Recently I’ve made it a goal to seek the sublime in life, and I’ve started keeping track of all the small-scale, usually unnoticed moments of beauty and wonder that happen every day. As a result, the sublime has grown enormous in my life, and it’s made me feel so much more alive.
My walks at night have seemed timeless, and I come home feeling like I’m floating. Sunsets give me a sense of the eternal. Yesterday at the train stop I was in total awe for at least ten minutes, watching a bird foraging under the rubble for food, and bringing it to its mate. I’m fascinated with things I never would have been a year ago.
As an aside, I just realized it’s been exactly a year since I was laid off from a really horrible, soul-draining day job, working with people that did absolutely nothing for me. And I definitely wasn’t doing anything for myself. I’d gotten so bitter and lifeless. The moment I was laid off everything changed. This last year has been full of so many lessons, and so much growth. I’ve really gotten to get quiet and understand so much about life. I’m so thankful I was given that chance.
Jun 24, 06:52PM PDT | 1 cheer | 1 comment
I admit, I’ve let life pile on me again—worrying about my job, the economy, getting angry at fate, wringing my hands wondering if i’ve made the right choices lately, and over choices I still have to make. I’ve been on the ground, right where I was knocked, trying to get the gumption to get up.
I really long to be somewhere else, out in the world. I can only get there by working and creating.
I have to remember to hold tight-even tighter now- to my vision of the life I am creating for myself. Moreover I need to remember to HAVE FUN. Wherever you are in life, why NOT have fun?
Nov 22, 2010, 06:22PM PST | 0 comments
I was inspired by an article some years ago that compared tendencies men and women have when it comes to competition and personal success. The main point was that essentially, men don’t question if they are good enough for something, they assume they are and go for it—while women tend to be wary to not “overstep” and take more than their share of things.
So, (generalities about gender aside,) I’m going to “think like a guy” and look out for Numero Uno :-)
Nov 06, 2010, 04:30PM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments
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