Field Note 33
While watching water begin to boil, my attention drifted toward the small bubbles rising to the surface. Individually, they seemed insignificant. Each appeared briefly before disappearing, leaving little evidence that anything had changed. Yet over time, their continual emergence transformed the entire body of water. It reminded me of an idea that has been returning throughout this practice: accumulation through absence. Some transformations do not announce themselves through dramatic events. They emerge quietly through countless moments that, in isolation, appear too small to matter. The accumulation is visible only in retrospect. ...