"I think many people who pursue mindfulness confront this at some part of their journey: the actual work of living that needs to be done. Where am I going to live? Who am I going to love? What am I going to work on?" YES. This resonates so much. Currently living out these questions as we speak, which, for me, means stepping away from the written word more often.
i feel like “choosing the real world” is such a big theme across miyazaki’s films - spirited away comes to mind (ofc). i wonder if he always sensed what was coming - an era where we seem to be falling endlessly (and perhaps inevitably) into the virtual and non-real.
beautiful writing as always. thanks for sharing :)
“That’s the real world: always fluid, frightening. We surrender to it before we’re able to navigate it.”
I feel this exact sentiment in the moments before running into the ocean. I used to hate cold water because it’s impossible to control the cold fluid substance engulfing me, but the more I’ve learned to surrender to the ocean and all the panic to hit as I submerge, the more I’ve learned to surrender to the real world (panic and all)
It is only when we start questioning, that the answers reveal themselves to us. Hafiz has a quote, "First, the fish needs to say, “Something ain't right about this camel ride – and I'm feeling so damn thirsty.
“It’s been difficult, sitting with the weight of my own life, the power I have over my choices. If I don’t like where I am, I can just move.”
I love this!! As a 22 yo going through major changes in life, I’ve been discovering that I can choose things instead of following a supposedly efficient life script developed by humanity (like being productive and becoming rich lol)
Deep work and becoming more aware of reality have been great and this text has reminded be of many reflections from this last year!! Lovely as always Ava ✨
Lovely post! Journalling a few of these quotes! I feel Mindfulness in the antithetical quality to all the programming of the world- to be always on your next move, the item on the checklist hurrying to but it's equal in parts, a delightful deliciousness and a terror to sit with u certainty till it settles.
"I think many people who pursue mindfulness confront this at some part of their journey: the actual work of living that needs to be done. Where am I going to live? Who am I going to love? What am I going to work on?" YES. This resonates so much. Currently living out these questions as we speak, which, for me, means stepping away from the written word more often.
i feel like “choosing the real world” is such a big theme across miyazaki’s films - spirited away comes to mind (ofc). i wonder if he always sensed what was coming - an era where we seem to be falling endlessly (and perhaps inevitably) into the virtual and non-real.
beautiful writing as always. thanks for sharing :)
kora! small world
sasha! the internet is a small place ;-)
“That’s the real world: always fluid, frightening. We surrender to it before we’re able to navigate it.”
I feel this exact sentiment in the moments before running into the ocean. I used to hate cold water because it’s impossible to control the cold fluid substance engulfing me, but the more I’ve learned to surrender to the ocean and all the panic to hit as I submerge, the more I’ve learned to surrender to the real world (panic and all)
so good, this hits with that post-meditation retreat clarity
"you don't know the limits of how alive you can get"
"you still have to answer the question of how to live"
It is only when we start questioning, that the answers reveal themselves to us. Hafiz has a quote, "First, the fish needs to say, “Something ain't right about this camel ride – and I'm feeling so damn thirsty.
“It’s been difficult, sitting with the weight of my own life, the power I have over my choices. If I don’t like where I am, I can just move.”
I love this!! As a 22 yo going through major changes in life, I’ve been discovering that I can choose things instead of following a supposedly efficient life script developed by humanity (like being productive and becoming rich lol)
Deep work and becoming more aware of reality have been great and this text has reminded be of many reflections from this last year!! Lovely as always Ava ✨
Lovely post! Journalling a few of these quotes! I feel Mindfulness in the antithetical quality to all the programming of the world- to be always on your next move, the item on the checklist hurrying to but it's equal in parts, a delightful deliciousness and a terror to sit with u certainty till it settles.