I'm at Shaika today - Naze put on the new Imogen Heap and it's perfect for this morning...
I went to see Natsumi downtown last night and we had the most inspiring conversation. We talked about university, school and learning, teaching, passion, music, sociology...it was really an endless flow of all consuming light and life.
I realize that most of how I describe life seems flaky and "out there". But really, this is how I feel about my interactions. Isn't that amazing? It's so exciting to have conversations with incredible, passionate, and creative people who are equally open to new ideas and seeing the greatness in a array of unconventional possibilities within our limited amount of time in human culture and existence.
The thing that has been all-consuming lately has been this idea that we should be inspiring each other. Helping each other feel and imagine and get excited about our ideas and build on them. Isn't that such a huge part of change and a huge part of growth?
I feel like it ties into the whole Obama deal. This idea that we need something tactile...something material, something produced that we can quantify in order to put value on it, instead of acknowledging the importance and value of inspiration and passion. Instead of acknowledging the value of spreading that all over the place. The way in which we mindlessly put shit into the world - either in thought or in material - seems so easy...so overwhelming to fight against. But then we have this man who has an entire campaign that fights against SHIT...wow, why doesn't he deserve a fucking prize???
because you can't see it with your eyes?
people saw it through tears of joy. and even more importantly than seeing it; they felt it.
and this is what I think is most important right now. Spreading hope, and love, and passion for things that bring out our good nature...things that are earthly - things that extend possibilities. we need to bring out each others sensitivity - bring out each others experiences and value and spread it around like a disease.
It's this ongoing thing that keeps coming up in all these conversations - all year. I am truly inspired by it. We have to keep the ideas coming - we have to encourage each other...
Last night with Natsumi - my cheeks hurt from smiling. I want to keep that feeling going. In a time on the planet where nothing is for sure, stable, and we are losing so much everyday...I'm so grateful to get pieces of someone's SOUL when I speak to them, and to in turn, give them pieces of mine.
It's a gift.
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