My pleasure, Brian. My comment was meant to be a little humorous, but I forgot to add a smiley face lol. 🙂 I hope I didn’t unintentionally oversimplify your process. I hear you on the difficulty!
These are beautiful, complex, thoughtful, and universal themes you are wrestling with here. And if we are being honest with ourselves, I think we are all wrestling to some degree over the words we use to define ourselves and the undefinable multitudes we inhabit in these bodies, in this space, during these times. And yet sometimes, the charged energy of this universe lights up the darkness and we are communally brought back to the subtle healing tonic of wonder and oneness.
As the sky reveals a hidden nature, that which we take for granted and believed solid and permanent appears shaky and illusory, in an epic struggle between mindfullness vs mindlessness. An excellent reflection on the fluidity and impermanence of all things. Couldn't agree more with your observations about the delicate skill of jackdawing some family gems and and rejecting others in being a parent.
Thanks Brian, I enjoyed that a lot. And thanks for the mention, I'm feel honoured :)
Such good work, Brian. Even the reflection is poetic.
I set out to capture
in words
what cannot be captured
in words.
we are each the product of masculine
certainty
and feminine
mystery
that come together
somehow in this universe.
And we can be a mother
to parts of ourselves
that need mothering.
When two seemingly opposite things are brought
together,
a third emerges that is
larger
and more beautiful
than we could ever dream.
Ann, thank you for this framing!
I enjoyed reading about the process. Family goes for a drive. Kids exclaim in the vernacular. Poem germinates and sprouts.
Thanks for the mention, Brian! 💚
Thanks Don, it’s been a pleasure listening to your newsletter the last few months. 💫
My pleasure, Brian. My comment was meant to be a little humorous, but I forgot to add a smiley face lol. 🙂 I hope I didn’t unintentionally oversimplify your process. I hear you on the difficulty!
These are beautiful, complex, thoughtful, and universal themes you are wrestling with here. And if we are being honest with ourselves, I think we are all wrestling to some degree over the words we use to define ourselves and the undefinable multitudes we inhabit in these bodies, in this space, during these times. And yet sometimes, the charged energy of this universe lights up the darkness and we are communally brought back to the subtle healing tonic of wonder and oneness.
Lovely reflection, as you always do Brian. Appreciate your honesty at the end. Also, loved the bit about your kids upon seeing the aurora, hehe.
As the sky reveals a hidden nature, that which we take for granted and believed solid and permanent appears shaky and illusory, in an epic struggle between mindfullness vs mindlessness. An excellent reflection on the fluidity and impermanence of all things. Couldn't agree more with your observations about the delicate skill of jackdawing some family gems and and rejecting others in being a parent.
Thanks Brian, I enjoyed that a lot. And thanks for the mention, I'm feel honoured :)