I don’t believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive. ~Joseph Campbell What does it mean to be fully alive? (Apart from the heart-beating, blood-pumping, organs-working description.) What else does it mean? Certain thoughts, feelings, images rise up for me: being in … Continue reading »
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Meaning Mondays: The Experiment Edition
Experimenting. That’s what I’ve been doing this month, down in my imaginary Meaning Mondays lab. Concocting potions and elixirs. Adding a dash of this. Removing a bit of that. Adjusting the flame. Timing it all so that the spell I want to cast turns out just right. Lest you think I’m some mad scientist, replete … Continue reading »
Does the Truth Hurt?
A few years ago I walked into a classroom. An ordinary classroom on an ordinary first day of class. As I took a seat, however, my attention was pulled towards the chalkboard, where the professor had left these words: Show up and choose to be present Pay attention to what has heart and meaning Tell … Continue reading »
Meaning Mondays: The Clouds Edition
Deep play allows one to feel quintessentially alive, heartbeat by heartbeat, in the eternal present. The here-and-now becomes a pop-up storybook, full of surprises, in which everything looms. It returns us to the openness of childhood. ~Diane Ackerman I pulled my chair towards the window and plopped down. Yes, 30 minutes, I thought. I’ll sit … Continue reading »
What the Super Bowl Taught Me About Life
This year, Dave decided not to watch the big game. Some years he does; usually he’s after the rush of a cutting-edge commercial he’s been promised (yes, he’s a very visual guy). And viewing said commercial on a high definition flat screen TV makes for an even bigger charge. Of course, he might also be watching … Continue reading »
Meaning Mondays: The Purposelessness Edition
I’ve come up against it. And there’s no denying: I simply want more play in my life. So far, my Meaning Monday activities have been fun, but they haven’t always felt like play. Because there’s a difference between fun and play, I’m discovering. Of course, meaning making doesn’t hinge on either fun or play. It … Continue reading »
Getting comfortable with I don’t know
Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. ~Gilda Radner Let’s flash back seven years. It’s 2003. I’ve decided to take a coaching class. I’m curious, and want to find out what all the buzz is about coaching. So … Continue reading »
Meaning Mondays: The Singing Blog Edition
All deep things are song. It seems somehow the very central essence of us, song; as if all the rest were but wrappages and hulls! ~Thomas Carlyle I found so much insight and joy last week from your comments about story. You captured the galvanizing impact that story has had on people for thousands of … Continue reading »
