In yoga class my teacher brought up lila, a sanskrit word that expresses the inherent joy and playfulness necessary for creation. Something about the way she phrased it struck a chord in me.  Willingness to play around with something leads to new creation.  There’s a joy that comes with the act of creation. That’s why we do it.  Most brilliance is perceived as as odd at first.  Artists embrace the odd, seeking the joy of creation that only appears when you’re on the right track.

I’m essentially creating a new life across the country this month.  Only taking what I can fit into my subcompact, I’m trying something completely different from what I was taught to do.  It’s a massively serious undertaking that I’m approaching with capricious enthusiasm.  I choose to believe that things will work out based on the fact that my true needs are simple.  I don’t have a map but I know where I’m going – serenity from minimalism.  Lila explains how I find the energy to do it.  I don’t mind messing up.  Even making mistakes is fulfilling when you’re on the right path.

Questions dealing with the soul are onerous but what would you do otherwise?  The light of meaning calls to us. Even if you can’t see, it you know it’s there.