“Wellllllllllll — at least Paintist rocked the leaf?” Thalia shrugged and attempted to repair the fruit’s shredded shadows. “Patience — is a virtue! Es-pesh-a-leeeee when working with watercolor. Wet paper — and chalk pastels — do not make good paperfellows!”
Calliope brought citrus scented fingers to her nose and inhaled deeply. “From outward appearances… one would think the flesh beneath dimpled peels would taste the same. It’s similar… but I’m always inclined to choose a clementine or tangerine… over a navel.”
“Inclination,” Urania nodded at Cal, “excellent word choice. An inclination is a natural tendency, or urge. We all have them. That’s why they say variety is the spice of life.”
“And through exploration…” Cal looked at a table strewn with creative implements, “… Artist is learning that she has an inclination for drawing over painting. How fun that she’s challenging herself to combine the two.”
Man know thyself; then thou shalt know the Universe and God.
~ Pythagoras
And allow others the freedom to know themselves as well?
Inclination AND Emergence
Does the caterpillar 🐛 have an inclination to become a butterfly? 🦋
What about humans? I wonder what might emerge if we embraced our imaginal cells? What’s dormant? What’s been waiting it’s whole life to emerge? Adolescence, middleescence, then what?
https://www.yogamotion.com/2020/05/24/imaginal-cells-emerging/
40 hours of TV per week? Golf? Cribbage? Cards?
Or?
Hiking, Gardening, Travel, Adventure, Writing, Art, Paddle boarding, Pickle Ball, Tennis, Scuba, Canoeing 🛶, etc...
Or?
Sharing Wisdom?
What if?
What if our goal was to live well and WE, each of us were deciding what that means individually, not from a static position, but as preferences and inclinations emerged, inspired by awakening imaginal cells?
https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/wisdom/knowledge-vs-wisdom-whats-the-difference-and-why-does-it-matter/
George Carlin: “Why are you IN a movie, but you’re ON TV?” 😁
TBH, I thought the leaf was a real leaf that you added, Gail. Took me a few blinks before I resolved it.