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I remember the rush of excitement watching waves devour sandcastles. Sandcastles that took half the day to create. There was no remorse --just the joy of watching wave after wave rush in, engulf the structure and take it back to the ocean. Walking away, I felt satisfied with the day's effort. This reminds me that as the world shifts in large immeasurable ways so do our lives. It reminds me to pause and enjoy the moment. ~ Heather

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I kept thinking about my own classroom while watching

this video. Everything we do we put our heart and soul into only to see it walk out the door at the end of the year -- but that's not necessarily a sad thing. I love seeing my students in the following years...watching how they grow and hearing what they love & remember from our year together. I was also struck by his love for the organic art more than the geometric. The artist talked about how much stronger it was when it seemed to flow...the best lessons are those that are organically grown from our students and their needs. Very neat video!

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I love the overall message or theme of this video. Life constantly changes and we have to live each day to the fullest. Appreciating every moment and enjoying the journey is hard to put into practice...but it is the key to happiness.

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I wonder if we thought more like this in terms of our writing, if we would be less intimidated by the blank page. We have saved so much writing from the past, such a mountain range of words, it seems a monumental task to wend our way through, or find a blank space to plant a flag of our own. I wonder if we spend a little too much time in schools studying other people's writing and not enough just enjoying the process of creating and sharing our own word art, being in the present, just for the joy and understanding that comes from doing.

sara holbrook

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How did he get the idea to do this? When did he get started? Where can you view his work in person? Does he ever get paid to do this?

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What motivates people to think of these things? To have the bravery to claim the beach for their art? What boldness and creativity they have! Does he see the images in his mind's eye as he scrapes the rake along the coarse sand? Does he calculate the minutes until the waves wash his hard work away? Ever get interuppted in the middle of a design?

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... and the world remains

impermanent

as we each await the wave

that will draw us in

and change us

forever

-Kevin

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All I can think is that this photo shows what happens every day of our lives. We design, create, put our heart into it... and we take the chance that it be washed away in one night. Be vulnerable. Live life to the fullest, even if life as you know it disappears.

Related song: "Anyway" by Martina McBride

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Martina McBride - Anyway (Official Video)

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Patterns

in the sand

on a turtle's back

lined in a slab of granite

between the wavelengths

through the seasons

across the years

they mark us

they guide time

they endure

patterns

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Undulating waves

waving beyond

weaving within

in and out, under and through

living lines

leaving tracks of lives

washed to sea

weaving washing waves

never ending

waving

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The Kid Should See This has such an amazing collection of videos to inspire the mind! Check out this great site for more videos that inspire thought and connect to our emotions. It's one of my favorites for odd, random, cool clips to share with my class.

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toes digging into sand

remind me

of endless summer days

stinging skin and salty lips

the whole world before me.

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View the inspiration piece and respond with your own original writing. You can write anything that comes from your mind and heart after watching our inspiration. A poem? A memory? A short story? A six-word memoir? Let's see what happens! Perhaps you'll even be inspired by the writing of someone else.

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Andres Amador creates beautiful artwork destined to be washed away by the Ocean.

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KQED Arts Andres Amador Discovery Channel

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Andres Amador's Earthscapes: Art that Goes Out with the Tide | KQED Arts

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With the beach as his canvas and rakes his brushes, Andres Amador creates large-scale artworks that explore nature's geometry -- and life's impermanence. For more info on this and other stories in this KQED series, visit http://bit.ly/1mF7fus Funding for KQED Arts is provided by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.