Our latest book to read is:
It would be great if we could be on the same page (pun intended) by all reading the same book although I understand this isn't alway possible.
". . . it’s not always easy to be comfortable in the space created by open questions. Agoraphobia can set in. It’s tempting to hide in small rooms built from quick answers." I am prompted to write by this metaphor. Agoraphobia can be disabling. The limitation of movement. Consensus agrees this is generally considered a negative. However, we humans crave quick and uncomplicated answers. We seek the comfort of black and white, the solace of definitive solutions. We want them now. The quick and easy answers generally considered a positive. Yet, life rarely offers such neatly packaged resolutions. Instead, it throws us curveballs, presents us with riddles wrapped in enigmas, and leaves us standing amidst a kaleidoscope of uncertainties. Life gives us unsolvable conundrums. Sheldrake suggests that the easy answers may be disabling to us. Limiting. To be true, we are afraid of getting lost in its infinite possibilities. But what if we embraced the discomfor...
I am sorry I missed the gathering - stupid sickness! - But have started the book, I'm looking forward to our next gathering.
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