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You asked what is true novelty. Seems to me that it is THIS. Right here. Now. And now. And now (beyond the word "now" and the word "here"). Seen with fresh eyes, eyes that are not entranced by words and clouded with knowledge, with "I already know what this is".

As soon as we’re convinced the world is a certain way, we’re toast. You know?

The HARDNESS of our fixed beliefs is like soul-rust, and it encrusts our vision, our curiosity, our ability to imagine anew. And can often make us cruel, in the stiff certainty of our fixed beliefs and conclusions..

In the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu points out, “Man is born soft and supple; When dead, we are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; When dead, they are brittle and dry. Thus whoever is stiff and inflexible is a disciple of death. Whoever is soft and yielding is a disciple of life.”

There is something life-affirming about being soft, not knowing, adaptable and supple.

Life is always MOVING, CHANGING, FLOWING, MORPHING. Never static and fixed.

Our certainties, maybe, are pale and hollow, and only serve to disappoint. How many times have my conclusions been pulled from beneath me? Too many to count.

So, then, maybe it’s our QUESTIONS AND INQUIRIES ARISING FROM NOT-KNOWING - with their suppleness and openness - that are wiser than our conclusions.

Maybe coming forward empty-handed, willing to be made anew again and again, is the kind of softness that keeps us ALIGNED with Life.

I don’t know… I don’t know…

I ask: How can I be SOFTER today? More supple? Less FIXED (and cruel in my conviction) but more empty?

How can I be more present and less ENTRANCED BY MY OWN RIGID OPINIONS, BELIEFS AND STORYLINES?

How can I be wowed and awed and more CURIOUS?

How can I be supple enough to MEET THE TRUTH OF WHAT IS HERE, EVEN IF IT DOESN'T ALIGN WITH MY BELIEFS about what should be?

Nestling closer to the pulse of life..

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Alexandra D'amour's avatar

This is the best newsletter I've read in a long, long time. Helped tie together a lot of random thoughts I've been having.

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