Of all the things we humans do voluntarily, it seems that romance causes the most pain. We experience untold amounts of suffering, from the first insecurities of how to approach the opposite sex, to the pain of getting rejected, to the confusing stages of courtship where we don't know if we're wanted or not, to the actual relationship where all our baggage surfaces, and we learn (hopefully) how to distinguish between our baggage and our projections, to the horrible loss of leaving or being abandoned, to the lonely years of old age where companions are hard to find.
Given that evolution promotes lifeforms that flourish, and weeds out lifeforms whose nature creates a lot of internal stress and disharmony, I have to wonder how long our romantic period will last. After all, it's only been a century or two that we have lived with this concept of romance being the primary force that determines our mate. Is romance an evolutionary "mistake", and only after many generations of hard lessons will we find a better way of loving each other?
Sunday, May 29, 2005
Starting off...
Looks like blogs are here to stay, so I'm starting this again, with the hopes that it will fill the need in me to put myself out there in the world, and stop hiding who I am.
Freeheart the person and Freeheart the business have merged more and more, as I have let go of the professional workshops and groups, and focused more on open and free gatherings where I can share myself and my ideas. So this is going to focus a lot on my experience of the world.
I can't help get into theory now and then - it's fun to pretend reality comes in nice, neat little boxes that can be labeled. But I intend to focus more on experience - being here now - believing that my experience of the world is ultimately the only source of truth.
So this will be partially a journal of my own path through this fascinating and bewildering thing called life, and as such, I hereby give myself permission in this blog to mess up, be "in my stuff", say things that may be irrelevant to anyone but me, and just be who I am. At the same time, it is my hope, and often my experience, that others will find commonality and value in my experience, and that this will spur others to experience their own path more deeply and with more awareness.
So, here we go!
Comment posted by Anonymous
at 7/25/2005 1:29:00 PM
"Late that evening, after all had gone home, lying in the arms of someone I love"--Sounds great, Gene! We all love you. I wasn't there Sunday because of something else I didn't want to miss. I'm trying to learn how to reply within your blog; "Anonymous" is the only way for someone without their own blog or webpage. Andy
Comment posted by Anonymous
at 5/29/2005 10:17:00 AM
Hi! It is really you free in the world - WOW!!
Heidi
Freeheart the person and Freeheart the business have merged more and more, as I have let go of the professional workshops and groups, and focused more on open and free gatherings where I can share myself and my ideas. So this is going to focus a lot on my experience of the world.
I can't help get into theory now and then - it's fun to pretend reality comes in nice, neat little boxes that can be labeled. But I intend to focus more on experience - being here now - believing that my experience of the world is ultimately the only source of truth.
So this will be partially a journal of my own path through this fascinating and bewildering thing called life, and as such, I hereby give myself permission in this blog to mess up, be "in my stuff", say things that may be irrelevant to anyone but me, and just be who I am. At the same time, it is my hope, and often my experience, that others will find commonality and value in my experience, and that this will spur others to experience their own path more deeply and with more awareness.
So, here we go!
Comment posted by Anonymous
at 7/25/2005 1:29:00 PM
"Late that evening, after all had gone home, lying in the arms of someone I love"--Sounds great, Gene! We all love you. I wasn't there Sunday because of something else I didn't want to miss. I'm trying to learn how to reply within your blog; "Anonymous" is the only way for someone without their own blog or webpage. Andy
Comment posted by Anonymous
at 5/29/2005 10:17:00 AM
Hi! It is really you free in the world - WOW!!
Heidi
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