MUSINGS and other writing by Mark Kolke

. . . . . . there is no edge to openness

MEANINGFUL LIFE Sunday Oct. 12, 2014 More focus, sometimes, diminishes vision.    More self-talk, more self-awareness, more consciousness raising, more questions, more self-understanding should make us/me more useful to others, shouldn’t it?   I love focus, focusing, being focused. Sometimes that prevents me from seeing the larger picture, the whole landscape, the spectrum of things.   Moving furniture pieces, tossing old things, realignment of priorities is not just office work. More to it – value, space, time and sights. Sounds. Feel.    On its face, apartment re-organization – this writing room/office, working room, place where I create and disturb, radiate and conserve. Catharsis.   Greater harmony.   More energy.   More consistent with my path.   Can I be more productive, more valuable to others?    Can I offer a better view of an issue, a happier view of the world or simply to keep asking questions that matter to me, and perhaps matter to others?   I cannot image a better week than the one I just had – in terms of things going well. On several work/business fronts, progress, accomplishment, income. Ego intact. Wallet sustained. What more could I want?   What?   Lots, and nothing.   Plenty, and nothing.   I am a complete human – most parts still work, most of my ideas please me, most of my emotions have a place to flourish.   Professor Seligman’s TED-talk remains one of my favourite to inspire me when I’m a little bit down.    Inspires me even more when I’m feeling better.   I like how he talks about feeling better, being better and getting along better with our world.    I feel better when I listen to him, better about how we are all doing – and that seems worth giving thanks for.   Seems right this weekend.       Mark Kolke P.S.: for movie fans – if you’ve not seen The Judge, I recommend it. SB and I saw it last night. It is a long sit (141 minutes) but worthy of the time spent. The acting is good. The writing is superb. A couple of the plot twists were too-convenient, but otherwise complex in a good way.   column written/ published from Calgary   morning walk:  7C/45F, Gusta trotting – me following, remnants of night, a few clouds, a lot of stars, a lot of empty streets waiting to be filled with activity … Sign up to get MUSINGS by Email » click HERE to be added to our list! For Email Marketing you can trust   If you liked any Musing column, it would mean a lot to me if you would respond. Comments are welcome, so please contribute to the discussion. To reply, use: kolke@markkolke.com . You can also connect with me on LinkedIn . You can sign up your friends here at MarkMusing.com . This site is updated daily, each column is retained in the archive when the next day's column is loaded ... Copyright - all rights reserved - Mark Kolke, © 2003-2018