someone asked me in the context of learning more about me, “what makes you laugh? what makes you cry? what leaves you wanting more?” i’d never thought about those things in the context of trying to describe myself. it made for an intriguing exercise. i’m placing it here because the response was easier than i thought… and perhaps worth keeping.
breathless
i’m laughing at myself because i am at once worn out and exhilarated beyond all ability to convey.
today’s songs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-kO8bH0QQ8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2UTZ3uhjfw http://www.warnerbrosrecords.com/josh-groban-february-song?page=0,4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBga34W57As numinous. pensive. rainy day wistful. beautiful.
today’s thoughts
i remember – the difference between contentment and discontent is acceptance. i remember – the difference between a plan and a promise is the word ‘try’. today, i accept that this is how it is. today, i accept that there was and is no promise, only a plan to try. today, i will be content.
Renewal of My Commitments
It occurred to me tonight that I have never actually put this in writing. I should. So I am. What follows is a regular process in my life that I call “Renewal of My Commitments” — the method by which any real progress or contentment in my life has been achieved: First, an affirmation of my gifts. Second, an acceptance of my flaws. Third, an acknowledgment of my learning. Fourth, an acknowledgment of my ignorance. Fifth, the renewal of my commitments. Sixth, a reminder of the reality that is unlimited possibility. (recording available. read on for both it and the […]
sometimes….
i goof off with the camera more than i should, but sometimes, i catch myself in a shot that i actually like. this is one of those. i had a very particular something on my mind… and i find it interesting how it reflects. but most of all, this is the first time in a very long while that i have looked at myself and actually been content with what i see. a very good feeling.
on pain and progress
i found this quote while looking for something entirely different. The person that desires to have only pleasure and refuses pain expends an enormous amount of energy resisting life – and at the same time misses out enormously. He or she is on a self-defeating mission in any case, for just as we evade certain forms of suffering we inevitably fall victim to others. Underlying our glitzy modern consumer culture there is a deep spiritual under-nourishment and malaise that manifests all kinds of symptoms: nervous disorders, loneliness, alienation, purposelessness . . . So blanking out, running away, burying our heads […]