Musing…
“I think it’s really important to always kind of stretch your boundaries and your limits and get out of your comfort zone. And for me, that’s very important.” Joshua Bell
Charise’s Turn:
Have you, like me, lost track that it’s mid-June, that summer has moved fast upon us? I’m unprepared for this blog post. When this sort of thing happens, I typically say that life has gotten lifey. It’s totally possible to show up without a plan––without a net––as you go forward.
There’s a beauty in stream of consciousness writing––evidence of this is the Irish writer James Joyce’s masterpiece Ulysses, coincidentally written one hundred years ago this year. You may never crack this book open but do make an appointment with yourself to let your own mind flow. I’m all for the rambling notions that want to get out and play. As narrative. As art. As conversation. As nonsense. Is ‘lifey’––the word I made up––silly, or poignant? Maybe it's both. Sometimes, a made-up word is best. Here’s one Joyce did: smilesmirk.
“One great part of every human existence is passed in a state which cannot be rendered sensible by the use of wideawake language, cutanddry grammar and goahead plot.” James Joyce
Get Fired Up:
Go ahead, make up a word. Let it describe what seems indescribable in your experience. Creativity will give you a handle to hold on to.
