It's the pause that helps us realize that we are where we are supposed to be. I've mentioned that I have been pushing myself to start what you've been doing. I have created a substack but haven't posted written material yet. That said I've got a thought about a call and response to posts of others -- a way to engage with other writers. I find myself inspired by your posts and maybe that be a way to get me to get out there.
Another amazing blog Michael! I also so feel "place" can make such a difference in how we feel and even how we think and interact. "Person" is also a big one for me!
"Place" is an interesting concept. Indeed, being in a place sets things in motion that wouldn't have moved otherwise. And, perhaps, viscerally feeling that motion helps make the place right. If I hadn't moved to North Dakota, the son that I adopted, helped raise, and am closely connected to now 44 years later wouldn't have crossed my path. If I hadn't moved to North Dakota, my younger son would never have been born. What makes a place "right" clearly has to do with love.
Hi Michael, I’m Andres, from Tom’s trip to Chile. First off, I love the way you articulated the feeling of no matter how unexpected the circumstances you can feel a sense of rightness and belonging. A feeling of being in the right place in the right time. It helps that Tom is one of those people who can fit in anywhere as well.
Tom’s delightfully unexpected presence in Chile changed my journey from mournful introspection to rediscovering my Country’s (and my families) history and delights. It’s not that I had forgotten them it’s just that they felt opaque and distant to me since my dad’s passing.
Crazy, random connections that from the outside seem outlandish but at the time felt “right”. For instance visiting a house museum with Tom in Santiago where he found ceramics from his childhood. So a bit of Minnesota childhood in the middle of Santiago, Chile? Yeah, why not? It felt right.
Here’s to engendering that sense of belonging whatever the circumstances that you find yourself in and welcoming the most random of coincidences into our lives.
It's the pause that helps us realize that we are where we are supposed to be. I've mentioned that I have been pushing myself to start what you've been doing. I have created a substack but haven't posted written material yet. That said I've got a thought about a call and response to posts of others -- a way to engage with other writers. I find myself inspired by your posts and maybe that be a way to get me to get out there.
Another amazing blog Michael! I also so feel "place" can make such a difference in how we feel and even how we think and interact. "Person" is also a big one for me!
"Place" is an interesting concept. Indeed, being in a place sets things in motion that wouldn't have moved otherwise. And, perhaps, viscerally feeling that motion helps make the place right. If I hadn't moved to North Dakota, the son that I adopted, helped raise, and am closely connected to now 44 years later wouldn't have crossed my path. If I hadn't moved to North Dakota, my younger son would never have been born. What makes a place "right" clearly has to do with love.
Hi Michael, I’m Andres, from Tom’s trip to Chile. First off, I love the way you articulated the feeling of no matter how unexpected the circumstances you can feel a sense of rightness and belonging. A feeling of being in the right place in the right time. It helps that Tom is one of those people who can fit in anywhere as well.
Tom’s delightfully unexpected presence in Chile changed my journey from mournful introspection to rediscovering my Country’s (and my families) history and delights. It’s not that I had forgotten them it’s just that they felt opaque and distant to me since my dad’s passing.
Crazy, random connections that from the outside seem outlandish but at the time felt “right”. For instance visiting a house museum with Tom in Santiago where he found ceramics from his childhood. So a bit of Minnesota childhood in the middle of Santiago, Chile? Yeah, why not? It felt right.
Here’s to engendering that sense of belonging whatever the circumstances that you find yourself in and welcoming the most random of coincidences into our lives.