http://www.kristinnoelle.com/2006/01/30/on-the-yin-of-this-quest-for-meaning/ uncovering life's layers, exploring truth's terrain... Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:23:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://www.kristinnoelle.com/2006/01/30/on-the-yin-of-this-quest-for-meaning/#comment-710 Thu, 02 Feb 2006 23:15:08 +0000 http://www.kristinnoelle.com/2006/01/30/on-the-yin-of-this-quest-for-meaning/#comment-710 I link to you today at Sacred Ordinary to offer some resources for what I call spiritual longing or yearning. However, you have been culturally trained to do it all. Fortunately, this generation seems to be able to find a peace with staying home and raising kids. You are enough! I link to you today at Sacred Ordinary to offer some resources for what I call spiritual longing or yearning. However, you have been culturally trained to do it all. Fortunately, this generation seems to be able to find a peace with staying home and raising kids. You are enough!

]]> http://www.kristinnoelle.com/2006/01/30/on-the-yin-of-this-quest-for-meaning/#comment-709 Thu, 02 Feb 2006 21:14:58 +0000 http://www.kristinnoelle.com/2006/01/30/on-the-yin-of-this-quest-for-meaning/#comment-709 That's a really nice hope to have. The contemplative in me wants to also be in touch with "this", in and of itself, being full of riches (wisdom, meaning, wonder) even when they're hard to see sometimes. The nihilist in me counters her with "smoke and mirrors, dear girl; smoke and mirrors," and launches me into another phase of yearning. Ah, the conversations inside! That’s a really nice hope to have. The contemplative in me wants to also be in touch with “this”, in and of itself, being full of riches (wisdom, meaning, wonder) even when they’re hard to see sometimes. The nihilist in me counters her with “smoke and mirrors, dear girl; smoke and mirrors,” and launches me into another phase of yearning. Ah, the conversations inside!

]]> http://www.kristinnoelle.com/2006/01/30/on-the-yin-of-this-quest-for-meaning/#comment-708 Thu, 02 Feb 2006 04:59:47 +0000 http://www.kristinnoelle.com/2006/01/30/on-the-yin-of-this-quest-for-meaning/#comment-708 yes, i know that question too. for a long time i tried to hide from it, but have begun to come to grips with the realization that sometimes this IS all there is... right here and right now...but i hold on to the hope that this is not "all there is", forever. yes, i know that question too. for a long time i tried to hide from it, but have begun to come to grips with the realization that sometimes this IS all there is… right here and right now…but i hold on to the hope that this is not “all there is”, forever.

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