Archives for August 2010

The Sun Sets

IMG_4890, originally uploaded by gord clements. Enjoying working with light and color in watercolor paint

A Different Learning

As I mentioned earlier  my attempts to write or blog my experience  most  of the time feel inadequate in capturing thee truth. Often when I attempt to express myself in words or in painting it  ends up feeling incomplete or only to have accurately captured a piece of my experience. I think that this is [...]

Connected in a Different Way

Sometimes it feels that when I talk about living fully  and about change it sounds like I am giving up my family and friends. But this is in no way the case. I often have moments of missing my home in Peterborough Canada and my family in Toronto. Iris can tell you how many times [...]

Monsoon Garden

Monsoon Garden, originally uploaded by gord clements. Everything is covered in a bright green mold in this rainy season including indoor walls and bodies.

Where to Go? What to Do?

IMG_3122, originally uploaded by gord clements. A photo of a young boy in Dharan. He seems to be in a contemplative state.

The Mystery of Change

I knew when I decided to go to Nepal two years ago that I would be taking some risks in coming to Nepal as a volunteer. I knew that I would be leaving all that I had known and all that had defined me behind although I can now see that it might have been [...]