"A fish cannot drown in water A bird does not fall in air.A reminder that we must discover our own true nature or calling. It is not always obvious to us. A fish does not see the water, a bird does not think about what air is. It is about the true nature and vitality that lies deep within us. The joy in what we do as an expression of self.
Each creature God made must live in its own true nature." -- Mechthild of Magdeburg
I have always struggled with this one. What does it mean to do what you love, your calling, your song? After my awakening in August 2011, I call it my "Buddha moment," I became present to possibility. What do I mean by that? To think and believe that anything you want for yourself is possible. There are no limits on what you can do. And I don't mean real limits, e.g., that you can break the laws of physics. I mean imagined limits. A mental block that you developed, probably based on a negative experience, and you decided never to do that again, or that you could never be successful at that. I my case it was a culmination of years of science and logic.
My awakening came about at the culmination of a 3 day workshop called the Landmark Forum. I had a transcendental, almost out of body experience in the waking moments of the following day. I realized the fish bowl that I was trapped in, what "the Matrix" is, and I became aware of how close minded I had become. My world had been spiraling in on itself, in a frenzy of self destruction. Not with drugs, though I certainly consumed my fair share of alcohol. But self destruction in my relationships, personal, professional and family. I had no close male friends, and I was blaming my crappy situation on my family, my wife and daughter. That they were filching off me, spending all my money and leaving nothing for me. Of course, I was in such a self- absorbed state, that no one would probably want to spend time with me. I was in effect creating the reality I perceived. I would only see the events that supported my position, and ignored anything else.
Once I was aware of all the ridiculous meaning I was making out of events and circumstances, and had the most open communication with my wife since we met 20+ years ago, we were able to reconnect with our passion for each other. I created a new life out of the workshop that included a passionate marriage, partnership with my wife around health and well being and financial freedom and independence. All these were now possible. Most of them have become reality, and continue to exist as possibilities.
This blog is an exploration of meaning, the "meaning of meaning" if you will. A realization that science will never provide us answers to our meaning, our happiness and our lives. It's not that science is good or bad. We simply get so pre-occupied with the games we play, they can distract us, and even provide a mirage to the real possibility and opportunity we can avail ourselves of. I have no idea where this will go. Hopefully it will provide some questions, thoughts and insights into whatever you are dealing with, and allow you to break free, to think outside the box or "fish bowl." To see possibility where you thought there was none.
This blog is an exploration of meaning, the "meaning of meaning" if you will. A realization that science will never provide us answers to our meaning, our happiness and our lives. It's not that science is good or bad. We simply get so pre-occupied with the games we play, they can distract us, and even provide a mirage to the real possibility and opportunity we can avail ourselves of. I have no idea where this will go. Hopefully it will provide some questions, thoughts and insights into whatever you are dealing with, and allow you to break free, to think outside the box or "fish bowl." To see possibility where you thought there was none.
