field notes
It is not easy carving a new path, especially using an out-of-date guide.
field n. 1. an area of open land. 2. a branch of study or sphere of activity. 3. a space or range within which objects are visible. 4. all the participants involved. 5. the region in which a force is effective. 6. a system subject to binary operations.
field guide n. 1. a handbook, usually illustrated, in which a surveyor notes down observations in order to support the identification of objects discovered in the field.
in the field 1. engaged in practical work.
—adapted from Oxford English Dictionary and Merriam-Webster
It’s time to map out a new field of inquiry.
Time to undo the binary of work vs. life. Time to bring our whole selves to the challenge of identifying new ways of being and doing. Time to discover creative resources, engage our inner wisdom, and work with others to explore the impact of bringing conscious life to work.
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June 4, 2023. I have been deep in the challenge of figuring out how to make my work in the world a force for good, something that nourishes our inner nature and purpose for being here, now, in this age of mass disruption. I’ll confess I’ve felt a lot of despair recently around the state […] - Make it when the sun shines
May 12, 2023 I played hooky this week. A decade ago, even a few years ago, I might have felt guilty about it. I would not have even considered saying “yes” to skipping out on the daily grind—to stop staring anxiously at the never-ending To Do List with a kind of magical thinking that being […] - Blue? Green?
April 14, 2023 when you don’t see the world in the same way The only argument of consequence my partner and I have regularly is whether it’s green or whether it’s blue. A t-shirt, a blossom in shade, the colour of the sky, the new duvet cover we can’t decide on… We see the opposite […]
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