January 22, 2013
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Curating Life
A topic on my mind this evening: curating life…
As some of you know, I am a zen practitioner. I am also (obviously), an artist.
This thought occurs to me this evening in my meditations and online wanderings. I hate to use the word “you” as it seems quite targeted, but it’s difficult to work the words otherwise.
Do you curate your life?
I interact with galleries frequently and have entertained the idea of becoming a curator myself. To be a curator in a gallery or a museum means to carefully select just the right items to compose a larger picture, a larger story in a location.
How many things ask for one’s time… pets, children, mealtimes, meetings, jobs, automotive inconveniences… Some of these things are important. By this, I mean, if they are not attended to, there will be negative consequences that Matter. Some of them have negative consequences that matter. And some have negative consequences that do not matter. It is worth considering just what we spend our minutes doing.
That is all.
We have limited time in our tiny little lives. Don’t think I have any deadline or crisis in mine. Just a meditation I wanted to share.
Be blessed
With love, as alwaysonward and upward,
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Comments (16)
I curate my life. Had too. Things were out of control. lol
yes. I do curate my life – or am getting better at doing so. some of this has taken the form of removing so many things that do not really matter – either to me, or in the overall picture of things. simplification, so I have fewer things that take my attention away from the few things I do want to have my attention. I might post a bit tonight on a kind of project I’m doing with myself. only it’s not really a project with an end, as most projects must come to an end. less background noise. more peace. more clarity.
I think you would find that you have a gift in being a curator.
good point. i’m enjoying (and benefiting from) your meditations lately.
First, create, then curate.
Nice – thanks for sharing!
A favored (sung) line from a favorite (cheesy, 70s, religious) movie: “Do few things but do them well. Simple joys are holy.” I like the idea of weeding and pruning, distilling life to its essence, and focusing on what’s important. I think each person’s things of importance are obviously and should be different. I don’t think abundance is bad, but excess is. Amen.
i don’t know if i curate my life….i like to think that everything is in its right place but then i get paranoid as to whether or not my own internal compass is calibrated correctly. it’s a vicious cycle.
i really like your page and i look forward to reading more of your posts.
be blessed!
God only gave each of us a certain amount of minutes to use for our life. Each person has their own minutes..We must protect our minutes because some of the people try to use other’s minutes…to make them do something different than what the person that the minutes belong to want. Sometimes we need to tell others to use their own minutes and leave ours alone. I don’t curate nearly as much as I should.
@C_L_O_G - Indeed. I’m working on it. By the way, the card arrived safely. Thank you so much! <3
I’m glad. 
@plantinthewindow - I don’t know if I really have the eye for it professionally, but it sounds like fun.
I’ve had a habit of letting the flow take control of my life in ways that occasionally left me feeling like I was drowning in others’ desires. I like to go so much slower through life than most people I know. People honk at me in traffic all the time for driving too slowly.
@promisesunshine - Thank you
@Inciteful - Indeed.
@suzyQ_darnit - :) Thanks for leaving a note that you came by. I never look at footprints.
@BoureeMusique - Well said! I agree absolutely.
@l0311879l - I think if one follows the truest desires of the inner self, the compass is calibrated correctly. We are growing, changing beings and it’s ok to change directions when things seem different. That’s part of the fun of it all
@LGailGarrett - I really like the way you said that. Lots of people around me seem hungry for my minutes.
@oceanstarr - I’m glad you received it. Thank you for letting me know.<3
@oceanstarr - slow is okay. your pace/path is not the pace/path of others. I tend to drag my heels in the flow of life, too. haven’t done much in the view of many, but that’s alright by me.
wow this is something worth contemplating on… how to curate life… thank you for sharing
I don’t curate my life. My life tries to curate the
me
within my soul. I just enjoy whatever the minutes bring to me.
@ZSA_MD - Some days I’m better at that than others. I have a weakness for bending to the will of others. I’ve learned recently how that’s worked to my detriment in many ways. Going with the flow has paused my interests for my “own” life for a long time. I do like the way you responded to this very much.
You know, I’ve been thinking a lot about what you last told me… That even though I haven’t found a new job yet, I still have it pretty good and should just enjoy what I have, rather than being frustrated about what I don’t have. And right after that, I decided to take a short break off blogging because I keep getting in the habit of analyzing what’s wrong when I start blogging. I focused more on living life instead of thinking about it. And now, it’s been pretty great!