Today marks 3 years that I started writing about Harmony.
I had been thinking about it for roughly a lifetime prior to that…
In the past 3 years, I have written over 600 conversations with over 1,800 pages of thoughts and examples of the absolute truths I find in my exploration of and search for harmony.
In these 3 years, according to the metrics, around 5,000 people have participated in the conversation...
I love numbers…
And yet, I have no idea what they mean,
And, I don’t really think they matter...
What matters is…
ME...
YOU…
And, the journey that we are on.
I write
Because I seek more...
MORE
clarity,
strength,
HARMONY
In my moments…
Harmony is a faith for me…
I know it exists.
I trust it.
It is as clear in my mind
As mathematics…
2+2=4
Embracing the “IS” and reaching for the “want” = Harmony
“Wishing” or disregarding the “IS” = Disharmony
I write…
Because I believe “harmony” is a discipline, a mindfulness, a behavior…
And, writing not only helps me to understand it better,
But it helps me to remember it often…
It helps me to keep fighting for it…
More in my own mind and heart,
Than anything else.
If it sounds like I am trying to convince you
Of something…
It’s because I am trying to convince MYSELF
Of something…
I am trying to embrace and accept in my being,
What I see so clearly in my rationality.
Those of you who read it,
And stay with it,
Connect with it,
I believe do so, because you share in
A similar desire…
You have a similar appetite…
To live grateful, mindful, pursposeful, better, meaningful, happy lives…
I sometimes feel like I am writing the same thing over and over,
And then I occasionally go back and am so excited to see how many different places we have visited together…
If you type “/search” at the end of the website address above in your browser, or if you are reading this on email, if you click on the title and then type “/search”, and enter any word that interests you… you can find posts that include that idea and how it may tie to the concept of harmony.
I am not “Mr. Harmony”…
I am “Mr. Struggle”…
I don’t write to “preach” in any way about the answers,
So much as I write about our journey, our observations, and our struggle.
I am fairly certain that life will always be a “struggle” for me,
Because I believe the possibility of harmony hangs in every moment…
And, I don’t think struggling is a “bad” thing…
I think struggling is a “living” thing… a “growing” thing…
I believe, however, that I can live with greater harmony than I do today.
I believe we all can.
I believe that a meaningful life, a worthwhile journey, is one in deliberate motion,
One with a purpose… one with progress against that purpose…
And, I do feel like I am achieving that…
As torn as I feel in so many moments
Between the emotions of harmony and disharmony…
I am more grateful than I was three years ago…
I am in greater peace about who I am and how I am…
I am much clearer about why I exist, how I can matter…
I am not a better person…
but possibly a slightly wiser one…
I hope these words…
I hope these experiences…
I hope these ideas…
In some small way inspire you to move slightly closer to YOUR want…
That is why I exist…
That is why I write,
So that we may hold virtual hands on our journey…
Toward our individual “wants”…
Toward lives with more moments of “harmony”…
THANK YOU for staying in the conversation…
THANK YOU for “holding” my hand,
And reminding me that I am not alone,
in this wonderful,
adventure…
In life…
In harmony,
Bring on 2017,
Nesto