On Attuning

For years, it has been my intent to start a blog: To create a central place where I could record and track my musings and insights that I've picked up along the way. But of course, by choosing to actually publish my inquiries and discoveries means that I intend for this project to serve as a forum for the dissemination and exchange of ideas. 

Another intent is to encourage connections, whether these be confined to the oddly shaped walls of the internet, or whether these materialize into tangible relationships within the wellness, fitness, yoga, social science, and creative communities of NYC. 

Consequently, I may write about nutrition, my journeys in running, philosophy, psychology; or perhaps, I may share my artwork/writing, or include articles that serve as guideposts to my approach. 

In this initial post, I'd like to share a bit about why I settled on "attune" for my blog title. I believe attuning (to our inner self) is the primary (and requisite) stepping stone to inner peace, wellness, and happiness. 

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Attuning is the process by which we tune in to our own frequencies: it is the path to happiness.

How do we "attune"? 

To attune, we must first engage (in whatever it is we do) with consistent attention. This includes everything from eating consciously to working consistently to establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships. Consistent attention and care in what we do uncovers and gives shape to our intention (Why am I doing this? What purpose does this serve for me, right now?). Only after this unfurling, may we project our freshly-hewn intentions on our worlds. 

What does projecting our intentions have to do with happiness?

By knowingly projecting our intentions and creative energies on the world around us, we abstain from acting as a reservoir for others' intentions and energies, which only serve to weigh us down. By projecting with intent, we act as agents in our own happiness, rather than conductors to our pacification. 

Attunement, then, requires consistent attention and intention, and correctly transferring that internal masterpiece to the external world that surrounds the self. The "work" of attunement is constant: everything is in flux (both the internal and external) and hence, our masterpieces are works in progress. It is that work which is happiness.

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I will always end my posts with a single image, passage, or melody that resounds with me. I love discussion so all comments are welcome. Take care, xxNARGUS