On the morning stroll, the muses admire Henny’s grace. The fourleg’s economy of effort inspires a side-to-side hip sway. Tal presses her palm into Loveletterist’s low back. “Neeeeee-ah — Staaah-p clenching!” “Clenching? I’m not!” Light as dandelion fluff, Calliope rests her fingers on their collective shoulders, lightening a load that seconds before, they didn’t know they were carrying.
Today you captured perhaps one of the most profound quotes ever...
Well done Typist!
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Adding to the conversation and hopefully sparking additional discussions...
😊😎😊
“Stay with the contradiction. If you stay, you will see that there is always something more than two opposing truths. The whole truth always includes a third part, which is the reconciliation.” ~ Jacob Needleman
“This is the beginning of sincerity.
Because you are struggling, your question begins to deepen… What you will discover, always for the first time, always new, in the fleeting moment of wonder — before that moment is captured by the ambitions of personality. You, I, in that moment, will discover the need to serve the energy, uniquely human and also sacred, that starts as the pure awareness of one’s own existence. And even as this idea — this beginning idea — of what is human, even as this idea of what is man, begins to appear — even in that fleeting moment of the pure awareness of my existence given now by a great idea — in that moment in front of a living idea, an awakening idea, a glimpse appears of the uniquely human yearning to serve; the need appears, the need to obey that energy, the need to attend to it, to be nourished by it, to receive the help that comes then and only then, when you are objectively obliged to give, to serve, to manifest that energy in action and understanding. It is only that energy of conscious existence that gives you, a human being, real strength. The energy that is the total awareness of one’s own existence is — or can become, can be — the strongest energy in human life.”
~Jacob Needleman
I Am Not I: Philosopher Jacob Needleman on How We Become Who We Are and the Path to Self-Liberation – The Marginalian
Curiouser and curiouser! Did you Photoshop Henny’s tongue? Or does she like to walk with a pink silicone spatula in her mouth?! (I’d concede that as the tongue helps our pooches keep cool, I can’t think of a large dog I know with a petite tongue) 🙃
I enjoyed your presenting an example of how we’re sometimes pre-wired to be grouchy, resistant, and argumentative. And at the same time able to regain a calmer state of being with just the right “touch.” Be it physical or figurative. A kind word. A suggestion for an alternate course of action. A compliment on the new pair of shoes?
And we can make choices: to stay stuck or to lighten up. We can practice some controlled breathing, ask for a quick neck or shoulder massage, or even eat a quick snack. Maybe find a deli where the Reuben comes with a neck rub? 😳
Yes! Dr. Amen’s technique of writing down our negative thought, identifying its name, and talking to it reminds me of Yara in Kyiv. In some of her writing, she includes conversations... with WAR! She provides ideas of WAR’s motives, goals, and mean-spiritedness. (WAR being the personification of Russia/Putin)
While most of us don’t live in a place that’s under constant attack, our own brains/thoughts can be a battleground. Dr. Amen’s ANTs technique for challenging our negative thoughts and self-talk resonates with me.
Today you captured perhaps one of the most profound quotes ever...
Well done Typist!
🙌🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙌🏼
Adding to the conversation and hopefully sparking additional discussions...
😊😎😊
“Stay with the contradiction. If you stay, you will see that there is always something more than two opposing truths. The whole truth always includes a third part, which is the reconciliation.” ~ Jacob Needleman
“This is the beginning of sincerity.
Because you are struggling, your question begins to deepen… What you will discover, always for the first time, always new, in the fleeting moment of wonder — before that moment is captured by the ambitions of personality. You, I, in that moment, will discover the need to serve the energy, uniquely human and also sacred, that starts as the pure awareness of one’s own existence. And even as this idea — this beginning idea — of what is human, even as this idea of what is man, begins to appear — even in that fleeting moment of the pure awareness of my existence given now by a great idea — in that moment in front of a living idea, an awakening idea, a glimpse appears of the uniquely human yearning to serve; the need appears, the need to obey that energy, the need to attend to it, to be nourished by it, to receive the help that comes then and only then, when you are objectively obliged to give, to serve, to manifest that energy in action and understanding. It is only that energy of conscious existence that gives you, a human being, real strength. The energy that is the total awareness of one’s own existence is — or can become, can be — the strongest energy in human life.”
~Jacob Needleman
I Am Not I: Philosopher Jacob Needleman on How We Become Who We Are and the Path to Self-Liberation – The Marginalian
https://www.themarginalian.org/2016/10/12/i-am-not-i-jacob-needleman/
Love After Love: Derek Walcott’s Poetic Ode to Relearning to Be at Home in Ourselves After Heartbreak – The Marginalian
https://www.themarginalian.org/2015/04/21/love-after-love-derek-walcott/
https://www.arts.gov/stories/blog/2021/artists-reflect-what-it-means-make-good-trouble
Thanks Bobby! We read the same article. :)
Curiouser and curiouser! Did you Photoshop Henny’s tongue? Or does she like to walk with a pink silicone spatula in her mouth?! (I’d concede that as the tongue helps our pooches keep cool, I can’t think of a large dog I know with a petite tongue) 🙃
I enjoyed your presenting an example of how we’re sometimes pre-wired to be grouchy, resistant, and argumentative. And at the same time able to regain a calmer state of being with just the right “touch.” Be it physical or figurative. A kind word. A suggestion for an alternate course of action. A compliment on the new pair of shoes?
And we can make choices: to stay stuck or to lighten up. We can practice some controlled breathing, ask for a quick neck or shoulder massage, or even eat a quick snack. Maybe find a deli where the Reuben comes with a neck rub? 😳
Last week at our morning presentation one of the participants introduced me to: ANTs
https://www.amenclinics.com/blog/number-one-habit-develop-order-feel-positive/
Interesting?
Yes! Dr. Amen’s technique of writing down our negative thought, identifying its name, and talking to it reminds me of Yara in Kyiv. In some of her writing, she includes conversations... with WAR! She provides ideas of WAR’s motives, goals, and mean-spiritedness. (WAR being the personification of Russia/Putin)
While most of us don’t live in a place that’s under constant attack, our own brains/thoughts can be a battleground. Dr. Amen’s ANTs technique for challenging our negative thoughts and self-talk resonates with me.
I agree with Gary — that tongue looks... impractical? 🤔 Like the sides have to fold up before the tongue fits back in. Obviously, it works. Somehow.
Haha! She’s using it at this exact moment to lap up a full bowl of water!