Whether you're of the Jungian school of thought or the New Age school of thought, the idea of what draws us together is that we are all already in this together.

We are all ONE. We are naturally drawn together because we ARE ONE!.

Shit happens!

No, that's not how I would respond. Let me try again.

Let's see... you could try empathy.... "I feel your pain."

You could try sympathy... "I'm sorry this happened."

or

You could try compassion... "What can I do to help?"

I vote on compassion. How 'bout you?

Wow! What timing. What a question.

I've been communicating with folks from all over the world!

Best of all, I'm having a ball doing it.

I've learned new stuff; I've laughed my ass off; and I've met new folks that I know I would not have met otherwise.

Social Networking.

I've been Plurking.

See you there.

Next?

Next what?

In the next year? next month? next week? next day? next hour? next moment?

I'm trying to stay here in this moment.

I can't be bothered thinking in the future (or the past for that matter).

In this moment, I'm blogging and enjoying the thought.

Thank you very much.

Namaste,
Veronica Lynne

Independence?

Freedom.

I can recall a time as a young adolescent when I yearned for independence. Back then it meant not living with my parents and following their rules. Strange thing about independence. It's like a lot of other things..."Be careful what you ask for...you just might get it." Now I miss my folks and long to be back in the fold. I yearn to be cared for and not have the grown up worries that come along with independence and adulthood.

Freedom comes with a price.

Are you willing to pay the price?

I love words. I really love words.

Before I get too caught up in the word "competition" let's first take a look at the word "valuable." That is such a subjective word. What is of value to one person may not necessarily be of value to another. There are likely some "things" in life that are of value to most individuals or the general consensus of the human race, but to everyone. Not likely.

Now. Competition. Sociologically competition is a rivalry between two or more persons or groups for an object desired in common, usually resulting in a victor and a loser but not necessarily involving the destruction of the latter. This can be equated with many things in life such as sports, affectations or employment. Is this of value? I say again, that's subjective.

Ecologically competition is the struggle among organisms, both of the same and of different species, for food, space, and other vital requirements. Ecologically we all compete for survival. Or at least that's Darwin's thesis. Is it not? Survival of the fittest. Whether we are aware of this competition or not is irrelevant. We compete for survival. Is this of value? Probably. If for no other reason, population control. Yes, it would be nice to consider a world where we all shared and got along nicely, however it's not very realistic.  In this respect competition is likely of value. However, this is MHO.

I think I can put it no better than William Cowper:

"Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass,
The mere materials with which wisdom builds,
Till smoothed and squared and fitted to its place,
Does but encumber whom it seems to enrich.
Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much;
Wisdom is humble that he knows no more."

Perhaps when you are wise you know that you really don't know very much or that you still have quite a bit more to learn.

Must everything and/or everyone have a role?

Let's try existing for the sake of existng.

Art IS just because it IS.

Let's see if we can observe, enjoy and appreciate art just as IT IS without trying to put it in a box.

What do you think?

Are you serious?

Some of these questions just crack me up.

Happiness is relative. The word "happiness" is a noun meaning roughly: "a state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy." What makes a person feel contentment or intense joy can most certainly vary from one unique individual to the next.

What is happiness? I suppose you keep these questions very generic in order to solicit a wide range of possible responses. By leaving them open for interpretation you are likely to get just that.

Right now, in this moment, happiness to me is the cool air coming in the window, my good health, this delicious cup of coffee before me, the sounds of the birds in the trees, a comfortable chair to work in and a wonderful iMac to work with.

Right now, in this moment, I find happiness in using my mind to contemplate this question.

Pattern?

A consistent, characteristic form, style, or method, as:

1. A composite of traits or features characteristic of an individual or a group: one's pattern of behavior.
2. Form and style in an artistic work or body of artistic works.

I'm familiar with the words "routine" and "ritual" but "pattern." Let me see...

Pattern? Is that like modus operandi? do you ask it in the sense of a verb or a noun?

What pattern has "characterized" my life recently?

So do you ask about traits, qualitites or peculiarities?

I suppose these patterns can be positive or negative?

Recently? How do you define recently?

Do you mean today?; this past week?; this past month?; or any time within the past year?

What pattern has characterized my life recently?

By now it should be clear that I don't care for patterns much. I feel too confined in the box you have set before me.

I am of the Earth and I am most comfortable wandering around with my toes in the soil. (I also like to wiggle them in the water periodically). Sometimes I fly. I'm never in one spot for long.

Above all...I hate predictability in myself. I prefer the unknown, unexplored and unseen.