Essay 001 - Divine

Already end of April. Feeling lucky that my morning coffee walk is this glorious. 22°, sunny, gorgeous. Weeks fly by here. I want it to slow down but I guess this means I’m happy :)

Went to Cordoba this weekend and it was good fun. Grateful to make great friends here in Argentina

Being in nature is restorative. You come back a bit lighter, a bit more optimistic, reminded what life is truly about. It’s not about buying things or quarterly sales targets. It’s about feeling unbridled connection to yourself, nature, and the people around you.

For all of mankind, we’ve been trying to tame nature. Destroy it to build our cities. Are we winning the war? There’s no winner here. I wonder if nature will one day reclaim what was taken from it.

Capitalism and consumerism are just replacements for ‘God’. Perhaps it’s an even bloodier god to pray to. All of human history and behaviour over the centuries is the same, but just takes on different forms. What is my god? What inches me closer to the divine?

I guess while I’m pursuing my “purpose,” really what I’m chasing is getting closer to god. That feeling of wonder that I get is the feeling of being in touch with “god.” It makes sense now. It’s the sensation and feeling of being one with the cosmos.

I feel it when I’m in nature, when embarking on a new adventure, having a coffee and writing, creating art, crazy fun nights with my friends, laughing with my girlfriend, family dinner and holidays with amazing conversation, on the basketball court, listening to jazz music, getting immersed in a book or video game, intimacy, feeling productive at work, cooking a good meal, live music, canoe tripping, learning new things.

God is in the everyday flow state. But it’s not that simple. Consumerism is sabotaging our relationships with god. We must stay true to ourselves.

There’s something connecting us all. Like the way ants march in unison, humans are no different.

How? I have no idea. But I’m comfortable leaving it at that.