Sweet Architect by Emeli Sandi
"Oh sweet architect, my bones are heavy and my soul's a mess." Emeli Sandi
Okay okay, you're like: Sheeba...every other song? Really? But yes, I'm featuring Emeli as I get back into writing this spring time.
I haven't written for the past few months and it's funny - I think my soul is a bit of a mess when I'm not writing. I don't say that in a self-deprecating way. I say that to emphasize just how much writing makes me feel whole and how it grounds me in unknown times. There is only so much that verbal communication does for me. With writing, I get to use trial and error, become truly vulnerable, fold words into others, emphasize things I feel even that much more.
Truth is, I just need some prose and some beautiful harmonies to make me feel just a little bit more...me.
I wonder if we all know what makes our souls a mess. I wonder if we know what makes our souls feel soul-full. I guess if we knew that, the world would look completely different. Instead of collective humanity living to our soul's fullest, we are hiding these parts of ourselves more and more.
Damn, I love those full moments. When I connect with others, when ego is not present, when creativity is effusive and I can feel the pulse of the world.
I think our Sangeet the night before the wedding felt like that. A crazy creative explosion of love. When I watch certain movies and feel really connected to the characters (same goes for books), I feel that spark. Or those moments during travel when I get to beyond my daily self.
These times; these political, economic, environmental, religious, personal, chaotic times... I'm trying to find soul in these messy times. I'm trying to find my soul in these messy times. On the political front, I find when I hear from folks whose higher calling is about ensuring that we are trying to treat each other as humanely as possible, I am grounded.
Krista Tippett interviewed Heather McGhee and Matt Kibbe a couple weeks ago. Heather McGhee is progressive leader, Matt Kibbe is a libertarian who helped start the Tea Party. I loved Heather's words in this interview:
"And I think there are sort of two visions in the world right now and in our politics of what we're supposed to do about that increasing racial and ethnic diversity. Is the reason why America is the place where we've all met so that we could compete here? Or is the reason that maybe, just maybe, the existence of so much proximity will finally allow us to accept our common humanity?
And I think that our generation, the most diverse generation in American history, has the potential to see this country's possibly very beautiful destiny be made manifest. And I think if we were to do that here, in this country, really give lie to the belief in a hierarchy of human value in this country, this country that was founded and codified that belief to a degree that we still feel today, then we will have proven that this country is exceptional."
Okay okay, you're like: Sheeba...every other song? Really? But yes, I'm featuring Emeli as I get back into writing this spring time.
I haven't written for the past few months and it's funny - I think my soul is a bit of a mess when I'm not writing. I don't say that in a self-deprecating way. I say that to emphasize just how much writing makes me feel whole and how it grounds me in unknown times. There is only so much that verbal communication does for me. With writing, I get to use trial and error, become truly vulnerable, fold words into others, emphasize things I feel even that much more.
Truth is, I just need some prose and some beautiful harmonies to make me feel just a little bit more...me.
I wonder if we all know what makes our souls a mess. I wonder if we know what makes our souls feel soul-full. I guess if we knew that, the world would look completely different. Instead of collective humanity living to our soul's fullest, we are hiding these parts of ourselves more and more.
Damn, I love those full moments. When I connect with others, when ego is not present, when creativity is effusive and I can feel the pulse of the world.
I think our Sangeet the night before the wedding felt like that. A crazy creative explosion of love. When I watch certain movies and feel really connected to the characters (same goes for books), I feel that spark. Or those moments during travel when I get to beyond my daily self.
These times; these political, economic, environmental, religious, personal, chaotic times... I'm trying to find soul in these messy times. I'm trying to find my soul in these messy times. On the political front, I find when I hear from folks whose higher calling is about ensuring that we are trying to treat each other as humanely as possible, I am grounded.
Krista Tippett interviewed Heather McGhee and Matt Kibbe a couple weeks ago. Heather McGhee is progressive leader, Matt Kibbe is a libertarian who helped start the Tea Party. I loved Heather's words in this interview:
"And I think there are sort of two visions in the world right now and in our politics of what we're supposed to do about that increasing racial and ethnic diversity. Is the reason why America is the place where we've all met so that we could compete here? Or is the reason that maybe, just maybe, the existence of so much proximity will finally allow us to accept our common humanity?
And I think that our generation, the most diverse generation in American history, has the potential to see this country's possibly very beautiful destiny be made manifest. And I think if we were to do that here, in this country, really give lie to the belief in a hierarchy of human value in this country, this country that was founded and codified that belief to a degree that we still feel today, then we will have proven that this country is exceptional."
"Words like hers remind me that yes, there are still folks who believe that if we work together, we can create solutions, we can be that much stronger.
On the religious front, you know when you meet enlightened people, right? They are centered, they appreciate multiple perspectives, they don't get rattled and their faith is something you want to bottle up.
Loved Sharon Brous' TED talk. She embodies just what I'm talking about.
I listened to Sweet Architect by Emeli Sandi earlier today. I played it several times. Yep, I love when whatever it is: words, God, the universe, family, community, music - my sweet architect help to 'build me back up.'
Truth. Our souls are a mess at times.
Truth. When we work on this mess, the other end is something else, isn't it?
Truth. I'm so deeply glad for the messes and for whatever helps build me up.
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