pro·found [pruh-found]
adjective, -er, -est, noun
–adjective
1. penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker.
2. originating in or penetrating to the depths of one's being; profound grief.
3. being or going far beneath what is superficial, external, or obvious: profound insight.
4. of deep meaning; of great and broadly inclusive significance: a profound book.
5. pervasive or intense; thorough; complete: a profound silence.
6. extending, situated, or originating far down, or far beneath the surface: the profound depths of the ocean.
1. penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker.
2. originating in or penetrating to the depths of one's being; profound grief.
3. being or going far beneath what is superficial, external, or obvious: profound insight.
4. of deep meaning; of great and broadly inclusive significance: a profound book.
5. pervasive or intense; thorough; complete: a profound silence.
6. extending, situated, or originating far down, or far beneath the surface: the profound depths of the ocean.
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I'm feeling quite introspective and reflective myself - wanting to turn in and consider what I feel strongly is a new phase that I'm entering... Looking back, considering the present, and contemplating the way forward.
In particular, I was reminded of what my intentions were when I set out on this journey... And also, as Lisa expressed it so well in a comment recently, that "there is always fragility and vulnerability in transition". It's not always comfortable but that's okay. I've found that change in my life - even the most painful - has usually been for the best. So I'm just trying to go with this mood and see where it takes me...
Oh, and I'm soooooooo glad it's nearly the weekend. Now that's deep!
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8 comments:
lovely post. the profound is on its way.
embracing change... i'm learning how to. painful but hard but beautiful.
I think it so human to resist change, but that resistance invariably causes its own discomfort. So, yes, I think it is better to go with the flow, like that little leaf on your autumn tree that must learn to let go to have a wonderful whirly ride on the wind ... Wishing you a great weekend, with some profoundness and some whirliness!
contemplating the way to move forward is indeed not easy sometimes... Looking back is somehow easier... To be at the present is the key I guess...
Interesting post! Feel free to drop by & hope to hear from you! Have a lovely weekend dear*
Great post!
Change = Growth to me...
have a fantastic weekend!
Beautiful, heartfelt post. I wish I had a better response and something meaningful to add, but right now I'm feeling a bit tired and not at all intelligent...but anyway, just wanted to pop in say hello...it's great to have my internet back and visit my lovely blog friends:) Have a happy weekend.
I have now had a chance to read the links you posted on blogging and from there followed some more links and read some of the comments, and it started me thinking a bit. Maybe I misunderstood the issues, but I must admit that when I read all that stuff about being "authentic" and "honest" and "speaking your truth" and so on, my head started feeling very, very tired. What do those terms mean anyway? I think there is (are? see, my head is tired now!) an enormous variety of blogs. Some are meant to be eye-candy and do not want to expose their own lives at all, other bloggers want to go deeper and address issues about themselves or in the world around them. and some bloggers may only want to blog about positive aspects of their lives. Some blogs may just want to be "nicey-nice" and that is okay. Each type of blog has its place. When I started my blog I made a conscious decision to make it my 'escape' from the everyday realities of life. I have purposely tried not to reveal much of myself in my blog. I have purposely decided not to discuss social issues, environmental issues, politics or religion in my posts. This is not because I deny their existence or because I fear confrontation - I do address those issues in other forums - but simply because I want to keep my blog a light-hearted place where I can play a little, sometimes send myself up a little, maybe even act a little differently from what I would in my everyday life. I find that liberating. I even write differently from how I speak: in real life I swear quite a lot. Am I being inauthentic? Some people made comments about feeling hurt and blogworld being like high school, and I wanted to say: Wake up sweetie! The World is like high school!! There will always be groups that you do not belong to, there will always be people that snub you, there will always be people more popular than you are, some people will get awards, and you won't, that is just life! Those things are only problems if you desire them, and if you don't, the problem disappears. Anyway, I have now written a comment ten times longer than your post, and I should probably rather have written it on the relevant bloggers' blogs, but as I do not normally follow them, I thought you would be more interested!
lisa - i hope you're right. i'm ready for it!
claire - so true, sometimes painful but often so worth it...
lenorenevermore - being in the present is the hardest for me - definitely! Thanks for stopping by, i'll definitely swing by your blog too and say hi...
krissy - absolutely! and growth is what makes me feel alive - GOOD stuff!
bronwyn - so lovely to see you back! :)
anairam - i know what you mean. for me that resistance to change is often when I'm MOST uncomfortable state to be in and surrendering to it make so much more sense - and the whirliness can be SO exhilarating, can't it?! :)
I was also interested to read and agree with your comment on the comments that were made about blogging in those links... I came away from reading a lot of what people had to say on those forums thinking, “who are they to say what constitutes an ”authentic” expression and what doesn’t?” and even more, “who are they to JUDGE that, and say what makes for “good” blogging/commentary or not?” Good for whom?!? I was quite irritated. I agree that there are lots of different kinds of blogs and room for all of them. I enjoy reading a cross-section myself and would hate it if they ALL became a place for deep reflection and revelation (navel-gazing) ‘cause although I like a bit of that as you know, I enjoy the pretty-pretty, nicey-nicey too! As you say, it often offers an escape from the all-too-easy-to-find, sometimes downright relentless, and often draining challenges and hardships of real life – in both the real and virtual worlds.
Also, I blog for me first and foremost, and isn’t that the idea? Rather than whether I'm gaining in the popularity stakes? Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE that people pop by and say hello and comment and I would definitely miss it if no-one ever did but I’m not convinced that I would be ABLE to modify what I blog to change that. Because my little blog is a reflection of who I am (at least PART, not the whole of who I am) and I think that’s true for most blogs, isn’t it? Even a fiction is based in some reality... It would be impossible to sustain otherwise for any extended time, surely? And I like that. I like that one can filter and present whatever aspects of life are interesting, distracting or even meaningful to one, and that this changes (for me anyway) given the moment and over time… And I like that I have similar, filtered, glimpses into the lives of others. If someone chooses not to read my blog because it’s not “authentic” or “deep” or dark enough for them, or because it’s not pretty or trendy enough for them, or because it’s not posted to often enough for them, then that’s the choice they reserve the right to make, just as I reserve the right to blog whatever and whenever I want to. Just as you do on your great blog. If I like what I find I keep going back; if I don't, I don't. Isn’t that the beauty of this very democratic medium?
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