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lean back

When do you take breaks?

plowed dirt rows

okinawa sweet potatoes

the last harvest

when will we

make the time

to sit back and relax

and enjoy the moment

instead of continuously

working ourselves

without any breaks

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catch and release

What ethics do you live by?

freshwater carp

settling down on

a blanket of rocks

what some consider

to be for sport

others may question

whether it’s ethical

for us to continue

a past time that fills fish

with stress and anxiety

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storage

Are you empty or full?

satsuma tea bowl

the shape of a lotus

touches my lips

does a bowl

necessarily need

to be filled

to hold value

or can we find

beauty in it’s

emptiness and shape

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mine and yours

What are you sharing with others?

rocking chair

a blanket covers

wooden arms

ownership

our culture is fraught

with who has this

and who does that

but what happens when

we share the responsibility

to make each other better?

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action

What are you committing to do?

snow-capped mountains

red-crowned cranes

foraging rice paddies

isn’t it odd

how results are based off

the choices we make

when in reality

these choices would

never have occurred

without commitment

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source

What keeps you coming back?

super nintendo

unplugged controllers

left on the floor

why do we

find ourselves

always coming back

to the same content

is it the comfort

of having a routine

or to see new things

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vhs

How do you remember your childhood?

fading rainbow

horses race around

the carousel

inserting ourselves

and rewinding back

to simpler times

when we replay

vintage cassettes

may spark more

than just nostalgia

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airplane mode

When do you disconnect?

yellow savanna

the leopard gecko

loses it’s tail

how many times

do we naturally

make ourselves

unplug and take

a step back

without being

forced to disconnect

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over-under

Are you risk-prone or risk-adverse?

white-tailed deer

a pack of wolves

climbs the mountain

when we wager

something of value

like time or money

the level of risks rises

and so should our

ability to manage and measure

results and expectations

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ideally

What is your work-life balance?

morning dew

slipping and sliding

off the grass blades

we would like

to spend our time

harmoniously moving

between working and living

instead of forcing ourselves

to make an unfavorable choice

that will impact more than just ourselves

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shadow

What are you trying to allude?

limestone bricks

crossing paths with

vagabonds

often times we see

flickering figures

on the wall

as real scary obstacles

until we figure out

the candle that lit them

eventually extinguishes

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mottos

What is your motto?

western ravens

circling the pine

searching for prey

have the ability to

attract audiences

encapsulate emotion

and promotes promises

with few words

is often our first step

in building our reputation

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swing

When do you reset?

grandfather clock

the pendulum rests

above the cat

back and forth

side to side

the energy it takes

us to move from

one place to another

eventually expires

until we reset

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(-_-)

How do you embrace boredom?

silent room

a puppy scratches

the ivory carpet

during a time

when we can search

for literally anything

it may be a good thing

every once and awhile

to step away from the action

and embrace boredom

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paper or plastic

What do you put inside your bags?

guava orchard

monkeys rip apart

branches and leaves

isn’t the question

in order to make

sustainable choices

we must examine

what we put inside

our shopping bags

instead of what they’re made of

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eras

What defines you?

glossy pictures

resting on the glass

collecting sunlight

are built upon

previous generations

characteristics and regal

while at the same time

redefining and creating

how our culture pushes

the envelope forward

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diluted

What makes something unclear?

water glass

ink drops seep out

of the paint brush

outside the center

of current events

we as the audience

witnesses and observers

are left to make sense

of the watered down effects

of mass media

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good ideas

What makes a good idea?

picket fence

chicken wire wraps

around the stump

are rarely the same

they innovate

offer improvement

and a different perspective

when it comes to solving

unique problems

we encounter daily

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dot

When does subject and context matter?

whalehead

bowing to greet

a childs hand

is it an object that marks

the beginning and end of a line

or does it stand for

Department of Transportation

tells us the value of knowing

both the context

and subject matter

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signature

What do you find beautiful?

danish cabinet

sliding teak doors

reveals dust

anything in which

we can see

the artist’s head

or the artist’s heart

perhaps is more

beautiful than

the art itself

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