Blog Post: #7

The “D” in W-O-N-D-E-R. Hmmmmmmmmm Darn it. Dazed. Delighted. Daring. Dastardly. Dizzying. Think verbs. Dive. Descend. Dance. Disturb. That’s it – “D” equals “disturb.” To truly wonder, we must mess up our daily routine a bit and see things in new ways. We must disturb our sleepwalking through the day, and wake up to the moments of life that swirl, wiggle, bounce, slide, hop all around us. We may need to begin by changing our perspective. Stand on your head. Sit up on the roof. Lie down outside on your belly for a half hour and record everything you can see in front of your face …. You will be amazed at how much life we trample. We are oblivious, because we are not awake. Disturb yourself into a new reality. DON’T do the same ‘ol thing.

Blog Post: #6

“N” wisdom says “No Way!” Read Alice and Wonderland together. The Queen thinks of seven impossible things before breakfast. What do you know, really? What does science really know? The more it knows, the more it realizes it doesn’t know. Anything is possible, but we are caught and limited by time and space. The only way out is to be like the Queen who daily entertains the impossible. Pigs fly. Water runs up. Neutrinos birth parallel universes. Trees talk. Humans seek peace. No more worry about bills. “Beam me up, Scottie.” What is “D” going to bring????

Wonder #5

Blog Post #5:

What could the “O” in W-O-N-D-E-R teach us today? Ontological, ornery, onslaught, ostrich, open-ended, olafactory, … that’s it – smell! Senses! Sharks have super-senses that can detect prey miles away. They can even sense the slightest electromagnetic field around their edible goodie swimming unsuspecting along. We’re not sharks, thank goodness, but we can learn from them. We have senses, and more than five, I might add. Hone them. Use them. Every day. Don’t let your eyes close, your nose clog, your ears shut, your tongue dry up, your fingers and skin get covered, or your antennae bent. Connect to the natural world.

Concrete Example # 2: With paper and pen in hand (NOT a computer), go outside, close your eyes and REALLY listen. Write down as many things as you can hear. Sacred sounds? Profane sounds? When you think you’re finished, try again for more! There’s always more. If you make a habit of doing this, you will be surprised at what you can hear.

And what next from the W-O-N-D-E-R of it all?