Title: Beyond Words

Gender: Male

Age: 43

Location: San Luis Obispo, CA

It has taken me longer than expected to write this intro because so much of what seems important is indeed beyond words.

Additionally, I have lately been describing the space I inhabit as being a “second adolescence”. Not in the sense of being filled with narcissistic  angst and hormone-fueled self-doubt, but in the sense that the core of who I am is changing so much and so rapidly that I often feel at loss to answer questions about what I like to do or what I believe. I can say only “Last month I would have answered ‘such and such’; today, I don’t know.”

Maybe others inhabit this space daily and always have. For me it is a marked departure from living in my previous world of information, answers and distinct probabilities. The most astounding aspect of the “me of the moment” is that I feel no compelling urge to determine what this “second adolesence” is all about or to seek its resolution. If it weren’t such a magnificent part of my life presently, I wouldn’t even be writing about it. I prefer simply to bask in it.

“Basking” seems to be a defining characteristic of what I am describing. A friend mentioned that it may be an opening of heart space and that indeed is what it feels like. When I am in this “zone.” I feel filled with a warmth and an openness in my chest, I am very present, and I feel incredibly drawn to connect with others inhabiting the same space.

This is largely why I am checking out Zaadz. I suppose I am looking for resonance in others and finding that the social networks I have previously known are coming up a little flat under closer scrutiny. So if any of this srtikes a chord with you, please feel free to contact me.

I realize that apart from sounding like a bunch of mumbo jumbo, the above text is rather slippery in terms of providing the kinds of handles we are used to having when dealing with others. Here is some more standard stuff.

Most of my friends think of me as some sort of “renaissance man” due to the way I hold and process information, combine that with old-world craftsmanship and concoct the world I live in. I am retired from an engineering livlihood, I live cheap but very well. I am currently rehabilitating a sailboat and expect to be cruising in the Pacific coast of Canada during summer 2007. I am an avid photographer and contra dancer. I am also at times heavily involved in gardening, backpacking, diving, cycle touring and massage.

Member Since: Sunday, February 11 2007

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