Notes: February - March 2024
Idea generation, idea definition, idea circulation, idea polishing, self-definition, preparation for self expression.
Hey all,
I’ve got some big ideas brewing and they are not included in this. They will have their own separate posts. This is a more brief notes. Maybe since this post isn’t so long it’ll be more impactful. Anyways, I hope you enjoy!
February 2, 2024
Today when I was meditating, I felt like I disappeared. It was wild. I was like “I don’t exist.” It was cool. I wonder if that’s replicable.
February 9, 2024
I chase the magic. The magic of humanity.
A hunter that deconstructed his inherited ego and followed his intuition. A Black American Buddhist monk. A 21st-century nomad nuclear family. A woman who travels Colombia alone on motorcycle.
Do others feel like that is indeed magical? Or do we always explain everything away?
I experience it in the creation of maps and writing. “It” is the mystical and magical. The thoughts and experiences that come seemingly from nowhere at all, devoid of credible explanation. Most everyone here at work approaches work as a rigid science, but to me electricity is magic. It makes no sense, and I approach each project with that mystery in mind.
The magic is what drew me to each of my interests.
As a high school student, I was obsessed with learning about stadiums and arenas where sporting events are held. That is where the magic happens. Nobody knows what will happen in any given game. Can you imagine being in the gym when Larry Bird catches fire against the Atlanta Hawks? Can you fathom the emotions you’d feel watching (not on a screen, but in real life) LeBron James perform his patented chase-down block off the glass in game 7 of the NBA Finals? That block surprised me even though it looked as though it was destined.
I’m very interested in cities and their synergy. The unseen force that holds its super organism together. The magical creations that appear on the streets and fuel inspiration to create. But I’ve learned that doesn’t just happen in cities. That happens in nature or just the open meditating mind.
Living in the present is wondering at the magic of where I’ll be guided if I simply let it happen.
Thinking of what draws me to the books I enjoy, the common theme is magic. The one about disasters: how disasters magically bring people together and change things from boring to exciting, even if super painful. The book about Taoism: the magic of doing nothing, everything gets done. The one about the Hunger Games: How we can live on next to nothing. And how safety and security is oppressive. Desert Solitaire: the magic of untouched land.
I resonated a lot with the hunter and the buddhist monk because they are both daydreamers like me. They both let the universe guide them to a better place and I feel like that’s what I’ve done. Letting go is one of the best things I’ve ever done. I still don’t do it perfectly, but I’m doing less and less like the Taoists say.