Cup of tea
I would like to write about how funny it is that guys who ride crotch rockets would ride their crotch rockets to meet up at the local Starbucks to have a cup o' joe.
I can't keep focused long enough to make a decent point about it, so, I'm not going to write about crotch rockets and the men who ride them.
I just finished watching the end of The Last Samurai. I was thinking that the leading lady character is attractive, and I wanted to continue understanding what it is that makes someone attractive (continuing, because I had good conversation about attraction last night). I think when someone exhibits a passion they become attractive. The one example I have of this is from the movie Contact. Jodie Foster is lovely in this movie. Why?? Because she is so extremely passionate about what she loves. She is an individual striving to the best of her ability to accomplish her goal. Why is the girl in The Last Samurai pretty? What is her passion? I keep thinking grace...strength...peace. Could these things be passion as well? Outside the normal idea of what passions are?
We should have passion in everything we do. We should burn with life in every movement. My hands touching this keyboard...how aware am I of the intricate nature of it? It's like beautiful hands playing the keys of a piano.
The things that bring us peace and understanding. Is that what passions are? Can I find passion in doing the dishes? Calmness? A sense of peace in the duty of it? Hmmm...ever marching towards (what I hope is) wisdom.
I can't keep focused long enough to make a decent point about it, so, I'm not going to write about crotch rockets and the men who ride them.
I just finished watching the end of The Last Samurai. I was thinking that the leading lady character is attractive, and I wanted to continue understanding what it is that makes someone attractive (continuing, because I had good conversation about attraction last night). I think when someone exhibits a passion they become attractive. The one example I have of this is from the movie Contact. Jodie Foster is lovely in this movie. Why?? Because she is so extremely passionate about what she loves. She is an individual striving to the best of her ability to accomplish her goal. Why is the girl in The Last Samurai pretty? What is her passion? I keep thinking grace...strength...peace. Could these things be passion as well? Outside the normal idea of what passions are?
We should have passion in everything we do. We should burn with life in every movement. My hands touching this keyboard...how aware am I of the intricate nature of it? It's like beautiful hands playing the keys of a piano.
The things that bring us peace and understanding. Is that what passions are? Can I find passion in doing the dishes? Calmness? A sense of peace in the duty of it? Hmmm...ever marching towards (what I hope is) wisdom.
posted by Michael | 8:39 PM
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And your passion would be what, Michael? Find it and hold on for dear life.
I'm always narrowing that list down. As of now, I'm amazed at how desiging ads makes an 8+ hour work day a piece of cake.
I have not been reading your blog long... you design ads for a living? That is exciting.
Yep, I started designing ads at the local newspaper a few months back. I can't say that it is terribly exciting, but it sure isn't boring. I love it though when I come up with an idea and follow it through...and then the client likes it. Good times, good times.
That's a good question, I think. Can "fun" be a passion? I mean, it has the same type of disconnection from time-reality. I remember when I was a kid, I almost hated having fun because time would go by fast and I would be quickly back to doing something that I didn't enjoy.
Anyways, I'm thinking that if a person is really enjoying a cookie, I mean, really tasting the different flavors, textures, etc. Perhaps it is a bit of a passion. The passion isn't in the cookie, but in the eating. I think part of my point was living each second with more passion. I'm worried about saying that tho, because then I wonder how can doing something not quite so positive for yourself be a passion? I then think, what if I ate a McDonald's Quarter Pounder where I'm eating it's whole reality? I seriously think I would enjoy the sandwich less and then force myself to eat a better reality. =)
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