Things I've been thinking about

[metasilk]

Losing/finding your way in your own life (recent TED talks I've listened to affect this). Art. Time. Money. Gambles. Self-respect. Partnerships. Hostility, Dishes. Laundry. Celebration. Openness. Parenting. Poems. Gas mileage. Air conditioners. Platitudes, pontification, and conversation. Adolescent behavior. Reinforcements. Daydreams. Chocolate.

Comments

[ruthling]

yep.

[randysmith]

Which TED talks?

[metasilk]

Stephen Ritz: A teacher growing green in the South Bronx http://on.ted.com/g552

Margaret Heffernan: Dare to disagree http://on.ted.com/j55g

Scilla Elworthy: Fighting with non-violence http://on.ted.com/h52U

[randysmith]

Thanks! I'll take a look. I've seen some awesome TED talks, so I'm always interested in recommendations.

Yeah, me too

[ext_1345274]

Most of the above, in one way or another. Triggered by lots of things- something someone says, something going on in a friend's life, something going on in my life, a book I read that triggers reflection, a TED talk that triggers an emotional response (the most recent: the photographer who lost 3 limbs to a landmine, and whose compassion and at-one-ness moved me, and moved me right into the right now). Writing checks to pay essentials and wondering how long that is going to last. Missing family and old friends, missing the place I feel I most belong. Not wanting to miss the place I am, as out of place as it feels much of the time, and knowing I will always be here.