When you love what you do, people notice
When you care about what you put into it
The joy you get out of it returns to you
Like a pebble rippling in a pool. People notice and are touched by it
Can be summed up in one word - Meraki [meh-rah-key]
Derived from the Greek language. Can't be translated in any other word
in any other language - that's the beauty of it. Unique
It can become a way of life
Bringing meaning and a sense of purpose to absolutely any task
Ordinary or extraordinary.....
Seen most clearly when the Meraki magic is applied to creative or artistic skills
What I've notice for myself is poetry that really lands with me
As if my story is being told by someone close who really knows me
It feels real, alive, and true - never intrusive
Because it's a journey the author's walked themselves
Sharing a piece of themselves in their creative work
I'm also in awe of the passion and dedication that goes into creating beautiful art forms
Especially the more unconventional
It intrigues me to watch someone stone stacking - a sculpture e m e r g i n g
one stone at a time before my eyes
Why do they do it? I reckon the reason is as individual as each practitioner
Focusing attention clears the mind, and the mindful movement
creates an ease in reaching the point of balance
Or maybe it's the artistic pleasure of creating a great stack
Another artistic expression that draws me in - in both the creating and in the completion - is sand art
On a beach, or in a Tibetan mandala
Like the stone stacking, what every artist shares is the capacity to give
Their undivided attention to what they're creating
Putting their heart and soul into their work.....a natural expression of themselves
I'm grateful for the poetry and the art that resonates with me, creating a meditative space that feeds my soul
As I look on or immerse myself in the words of wisdom
Enabling me - in turn - to put my whole self into all that I do
With Meraki. Without it - where would we be?
I wonder if you do what you do with Meraki.....
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