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Comment on Again with the Tension?! (Or, It’s OK not to know) by Joanna

Joanna — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:18:52 +0000

This is wonderful! I always love to hear when things move together serendipitously for deeper understanding. I think we were meant to sit next to each other for a reason…

Thank you for reading and commenting!
joanna

Comment on Again with the Tension?! (Or, It’s OK not to know) by ann dages

ann dages — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:02:18 +0000

Hi Joanna,
It’s Ann from Wednesday night – thank you for your blog address!

This post hit me upside the head this morning. I’m a planner, I want to know what’s coming up, prepare myself. At the same time, I’ve had an obsession with Chaos for decades. I often feel out of control or jumbled. It feels intrinsic to my Self, it’s socially denoted as negative, noisy, destructive. I came across this quote recently and it also rocked my world:

“One must still have chaos within oneself, to give birth to a dancing star” (Friedrich Nietzsche)

Whoa! Maybe it is a good thing, this chaos! Only I couldn’t quite form my idea about why I instinctually perceive that concept as positive, didn’t take the time to think fully on it, have trouble finding the words to make it my own.

I liken the chaos within myself to the tension of the lifeline you described in the excerpt from “Life’s Companion”. Your post has helped me break out of one way of thinking and hopefully, towards a new one.

SO glad to have your fantastic blog now as part of my reading. So many topics speak directly to me on my own current journey, and I’ve only just begun to catch up on your posts! You are an inspirational writer and a courageous thinker.

Ann

Comment on Authentic Voice Project: C is for Contentment by Mark

Mark — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:13:58 +0000

Interesting points. And they have scientific backing, too. Our motivation for doing stuff and acquiring stuff is fired by the neurochemical dopamine. It’s the “gotta get it now!” chemical in our bodies and it relates to motivation and excitement. But it’s the antithesis of calm. While we are motivated it’s biologically impossible to be calm. While we crave stuff we can’t be calm.

Our relaxation state comes from serotonin, the neurochemical that makes us feel calm and blissfully happy. The sort of chilling-out feeling of lying in the sun without a care in the world. So not politically correct. So necessary to our well-being.

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Comment on Authentic Voice Project: A is for Anger by Mary Holland

Mary Holland — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:33:38 +0000

I applaud your heralding on the true nature of Anger. After years of being afraid of my anger, I have come to see it in much the same way. Now, instead of concerning myself with potential outlets, I press through the “steam” to the truth of the matter. At the bottom waits choice, and with embracing my choice, the calm can emerge.

All those years of avoidance only suspended me amid the chaos of quiet rage, distracting me from Life’s joys and denying me the “presence” of my own experiences.

Thank you for another wonderful beginning, Joanna!

Comment on The Authentic Voice Project by A is for Anger « wisdom within, ink

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Comment on The Authentic Voice Project by livingfrombalance

livingfrombalance — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:49:15 +0000

GREAT idea!!! will be involved for sure!

Comment on A turret and some (alone) time by Julie Goldberg

Julie Goldberg — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:40:53 +0000

Oh my goodness! Sounds like you and I are on the same page about writing, motherhood, and TURRETS!

Here’s an essay I wrote about this in the spring: http://perfectwhole.wordpress.com/2011/08/01/the-turret/

Enjoy your turret!

Comment on Again with the Tension?! (Or, It’s OK not to know) by Barbara Stahura

Barbara Stahura — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:21:01 +0000

Joanna, this is a marvelous post. I love the way that synchronicity teamed up with your own soul question to bring you the answers you were seeking. It’s so cool when that happens!

Cheers,
Barbara

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Again with the Tension?! « wisdom within, ink — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:16:43 +0000

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