i was reminded yesterday of a line from a poem by ts eliot. "...the still point of the turning world..." some times in contemplating newness in life, old life seems to be tapping its foot impatiently. "don't forget you have to complete ten tasks and then do your mother's grocery shopping... before you can play."
early this morning i thought about the still point. i shifted the thinking away from the to do list. and imagined the still point flowing out as activity that is a natural outflow of the as yet unknown. sure the list is still in my pocket. it will be a busy day. but allow for a porous day too. let newness stream in through the pores of the usual in unexpected ways. and breathe newness out as well. do something unusual. like yesterday i tried a new technique in the lab. and of course ran into problems so had to come up with new solutions to fix the problem. the whole day felt different. curiosity - keeping curiosity alive - that's it isn't it?
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