contemplative

“No matter how mundane some action might appear,” he writes, “keep at it long enough and it becomes a contemplative, even meditative act.”

Create a little annex of contemplative delight in the living room — somewhere to land with a drink and a snack and not feel adrift.

“We remain contemplative of the unprecedented and mounting industry-wide pressures across supply chains,” he wrote.

"But there are more strings to his bow, and he also looks to the East in adopting a more contemplative, finely calibrated tone."

The volcanic explosion provides a theatrically dramatic precedent for Aguilar’s contemplative composition.