Yep, more dependence on my walking (through life) partner ...
Learning the disciplines of sharing life, with its ups and downs, trustingly, with a really good friend, or two.. Stretched to the edge of my capacity, then a bit more, I guess to learn to live in the space beyond my ego-self's boundaries and limits, as part of a family/ clan/ tribe that is bigger than "me".
Needs met and exceeded.
Almost too much to say. I'll try to put some more down... On topics like..
Work
Being creative. Changing the world, by looking for and participating in creative options, one step at a time, one day at a time, one leg at a time, with all that I am growing to be… it feels like I am learning to walk on water. A casual-relief teacher at a local High School. Helping humanity with house-renovations, and sharing accommodation and/or community with neighbours.
Study
Reading about, and participating in presenting alternative culture to me-centred living. Still living in the afterglow of Ian McGilchrist’s book The Master & his Emmisary - on Left and Right Human brain hemispheres functioning. Adding some other books/podcasts looking at alternative cultural views on walking through life, focussed on and focussed by Yeshua Ben-Natzaret.
Community
Sharing life deeply with neighbours on every side (& gaining a couple of “enemies”). Maintaing a rhythm of life that allows for slow deepening and real sharing of life, weekly walks around our community, joining in with a gym, meals shared with good friends & new friends, weekly coffee with a few blokes, sharing gear & the time of life with others…
"Mission"/ being "sent" into this world…
Not living to do what I want. There is a real paradox here, as soon as I try to put this one into words (which are not the realities they speak of, though they are meant to be related truly to them.
Living to play the rolê of a human, as understood through the cultural narratives of the Judaeo-Christian scriptures. A person, who looks at the big picture, and chooses to act for the good of the whole, prioritising the priorities.
Alongside others..
Choosing to keep connected, as deeply and truly as possible to the realities of people’s lives, as understood through their lived experiences, rather than through their virtual & verbal experiences.
It's refreshing to see how he approaches creativity with such authenticity. Plus, for those who love finding deals, it's like the Krazycouponclub for literary wisdom—so much valuable insight in one place! Thanks for sharing this conversation.
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