The three week I have been Rensing Center has made some
difference in my attitude towards life. I remember, one morning in the first
week, driving on the way to recycling station, I told Ellen that I am trying to
push myself to start painting as soon as possible. However, she told me she wanted
me to slow down, to see and to walk around. And she suggested me to throw out
my previous idea and concept, and hoped I could get something new from Rensing.
I was amazed by her idea. And then I was thinking that maybe it is time to be quiet
and relax, and not intend to plan something. That is a totally different experience
to my previous life which is always intense and competitive. I went forward
unceasingly, but forgot to breathe. This time, I would like to taste, smell and
touch what was ignored but probably is precious to myself…On that way, Ellen
introduced the plants beside the road, recycle system in Pickens, and
geographical features here…etc, and promised to explore the forest of Rensing
with me, which I had been so expected since I knew Rensing.
So this week, I went to the forest with Ellen and
Katherine. Such a beautiful trip! We got sculptural mushrooms, and really
tasted them at dinner that night.
- Xiaoren Liu
