Ikigai Thought for Today: Moments of Nuance
Experiences the spaces in between.
Audio narration by David Marlow
For your Ikigai Thought for Today, we’re going to explore the idea of nuance.
I'm sharing an idea with you and encourage you to think about it and then spend some time reflecting. Here it is…
The true grandness of life is found in the delicate, often fleeting moments that make up our existence.
If approached with reverence and appreciation, these subtle nuances can reveal the deepest truths and offer us a profound sense of connection to the world around us.
🌀 Reflection:
What does it mean to you to experience the grandness of life in moments of nuance?
Quest well!
I love that nuance paradoxically adds depth and richness. It exposes the idea that the edges of life is where vitality thrives. When hunting I concentrate on the edges because there is shelter and pause before an open field next to the woods that an animal often uses in the dawn before exposing themselves to the openness . I began sketching in ernest this fall and discovered that the edges in the pencil sketch is where it comes to life as well. The subtle shading from the light exposed face of a rock to the darker shadow side. I think of that as nuance. I often find delight in the nuance of nature, a leaf twisting magically, suspended above a trail tethered by a thin silken thread, bubbles in a small stream that wrap around a rock in subtly changing patterns. The empty silence of a pause in a song between notes. Just a hint of perfume as a woman walks by me causes me to stop and notice. The "unnecessary" architectural details of a simple door with elaborate carvings that have nothing to do with its function but the builder included them anyway. These things about nuance are what give life meaning above utility and function that only a human life can create and preserve.
Thank you David for this wonderful prompt this morning
Yes as Jesus spent time in prayer with the Father we need to spend time in nature and with ourselves reflecting on our relationship with our spiritual being not simply our physical one. We live in two realm, one seen and the other not seen but it is still there. Once we admit we are both physical and spiritual (having a soul) we truly begin to live our lives with purpose, essence, harmony, meaning and direction!