Reflecting on Ewan’s post — Not only did Miles Davis have improvisational skills to keep going… Did he also have/need confidence in himself and the music to make the adjustment seamless?
“The trouble starts when we forget about our participation in the creation of harmony, of meaning. When we remove our agency in meaning-making, we start to think in absolutes.”
I came across this excerpt yesterday in The Marginalian newsletter.
I love Maria Popviva’s work. There's a dialogue space between our obsession with data, and trusting our senses that many find threatening- as though, if there's no evidence, they might be wrong. I think that's the space were working in…..
Reflecting on Ewan’s post — Not only did Miles Davis have improvisational skills to keep going… Did he also have/need confidence in himself and the music to make the adjustment seamless?
I wonder whether there's a point where confidence gives way to unity, to make the transition unconscious?
I don’t know…
I feel like history points to a solid “yes!”
If I have experienced it personally, I can’t say. You can bet I’ll be pondering the question today.
“The trouble starts when we forget about our participation in the creation of harmony, of meaning. When we remove our agency in meaning-making, we start to think in absolutes.”
I came across this excerpt yesterday in The Marginalian newsletter.
https://mailchi.mp/themarginalian/heron-space-sundogs?e=c68dda40dd
The quote is from a book about herons called Something in the World Loves You by Jarod K. Anderson.
“Look deep into nature and you will understand everything better.” ~Albert Einstein
Thank you Richard for today’s letter and link to the article about a “wrong” note.
“Out beyond ideas of right doing and wrong doing there is a field. I’ll meet you there.” ~Rumi
I love Maria Popviva’s work. There's a dialogue space between our obsession with data, and trusting our senses that many find threatening- as though, if there's no evidence, they might be wrong. I think that's the space were working in…..