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where do you find meaning?

Posted on Jun 16th, 2009 by Siona : Synchronicity Coordinator Siona

Do I? This was, I'm realizing, a presumptuous question. I'm not sure I find meaning; sometimes I feel more as though I create it, and some days, I feel, I'm better at doing this than... More »

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from someone wise.

Posted on Aug 11th, 2008 by Siona : Synchronicity Coordinator Siona

One of my friends recently shared this with me... How do you know if you are significant? This question lures us the wrong way, it invites us to judge ourselves on some criteria of importance... More »

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i did need to read this.

Posted on Jul 27th, 2007 by Siona : Synchronicity Coordinator Siona

A friend of mine sent me a poem today. I needed, then, to read it; perhaps you do to. My hut lies in the middle of a dense forest; Every year the green ivy grows... More »

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the pursuit of happiness, again.

Posted on Apr 9th, 2007 by Siona : Synchronicity Coordinator Siona

I found an excellent article this morning. It begins: "'You can't move in Britain for people trying to make you happy,' complained a British journalist recently in the pages of the Guardian. He was drawing... More »

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what makes life meaningful?

Posted on Mar 28th, 2007 by Siona : Synchronicity Coordinator Siona

Ai. What a lustrous question. For me, life needs no justification or reason or purpose. Life IS, and that is more... and so much more... than meaning enough. Does this sound silly? Or trite? Or... More »

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memento mori.

Posted on Mar 10th, 2007 by Siona : Synchronicity Coordinator Siona

I've been thinking about death recently, perhaps too much. I suppose this makes sense; 2007 has already been a record year for me as far as suicides alone are concerned. I feel close to my... More »

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money and meaning.

Posted on Dec 18th, 2006 by Siona : Synchronicity Coordinator Siona

So. Here's something.  I've been engaged in an ongoing discussion in another online community that involves this weekend's Sunday Times article on philanthropy . (It's a fabulous piece; if you haven't already had a look,... More »

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that moment of aliveness.

Posted on Dec 1st, 2006 by Siona : Synchronicity Coordinator Siona

Here. It's short. I wanted to invite a small reminder.

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presence.

Posted on Sep 17th, 2006 by Siona : Synchronicity Coordinator Siona

I've been corresponding, recently, with a man who told me, crypically, that I was someone who "created life." He told me I was a weaver, of stories, and, I suppose, of networks. I hadn't put... More »

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profondeur.

Posted on Aug 15th, 2006 by Siona : Synchronicity Coordinator Siona

Last night, a college friend came by. He was in California for the week, and took the opportunity to visit, showing up on my doorstep with a brand-new mohawk and an overflowing box of ripe... More »

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