/ a still point

[jusummerhayes]

"Each time my heart is broken it makes me feel more adventurous (and how the same names keep recurring on that interminable list!), but one of these days there’ll be nothing left with which to venture forth." - Frank O'Hara

Why do we have such a hard time cultivating (not manipulating) stillness?

Put it another way, why does "doing" attract such

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[pigshitpoet]

i think we should just go for coffee and discuss this
you seem determined to find destiny
ulysses once went on a journey
we all do

where did you get the coffee button?
is that a profile link with a donation button?
never heard of it. you have a way of finding useful things
yes i need to buy you a coffee
; )

[jusummerhayes]

I'd love for us to connect over Zoom and chew the creative fat et al.

[pigshitpoet]

that sounds like a great idea!
i think you may be a bit more intellectual than myself
i'm more of a visual and creative person, ergo art and music
the philosophy i like to save for coffee...
so we can call it coffee zoom
given the time difference, what are your near possibilities
i'm in vancouver canada pst
evenings for me are best, but i think those are your mornings
so what works for you?

[gilda_elise]

My dad once asked me how I had decided which direction my life would take. I told him I hadn't, that I just sort of let it happen. He responded that I may have thought that, but, unconsciously, I had directed my life in a certain way. So I guess even those of us who feel that we're just taking life as it comes may not be doing so as much as we think we are. I don't know, just a thought. Anyway, I'm all for not keeping up with the Joneses.

[jusummerhayes]

It reminds me of this quote:

“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”

― Søren Kierkegaard

And I am sure your dad was right.

Thanks for your comment.

Take care, Julian

[pigshitpoet]

i came across this blog on substack you might find interesting
https://martinshaw.substack.com/archive?sort=new