Separating in the mind the moment between the noticing and the meaning making, There is the space of, “I don’t know.” If I think about it, this space is somewhat scary; plunging me into the instability of a nebulous existence, no place to anchor or stabilize or get me perspective from. If I feel about it, this space is absolutely quenching
surrender. And I don’t need a heightened experience to find this. I don’t need an orgasm or a medicine journey or a kink scene. All I need is a moment. All I need is to dip my cup into the stream of ever flowing moments at any time. And then become porous, so the moments can keep passing through, not getting swept into the folly of trying to catch any particular one. And then to feel the miraculous churning of Now and Now and Now that will never dry up. I call this The Adult "I Don’t Know" because it’s a full circle back to before we knew there was knowing. Back before there was anything other than the wonder and curiosity. Back before we were supposed to know. Now, the I Don’t Know has the step of letting go of the oh so known. The right or wrong that gives solace. The fear that letting go of the right will make us wrong. The belief that if there is no right it is all wrong. But what if it’s all right? ALL right. All right? The Adult I Don’t Know comes with so many things. Vocabulary and reach and drivers licenses and money and deadlines and jobs and phones and internet and credit cards and broken hearts and rent and pets and children of our own and history... so much history. So, when? When is it ok to be in the I Don’t Know? How about right now? Just... for a moment.
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David
1/23/2022 07:25:25 pm
All knowledge begins by admitting "I don't know." I am forever gaining new knowledge which means I am always admitting that I don't know.
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Lisa
1/24/2022 06:23:56 pm
Dave, yeeeesssss... need to keep emptying the space in order to find anything new.
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