The Universe is always watching... its not about being wrong or right... it's about Being.... Being the human you want to be, need to be, to truly live.
And life, love and other nonsense... we can see it wit our eyes closed. Just feel!
A beautiful piece. But I don't fully agree. Because it depends on the kind of person you are, if making plans is good for you or not. I love making plans and see how everything falls into place, most of the time. And if not: I try to enjoy the chaos that ensues. It has merits of its own.
For me, this is about letting go of the illusion that certainty equals safety. That doesn’t mean plans are bad, it just means I’ve come to see the detours, the missed exits, the wrong turns, as where some of the most astonishing beauty shows up. And of course, I admire anyone who can both plan AND dance when the music changes.
"And I can’t help but wonder, am I actually disobedient to the universe? Or am I just finally in rhythm with it? Maybe we only start to really dance when we stop trying to lead."
Every time I plan for me, just me, to do what I want, to explore to dare myself to live my dreams something or someone else needs that time. Yes, I could have said no, but it wasn't the right thing to do for many reasons. The very next chance I get nothing is going to stop me.
This was a love letter to the holy fools. And as the patron saint of spiritual misfits who flunked out of enlightenment school, I felt seen.
We weren’t born to be reasonable. We were born to howl prayers into thunderstorms and cry over gas station sandwiches that taste like regret and resurrection.
Your words are the gospel of glorious disorientation. No PowerPoint deck. No seven steps to inner peace. Just a cassette tape stuck in the dash and a heart dumb enough to believe in miracles.
For almost four years, since losing the love of my life, I have been that girl (now gray-haired with age) who stood by the shore looking for what I no longer have and hoping to find that love beyond all loves again. What I found instead was me.
I am so in sync with your message, Joe, it is as though I had written it myself. Life since those moments has shaped me. I am living a whole and meaningful life. I am untethered and flying with purpose. Thank you for your words, so beautifully crafted.
I hear what you are saying Joe, wild is good, even a Hobbit like (in personality if not size!) person like me who likes his comforts, second breakfasts and a cosy burrow feels the call of wildness and adventure. Thanks for such a beautiful, deep post.
Fire the whole way through for me. Yes to this (and thank you for sharing). Reminds me of the Jung quote, "The soul demands your folly, not your wisdom." Also, not just a quote for me, but my very real, lived experience, as one who cannot bear living without soul. ♡
The Universe is always watching... its not about being wrong or right... it's about Being.... Being the human you want to be, need to be, to truly live.
And life, love and other nonsense... we can see it wit our eyes closed. Just feel!
Yes, I agree Simona.
This is truth to me and resonated to the core of me. I would love to hear more about that journey in detail.
Thank you so very much. I will do more in the future, I can’t seem to lay these stories aside.
A beautiful piece. But I don't fully agree. Because it depends on the kind of person you are, if making plans is good for you or not. I love making plans and see how everything falls into place, most of the time. And if not: I try to enjoy the chaos that ensues. It has merits of its own.
For me, this is about letting go of the illusion that certainty equals safety. That doesn’t mean plans are bad, it just means I’ve come to see the detours, the missed exits, the wrong turns, as where some of the most astonishing beauty shows up. And of course, I admire anyone who can both plan AND dance when the music changes.
"And I can’t help but wonder, am I actually disobedient to the universe? Or am I just finally in rhythm with it? Maybe we only start to really dance when we stop trying to lead."
I am going to dance more Joe. ✌️❤️
Thanks Richard. Appreciate you!
A while ago I connected in a beautiful experience, with my Source Child.
She shone with an indescribable brilliance and her essence spoke to me without the need for words...an essence of great joy, love and innocence.
She had a tiny scroll in her hand, and with a beaming smile, she opened it and showed it to me...it simply said
'BE LIFE'
You are Being Life Joe. You have opened to its flow and I feel it deeply whenever I read your words🩵
Thank you Vivienne!
Every time I plan for me, just me, to do what I want, to explore to dare myself to live my dreams something or someone else needs that time. Yes, I could have said no, but it wasn't the right thing to do for many reasons. The very next chance I get nothing is going to stop me.
May the wild and wooly you continue to show up living on the edge of this absurd thing we call life.
Thank you Jae!
This was a love letter to the holy fools. And as the patron saint of spiritual misfits who flunked out of enlightenment school, I felt seen.
We weren’t born to be reasonable. We were born to howl prayers into thunderstorms and cry over gas station sandwiches that taste like regret and resurrection.
Your words are the gospel of glorious disorientation. No PowerPoint deck. No seven steps to inner peace. Just a cassette tape stuck in the dash and a heart dumb enough to believe in miracles.
Stay wild. Stay wrong. Stay wondrous.
For almost four years, since losing the love of my life, I have been that girl (now gray-haired with age) who stood by the shore looking for what I no longer have and hoping to find that love beyond all loves again. What I found instead was me.
I am so in sync with your message, Joe, it is as though I had written it myself. Life since those moments has shaped me. I am living a whole and meaningful life. I am untethered and flying with purpose. Thank you for your words, so beautifully crafted.
I hear what you are saying Joe, wild is good, even a Hobbit like (in personality if not size!) person like me who likes his comforts, second breakfasts and a cosy burrow feels the call of wildness and adventure. Thanks for such a beautiful, deep post.
Simply breathtaking.
Fire the whole way through for me. Yes to this (and thank you for sharing). Reminds me of the Jung quote, "The soul demands your folly, not your wisdom." Also, not just a quote for me, but my very real, lived experience, as one who cannot bear living without soul. ♡