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Thought

…water tends to form into spheres… even when moving it attempts to retain this spherical principle through circulation. Moving along spiraling surfaces, which glide past one another in manifold winding and curving forms, it expresses the conflict between its own natural inclination to the sphere and the force of gravity acting upon it. The current with its rhythmical arrangement in space is subject to greater or lesser rhythms in time, often according to very strict laws. A few examples from the world of living creatures will further illustrate this inner propensity of water.

Every living creature, in the act of bringing forth its visible shape out of its archetypal idea, passes through a liquid phase. Some creatures remain in this liquid state or solidify only slightly; others leave the world of water, densify, and fall to a greater or lesser degree under the dominion of the earth element. All reveal in their shapes that at one time they passed through a liquid phase.

The question however arises: Do the shapes of the living organisms merely betray the character of the watery phase through which they have passed, or is it that the water itself, impressionable as it is, is subject to living, formative forces and creative ideas of which it is but the visible expression?

— Theodor Schwenk. Sensitive Chaos.

Quote

Artist Pablo Picasso on life:

The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.

Intention of the Day

My intention is to stay calm and centered as I make conscious choices today.

Happy Monday,

Val