Short and punchy. I shall write short and punchy. I noticed something with writing almost 500 entries on this Substack: how I write is how I live. In the initial days of the COVID-19 pandemic, I found myself teetering on the edge of sanity, and my writing had a channeled quality that rendered life dangerously enchanting. Subsequently, I began delving into personal narratives, guarding my premises, and navigating life with genuine uncertainty. As of late, my writing has assumed greater certainty, with less guarded premises, providing me with a sharper verbal presence in social interactions.
The root of the word courage is cor – the Latin word for heart. In one of its earliest forms, the word courage meant “to speak one’s mind by telling all one’s heart.”
Courage is a heart word. Be brave. Love hard. brene brown
Being decisive and action driven after a long period of contemplations and healing is likely a good sign. That was the whole F*cking point!
Your past writings and insights can provide a catalogue of good faith in case anyone is doubtful or criticizing any new emerging tough words and actions.
I trust the Yin energie may be present in other areas which may not have anything to do with writing.
Oct 3, 2023·edited Oct 3, 2023Liked by Peter N Limberg
Feeling a lot of resonance. Also that truth isn't necessarily in the words, but in the connection between the sender and recipient, allowing for decoding whatever little is being conveyed into the correct "image" on the other end... Short and punchy works for me, I think ;)
And if ever you "lose me" (or anyone else) -- the connection becomes murky -- we can always give feedback.
That, to me, is the essential counter-weight to decisive action: small enough steps so that feedback, which will inevitably reach you, can still course-correct before you fall off the cliff.
I feel a parallel path here. Just as every conversation prepares us for a next conversation (and might reasonably prime us for that next conversation, everything that we might write can test our internal language for expressing what we think-feel (in a self-reflective moment). Writing pulls us towards our choice of words while speaking pulls back toward meanings that are emerging beneath the words we choose. Because I want to live consciously in "meaning-space," I try to take measured punchy jabs from within my "writing-space." For me, they are both poetic spaces ... one without and one with porsody. One seeks echoes while the other seeks resonance.
Scraping paint off a wall. A deeply satisfying removal of the peeling and old. I will apply fresh paint tomorrow. The last of the fine weather to be out of doors and do some chores. My attempts at thoughtful writing and contemplating delayed yet again till the cold winter months of dormancy. Avanti.
The root of the word courage is cor – the Latin word for heart. In one of its earliest forms, the word courage meant “to speak one’s mind by telling all one’s heart.”
Courage is a heart word. Be brave. Love hard. brene brown
lead the dance
“Dangerously-enchanting” + “Greater-certainty” + “Punchy-asserting” meet for a beer..........
(or high tea, or gym workout, if you prefer)..........
They do Not invite “Excessive contemplation” or “Premise-guarding” or “Endless-Engages-In-Parts” to come.......
They just fucking go!
And nobody but “What-We-Core-Write-and Live” will tell the tale of their “Before-During-Amongs-and-After’s”
Thank you, Peter for your ever-courage at the edges.
Love this phrasing! I feel seen. :)
Being decisive and action driven after a long period of contemplations and healing is likely a good sign. That was the whole F*cking point!
Your past writings and insights can provide a catalogue of good faith in case anyone is doubtful or criticizing any new emerging tough words and actions.
I trust the Yin energie may be present in other areas which may not have anything to do with writing.
\m/
straight to the point🫡
Feeling a lot of resonance. Also that truth isn't necessarily in the words, but in the connection between the sender and recipient, allowing for decoding whatever little is being conveyed into the correct "image" on the other end... Short and punchy works for me, I think ;)
And if ever you "lose me" (or anyone else) -- the connection becomes murky -- we can always give feedback.
That, to me, is the essential counter-weight to decisive action: small enough steps so that feedback, which will inevitably reach you, can still course-correct before you fall off the cliff.
For now: Godspeed, and off you go!
I feel a parallel path here. Just as every conversation prepares us for a next conversation (and might reasonably prime us for that next conversation, everything that we might write can test our internal language for expressing what we think-feel (in a self-reflective moment). Writing pulls us towards our choice of words while speaking pulls back toward meanings that are emerging beneath the words we choose. Because I want to live consciously in "meaning-space," I try to take measured punchy jabs from within my "writing-space." For me, they are both poetic spaces ... one without and one with porsody. One seeks echoes while the other seeks resonance.
'how I write is how I live'. Love this. Going into my bones.
Chop wood, carry water 🤘
Scraping paint off a wall. A deeply satisfying removal of the peeling and old. I will apply fresh paint tomorrow. The last of the fine weather to be out of doors and do some chores. My attempts at thoughtful writing and contemplating delayed yet again till the cold winter months of dormancy. Avanti.
Middle English (denoting the heart, as the seat of feelings): from Old French corage, from Latin cor ‘heart’.