Episode 64: Mastering the Art of Noticing with Mary Jo Hoffman Artwork

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Episode 64: Mastering the Art of Noticing with Mary Jo Hoffman

August 07, 2024

Why Listen? In my journal practice, I write down what I call “heart taps”, which are the things that speak directly to my heart. Here are a few of the heart tap moments that I wrote down from this interview with MARY JO HOFFMAN:

Sometime we just stumble into our purpose when we are just open to trying something new.
Find projects that fit into your life or season to reduce the resistance.
New word #1: chunkable. Consider picking projects that can be or chunked into little bits of time (5 minutes or less) throughout the day vs needing a large block of time.
One conversation can change the trajectory or your life and theirs.
Pick a project that you believe you can sustain and be excited about and that fits into your already established routines .
New word #2: placefulness…which means being aware of where you are.

HER NEW BOOK:
Her book, STILL: The Art of Noticing (May 2024), features 275 of the most stunning photographs the author-artist has accumulated over thousands of consecutive days of daily shooting accompanied by perceptive, deeply felt, and oftentimes humorous essays illuminating the insights gained through this daily creative practice.

THE GUEST:
Mary Jo Hoffman is an artist and photographer, renowned for her unique and personal engagement with the natural world around her. Best known for her multi-year, ongoing project, "STILL” where every day (every single day) for over a decade, Mary Jo Hoffman has made a photograph of found nature – no subject too small or too ordinary. For Hoffman, a former aeronautical engineer, this daily ritual cracked open profound revelations about the connectedness of all things, the importance of place, and her own life.

Hoffman lives in Shoreview, Minnesota, on Turtle Lake, with her husband, Steve, a food writer and author, and her indulged puggle, Jack, with whom she takes walks as often as possible, on the hunt for that day's STILL subject.

www.stillblog.net

https://www.instagram.com/maryjohoffman/

https://www.pinterest.com/maryjohoffman

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