Maria Potoroczyn
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Maria Potoroczyn
We all think what we want is answers. We don’t, actually. Answers are dead things. Questions are animating. What we want is great questions.
By the time a question gets its answer, all of the juice has been squeezed. The answer is the pulp and pith. Answers are static things. Questions are kinetic.
By the time a question gets its answer, all of the juice has been squeezed. The answer is the pulp and pith. Answers are static things. Questions are kinetic.
You want the physicist to remind your sobbing mother about the first law of thermodynamics; that no energy gets created in the universe, and none is destroyed. You want your mother to know that all your energy, every vibration, every Btu of heat, every wave of every particle that was her beloved child remains with her in this world.
Aaron Freeman • Why You Want a Physicist to Speak at Your Funeral - The Now
How does my body feel right now, in this moment? Describe your bodily sensations in as much detail as possible. Are there any tingling, warmth, or cool sensations anywhere in your body?
Where in my body do I feel the most tension or discomfort? Can I associate this feeling with a particular event or emotion from today?
Do I feel any sensations of... See more
Where in my body do I feel the most tension or discomfort? Can I associate this feeling with a particular event or emotion from today?
Do I feel any sensations of... See more
The journey felt like a climb from one destination to the next that demanded effort and perseverance. But the view from the top tells another story, equally true: that our life’s purpose is being fed by the glacier — the one true Source — all along.
The waters of who we become are the same waters of how we began.
The waters of who we become are the same waters of how we began.
Nature has designed various rhythms and cycles. Your heartbeat consists of contraction and recovery. Animals hibernate and migrate according to the season. Sproutlings and plants rest during the winter before shooting out again in spring. Some plants, such as Proteas, have seeds with hard shells that require mortality—the heat from fire—to break... See more
I don’t love writing; I love having a problem I believe I might someday write my way out of.
