Our next experiment begins next week over on Born Free Newsletter. I'm going to offer a topic and/or question of the week -- then open up 3 virtual fact-to-face #connectication spaces. My very human brain is trying to sort this out... with an awareness that I learn best by doing.
Tal has us flying by the seats of our stylish pedal pushers.
It's spring!
Time to ditch the snow pants.
"My father taught me that I'm a speck of dust -- and this world was made for me -- so let's go and try our luck." Rising Appalachia -- Resilient
Any chance Thalia has been listening to John Prine’s “Angel From Montgomery?” I always loved the lyric: “If dreams were lightning, And thunder were desire. This house woulda burned down, A long time ago.” 😁
I like how you drew this reader in to your plans! Now to just keep up so I don’t miss the fork in the road.
When you find an idea that you just can’t stop thinking about, that’s probably a good one to pursue.
~ Josh James
The quote above you shared this morning made me unsettled. I’ve been trying for a while now and with some success to quiet my mind, to snap out of the mental acrobatics that keep me awake.
For me... "meditation/prayer" is not so much a quieting of my thoughts, but rather culling, engaging, connecting... and then acting on them. I also am aware that what I feed my mind directly relates to "who I am" and what I contribute to the world.
“but rather culling, engaging, connecting... and then acting on them”
I’ve not done meditation so would be super curious if you could describe how this feels?
More specifically if the goal isn’t “calming” (which I assumed it was) then how does it feel to have this flow of thoughts to cull, engage with and then act on?
Typist here...
Who gave Thalia the lasso? 🤦🏻♀️
Our next experiment begins next week over on Born Free Newsletter. I'm going to offer a topic and/or question of the week -- then open up 3 virtual fact-to-face #connectication spaces. My very human brain is trying to sort this out... with an awareness that I learn best by doing.
Tal has us flying by the seats of our stylish pedal pushers.
It's spring!
Time to ditch the snow pants.
"My father taught me that I'm a speck of dust -- and this world was made for me -- so let's go and try our luck." Rising Appalachia -- Resilient
Any chance Thalia has been listening to John Prine’s “Angel From Montgomery?” I always loved the lyric: “If dreams were lightning, And thunder were desire. This house woulda burned down, A long time ago.” 😁
I like how you drew this reader in to your plans! Now to just keep up so I don’t miss the fork in the road.
“It’s a beautiful morning...”
Thanks for the song breadcrumb. There is also a version by Bonnie Raitt.
Me and my mysterious (museterious?) communication style. 😂
Many excellent female performers sang duets with John on that and many other of his songs.
When you find an idea that you just can’t stop thinking about, that’s probably a good one to pursue.
~ Josh James
The quote above you shared this morning made me unsettled. I’ve been trying for a while now and with some success to quiet my mind, to snap out of the mental acrobatics that keep me awake.
What if that is preventing some awesome pursuit?
Way to make me think Gail!
Ahhh! The flip side of a quiet mind?
For me... "meditation/prayer" is not so much a quieting of my thoughts, but rather culling, engaging, connecting... and then acting on them. I also am aware that what I feed my mind directly relates to "who I am" and what I contribute to the world.
Would love to have you expand on:
“but rather culling, engaging, connecting... and then acting on them”
I’ve not done meditation so would be super curious if you could describe how this feels?
More specifically if the goal isn’t “calming” (which I assumed it was) then how does it feel to have this flow of thoughts to cull, engage with and then act on?
It feels… heavenly, divine, joy-filled — optimal experience.
I’ve never read Flow. I suspect what the author writes about is what I experience while preparing/art-ing/writing 3mm.
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Harper Perennial Modern Classics) https://a.co/d/4jsOJfp
Button: “What’s the difference between a cat and a comma? One has claws at the end of its paws, and one is a pause at the end of a clause.” 😁
(when in doubt, throw in a quip with cute wordplay)
Wow! I just saw one that’s similar on LinkedIn and sent it to my dad!
What’s the difference between a marine biologist and a dog?
One tags a whale and the other wags a tail.