Comments on: A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:55:49 +0000

watching a slow steady rain washing through any thoughts of,the science,reason,and the unknowing of knowing,The clarity of just witnessing,the je ne sais quoi.Thanks

By: Jeffrey Tang

Jeffrey Tang — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:39:25 +0000

Sounds like you might have a personal experience with that last bit, Leighann :) But yeah, I talk to myself ALL the time. Not sure if that's good or bad.

By: Leighann Garber

Leighann Garber — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:29:26 +0000

Things that are beautiful to me make me cry. From a good movie, to a bittersweet love story, to a certain kind of old man sitting on a bench outside a Southern store, chewing tobacco and wearing overalls. And I can't really explain why, except that it got worse after I had my son, so it must be mixed in with mommy hormones. But the things that remind me of home, the things that remind me of my blessings, and the things that take me back to the happy and sad moment of my life. Those are the ones. The beautiful moments.

By: Leighann Garber

Leighann Garber — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:10:31 +0000

Haha. I remember when I was about 4 or 5, and I realized that the little voice in my head was called “thinking”. At least, that's what I told myself what it was at the time. ;-P

I've heard that it's ok to talk to yourself. It's even ok to answer yourself. What's bad is when you turn around to yourself and say, “huh”?

By: Jeffrey Tang

Jeffrey Tang — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:58:47 +0000

I wonder what it is about the ocean that just seems to attract people? I get that same feeling of wonder when looking out at any grand vista – the feeling that there's so much out there waiting for me.

By: Jeffrey Tang

Jeffrey Tang — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:56:24 +0000

Oh my god. I'm not crazy after all! I thought I was the only one who narrated my own life. Does that interior monologue get in the way of being receptive? I hadn't really thought about that. But it might.

By: LPC

LPC — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:32:24 +0000

I have narrated my own life to myself since I was about 8. What I find, however, is that sometimes I have to stop talking to myself and start listening to the universe. That's when I experience a sense of beauty that in itself I can't communicate. But it provokes me to communicate more clearly about those things that are in the territory of words.

By: Justin- AlittleBetter.net

Justin- AlittleBetter.net — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:14:41 +0000

I have my own answer, but I don't think its up to me to tell others what they should and should not find valuable. If something touches you awesome! If you have something specific to chase awesome! Enjoy

By: Melissa - Peace & Projects

Melissa - Peace & Projects — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:30:47 +0000

Beauty from today: a street lined with blazing, autumn trees, back-lit by a blue sky, softened with clumps of white fog.

By: Patty - Why Not Start Now?

Patty - Why Not Start Now? — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:27:55 +0000

Ocean waves crashing and receding, the infiniteness of the sea. That's meaningful, profound, deep to me. But it's essentially unknowable; I can't fully articulate it with concrete language. And I'm glad of that. When I'm there I'm in the realm of image, metaphor, intuition, deeper consciousness. Language can only take us so far.