothy Perry is a Chicago photographer of peoples’ personal lives and celebrations. Contact her at perryportraitart@gmail.com or here. Thank you.

Senses of Beauty
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Senses of Beauty

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two pictures together showing a woman's gesture and a spiritual hand posture.

When senses are expanded by the cultivated sense of smell,

like in perfume, incense or petrichor (the smell of rain falling),

it activates your appreciation and ability to be moved by beauty,

so YOU can see and feel what little beautiful daily things activate YOU.

A Japanese man writes speaks about just loving seeing raindrops on rainy days.

Blissing at rain drops on webs. Taking joy in a normal walk.

And the smell of rain falling.

These tiny joys in energy

are a joy of sensory magnitude.

Dorothy Perry sees daily joys for families and individuals. Reach her at perryportraitart@gmail.com or through her Contact Page.

Good Looking Out
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Good Looking Out

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As I live my Life self-educating as a self experiment,

it is valuable to me to have readings done with a few trusted practitioners

to see if I am showing and projecting what I am doing.

I call my offer a form of focused attention ‘Good Looking Out’

that utilizes exploratory targeted intuition

to ‘read’ your question for a fresh look at possible solutions

that are practical in capacity and aligned with integrity.

HIGH FREQUENCY ATTENTION that flowers and branches where it will go.

The clarity of a ‘good looking out’ starts here.

Prayer for A Bellydancer
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Prayer for A Bellydancer

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I like men’s belly dance music.

And my algorithm brings forth

a channel of Turkish dancers.

All very wiry very tough guys in thrusts and hip rolls,

drums, violin, clarinet, other strings,

old guys with finger cymbals,

and fast, strong physical dancing my dance seeking rhythm really loves.

100% ALL MEN unless a grandma clapping on her seat.

Though these men are professionals, I am not really watching them in seductively dancing,

I am watching the style of some specific dancers.

And my crush: An unnamed performer with a fresh natural skill.

I saw a early reel with enthusiasm and a unique, natural enjoyment.

A little chubby guy with a great smile and an ease my inner dancer recognized.

Then tourist photos of him busking on the street, still smiling,

then at a wedding, in neat, nice haircut and nice shirt.

In time the thing done for the joy of it

will change in the routine of it,

the baby face will be changed by the hours and food

and stimulants and some places surgery.

Some stars deliberately cultivate gigantic ponderous bellies to jiggle.

I do not know him, but please protect his spirit and his smile in the cutthroat ocean he swims in.

Protect the groups he plays with, the people who help his life and livelihood.

And keep him safe from the ‘inspiration’ of the jelly bellied.

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The dancer in blue pants. I love his cheroot.

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And a fast-moving song my brain calls “the bak bak bak bak song” for fun. No dancers, just the music. Enjoy!

I photograph joyous dancing feeling

that stirs my feet, my hips, and my soul.

I Thank God for ways music enters my world.

Getting To It
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Getting To It

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My pictures come in as sentences,

short bursts of words my mind plays

in response to a picture or feeling.

Not song lyrics or anothers poetry

but what my mind says in seeing it;

the repeated refining and speaking it aloud,

the ear to hear a new sentence within,

creates the energetic poetry

that finally gets to what

I really mean to say.

Shining Your Light
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Shining Your Light

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You will be alone many times

when you shine, stand out, grow, excel or are happy.

Even in groups, even among your friends.

Be okay with aloneness for learning to trust and befriend yourself.

Dorothy, contacting here.

Image shows a shelf with many books and on top a framed picture of two hands. ‘Reading’ Your Room Through Intuitive Art Placement
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‘Reading’ Your Room Through Intuitive Art Placement

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One day after weeks of sitting in a room, I can suddenly feel the image on the left should be moved to the right – and feel much better on doing so.

My inspiration for this post is from a Thread advising people to hang their own original art up on their walls ‘somewhere you’ll see it often’.

Many of my community and clients are visual artists themselves, and it’s a terrific idea in seeing your digital images from your computer or camera in real prints and framed art of YOUR OWN WORK

is a good energy practice for creative people who exist in sensitivity and clairsentient lives with experiences that need to sit and process over time.

As a manifesting generator with sacral authority, I get a first burst of sparkly ‘sugar’ emotion that takes time to filter through to feel and choose my authentic response. I no longer make (or let myself be pressured into) decisions on important things without sleeping on it at least 48 hours.

From an energetic view, though, I would curate the work by feel to fit and enhance the ‘time’ the room is used, to mesh and match the images with the organic time flow of your home to enhance where you rest, work, and especially where you ‘future’.

Some images illustrate your waking early morning energy: to show your family fortune in golden triumph (and an actual commissioned family portrait I created for an innovative influencer.)

I have nothing against vision boards, but I am drawn to that meaningful art message being within periphery and sight elegantly, however it works for you.

The images for your day and afternoon income generating area or workspace ideally are chosen for its subconscious boosting ‘recharge’ to inspiration throughout the workday; tabletop sized family photos of the kids at play, big wide baby smiles,

or the special shot that is your absolute FAVORITE and makes you breathe in happiness every time your eye falls on it.

Legacy photos of loved ones and goals achieved create the warmth of gratitude in mind. Sit and have coffee, fill your eyes with beauty, and create a restful garden for your mind.

The first choices may take moving around or changing out. It’s a process that takes time for me: sensing and ‘reading the room.’

Those photos or art pieces are placed by their inner sensation of feeling ‘who goes where’ until it brings my eyes happiness. I would love to hear if this exercise has benefits or has worked for you.

Dorothy Perry; mystic by birth, photographer by choice. Here.

Positioning
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Positioning

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Face of toddler chlid swung upside down.


Counterintuition: an instant change of picture and response,

given by neuro and physical emotions saying, ‘this, instead‘.

It’s a part of your intuition and a place that comes from even further out / (or deeper);

a ‘wild card’ of deep knowing, immediately.

It requires trust in yourself like never before,

physically being in your body like never before,

which is the practice of inside body connection and inner communication

that builds mental and emotional strength to do other things,

and in that spirit, ultimately, the things you were meant to do.

Dorothy Perry, contacted here.

Influence Your Home’s Energy Atmosphere
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Influence Your Home’s Energy Atmosphere

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Seen at different times of the day,

the art in your home engages and influences your energy.

Like arranging feng shui elements in a home

bringing flowing good energy into life activities,

your art has other metaphysical abilities in addition to decoration.

A life missions’ purpose in the morning, inspiration in the afternoon,

or a satisfying sense of legacy relaxing in the evenings.

I have had clients hang their couples’ portrait in their kitchen

where they contemplate their relationship

in the private early morning time before work.

Others hang child portraits eye-level,

raising confidence in photos of love

on the walls they pass every day.

Baby sized portrait books offer

a personalized bedtime storytelling experience.

Beauty created for both the eyes and spirit.

I would love to know if you have created

such zones of energy in your home in this manner.

It is easy but intentional. Contact me to create this ‘flow’ of energy

whether with my custom portraits or your own.

Dorothy Perry, Contact or https://dorothyperry.com/contact/.

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Remembered Wellness
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Remembered Wellness

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 I really focus and laugh and relax:

Hold the ‘angry baby’ of me,

sooth and hear what is it she is saying.

get the words out, hear the real emotion

and the words I say without censor.

And then I cry and then I laugh and cry again,

and when I come back to normal breathing

to come back to the picture with deeper and better feeling

if it returns at all, repeated, as many times as needed.

The wordless emotions of pictures connected to nerve endings no longer a mine field.

It can surprise you while it’s happening, but preparation and set mental intention

make the emotion my friend, like a child’s trust for their mom will be heard,

I return in time to my breath, showing my peace of mind.

Dorothy Perry is an artist and mystic photographing both. Contact her here.