"... beyond the pursuit of comfort toward our own becoming" - It was enough to read with you "beyond the comfort zone" without knowing where we were going, but now that I see we are going "toward our own becoming," what is there to resist? Serial enchantment happening here. Love it.
"There's a particular quality of consciousness that only humans can provide. Nature needs that consciousness; cries out for it. And the process of deciphering Nature's need, then discovering how to respond to it, is what's called learning to become human. ~ Peter Kingsley, Book of Life"
Peter Kingsley is one of my mother's favorite authors and this is on my list to read💕🙏🕊️
(p.s. I never classify myself as a "seeker" as it implies I'm not a "finder," and "I am," and this is the universal "I"😉🥰)
and p.p.s. I'm honored you quote my recommendation✨🧚♀️🤸♀️🌼🌷🌈🌺🪷💕☀️
From what you have shared about your mother (here and in your posts), I gather she is an amazing human being.
. . . and I'm honored by your words and recommendation. Thank you.
On "seek": What if we turn the hermeneutic spiral and come to seeking not so much "for" as in something or a place, etc? Which would intimate "find," an endpoint--as you show us. What if we come to seeking as "to" as in a process of "becoming" or "unfolding"? If we see seek as "to," might we even come to say that the universal "I" seeks "to" through the individual "I"? My sense is that the particular quality of consciousness to which Kingsley refers is that "universal 'I'" reflecting on Itself through the "individual 'I'" in the human. I come to this sense not without the significant help of Teilhard de Chardin, whom you and I have commented on elsewhere. All of this wordplay becomes a philosophical Gordian knot, which we have begun to "cut" into with thanks to your careful read here, Camilla. And I thank you!
The beauty of this is beyond words, Renee. Thank you for transmitting the Silence you’re so clearly present to. I feel space opening in my heart as I read, like a deep breath when I didn’t know I’d been holding mine. Glad to have found you.
Thank you for your presence to this page and sensing into the Silence so poignantly. I'm breathing a little more deeply with you. What a nice shared experience in the domain of speed-of-light inputs. Welcome, Allysha. I'm so glad you're here.
I thought I was reading a Welcome Page, but what I encountered here instead was a masterpiece. This is truly a literary and photographic wonder. I could feel within the words and images your mourning and longing for the wild, as well as the warmth and nourishment you receive from home. I had a flash of knowing (just an instant)--of experiencing life through your eyes. In that instant, I glimpsed the fullness of Origin, that which experiences life through each of us. Your words transported me from being to becoming. What a precious gift you've given me here. Thank you so much! I am so excited to witness the unfolding of Beyond the Comfort Zone!
I have read your words several times over the past few days, returning to them, waiting for words to come that might elicit a glimmer of what you evoked; and still, an absence. I suppose the inner meaning in this absence of words is to say that what you have shared is what I would most hope this page would enliven amongst all of us who meet here, and I am truly humbled and taken aback (but not surprised) by your presence, your recognitions, your words that touch at the depths of heart.
What a treasure to 'meet' you on this page and with your generous offering here about poiesis. I am so delighted to read that you went scouring and there, a fabulous book from a dear friend two decades ago--POIESIS. This is extraordinary. And I thank you for sharing! Welcome, new friend!
"... beyond the pursuit of comfort toward our own becoming" - It was enough to read with you "beyond the comfort zone" without knowing where we were going, but now that I see we are going "toward our own becoming," what is there to resist? Serial enchantment happening here. Love it.
Serial enchantment may just hold the key to our becoming.
"There's a particular quality of consciousness that only humans can provide. Nature needs that consciousness; cries out for it. And the process of deciphering Nature's need, then discovering how to respond to it, is what's called learning to become human. ~ Peter Kingsley, Book of Life"
Peter Kingsley is one of my mother's favorite authors and this is on my list to read💕🙏🕊️
(p.s. I never classify myself as a "seeker" as it implies I'm not a "finder," and "I am," and this is the universal "I"😉🥰)
and p.p.s. I'm honored you quote my recommendation✨🧚♀️🤸♀️🌼🌷🌈🌺🪷💕☀️
Camilla,
From what you have shared about your mother (here and in your posts), I gather she is an amazing human being.
. . . and I'm honored by your words and recommendation. Thank you.
On "seek": What if we turn the hermeneutic spiral and come to seeking not so much "for" as in something or a place, etc? Which would intimate "find," an endpoint--as you show us. What if we come to seeking as "to" as in a process of "becoming" or "unfolding"? If we see seek as "to," might we even come to say that the universal "I" seeks "to" through the individual "I"? My sense is that the particular quality of consciousness to which Kingsley refers is that "universal 'I'" reflecting on Itself through the "individual 'I'" in the human. I come to this sense not without the significant help of Teilhard de Chardin, whom you and I have commented on elsewhere. All of this wordplay becomes a philosophical Gordian knot, which we have begun to "cut" into with thanks to your careful read here, Camilla. And I thank you!
Hi Renée, and YES to all that you write, and I love your appreciation for the investigation and play with regards to the 'untangling' too🥰💕🙏🕊️
And yours, too, Camilla. Thank you again. Your question prompted me to offer a few clarifying words.
The beauty of this is beyond words, Renee. Thank you for transmitting the Silence you’re so clearly present to. I feel space opening in my heart as I read, like a deep breath when I didn’t know I’d been holding mine. Glad to have found you.
Allysha,
Thank you for your presence to this page and sensing into the Silence so poignantly. I'm breathing a little more deeply with you. What a nice shared experience in the domain of speed-of-light inputs. Welcome, Allysha. I'm so glad you're here.
I thought I was reading a Welcome Page, but what I encountered here instead was a masterpiece. This is truly a literary and photographic wonder. I could feel within the words and images your mourning and longing for the wild, as well as the warmth and nourishment you receive from home. I had a flash of knowing (just an instant)--of experiencing life through your eyes. In that instant, I glimpsed the fullness of Origin, that which experiences life through each of us. Your words transported me from being to becoming. What a precious gift you've given me here. Thank you so much! I am so excited to witness the unfolding of Beyond the Comfort Zone!
Dearest Jenna,
I have read your words several times over the past few days, returning to them, waiting for words to come that might elicit a glimmer of what you evoked; and still, an absence. I suppose the inner meaning in this absence of words is to say that what you have shared is what I would most hope this page would enliven amongst all of us who meet here, and I am truly humbled and taken aback (but not surprised) by your presence, your recognitions, your words that touch at the depths of heart.
Ever in gratitude and with love,
Renée
I meant every word. You made something truly amazing here. ❤️
Thank you. 🙏
I am hushed.
Renee, you have made clearer in this offering what it is you are becoming-enacting and inviting the reader into, a Praxis of Poiesis.
Dearest Megan,
Thank you.
"Praxis of Poiesis" yes. Beautiful.
Stopped in my tracks in the second paragraph and had to go scouring my bookshelves. Found
POIESIS
Concerning Nature
Poem
The Infinite
A fabulous book, a gift from a dear friend over 20 years ago. I will be revisiting these pages this weekend. Thanks you for the reminder Renée.
Darienne,
What a treasure to 'meet' you on this page and with your generous offering here about poiesis. I am so delighted to read that you went scouring and there, a fabulous book from a dear friend two decades ago--POIESIS. This is extraordinary. And I thank you for sharing! Welcome, new friend!
A gorgeous welcome from a gorgeous soul writing a gorgeous publication!
Donna, thank you for this.
Thank you for the mention.