I woke up early, awakened by a belly grumbling with hunger.
What do you hunger for?
I like feeling the hunger.
It reminds me there are many things in life I hunger for, perhaps some days, even long for.
I hunger for solitude.
Time alone, away from the demands of people and life. I hunger for the silence that becomes my companion in the solitude.
“I have never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude.” – Henry David Thoreau
I hunger for freedom.
To do what I want when I want. And even though I mostly live my life this way, some days I want freedom from all responsibility.
I hunger for intimacy.
I long to move beyond the superficial, the comfortable, the ‘normal’ and surrender to the intimate and connected.
“…available people are the ones who are dangerous, because they confront us with the possibility of real intimacy.” – Marianne Williamson
I hunger for the unknown.
I want to share myself beyond what I already know, where I’ve already been.
I hunger for openness.
Self-preservation and protection sometimes sneak in and make me forget.
“The only way to find true happiness is to risk being completely cut open.” – Chuck Palahniuk
I hunger for the deliciousness of life.
Life sometimes seems a buffet; a dilemma because I like choice but don’t always want to choose.
I hunger for fire in the belly.
For light and passion, for giving it my all, thoroughly used up when I die.
“Good men and good women have fire in the belly. We are fierce.” – Sam Keen
Over to you:
What do you hunger for?
What nourishment is missing that might make the difference?
Inspired by Rachel Cole.
I hunger for play Sandi, it’s there, but not as often as I remember. Time to something about THAT! Thanks for the reminder 🙂
@Dawn Barclay Play is SO important and for me, makes all the hard work worthwhile! I guess it’s not really a surprise that I co-created a program called the S’mores Summer Camp for Solopreneurs 😉
Plus my partner-in-play at the camp is JennyBBones one of the most playful people I know! Surrounding yourself with playmates is very important!
I hunger for play Sandi, it’s there, but not as often as I remember. Time to something about THAT! Thanks for the reminder 🙂
I hunger for great writing like this: ” I hunger for thesilence that becomes my companion in the solitude.”
Lori
@Lori Have you ever been to a silent retreat Lori? It’s truly the most amazing, nourishing thing I do for myself!
@Sandi Amorim Nope! Not sure I would make it through a silent retreat! I’m starting slowly with time in meditation of silence, though. Funny you and Kaarina Dillabough are talking about this today!
@Lori @Sandi Amorim Ahhh, there are no coincidences in life:)
@Lori @Sandi Amorim Ahhh, there are no coincidences in life:)
I feed my hungers everyday:) Cheers! Kaarina
@KDillabough Ahh, then you are definitely one to learn from. So glad we connected!
@Sandi Amorim Me too Sandi:) We must video skype one day soon and talk shop…and fun…and mischief…and feeding hungers:)
@KDillabough Ahh, then you are definitely one to learn from. So glad we connected!
I’m hungry to connect, to share my newly revealed gifts with others, to learn to learn to learn…and I love feeling that hunger but also the satiety of truly nourishing it.
Thank you Sandi AND Rachel for the inspiration!
@MyMiBoSo Ahh yes, the satiety of nourishing these so very human and important hungers. Love it.
Love this post. It brought tears to my eyes and a very loud “Yes!” from my lips. I hunger for the freedom to be me in all my “let it all hang out” glory. I hunger for the courage to give myself that freedom.
Love this post. It brought tears to my eyes and a very loud “Yes!” from my lips. I hunger for the freedom to be me in all my “let it all hang out” glory. I hunger for the courage to give myself that freedom.
@Carol Hess So often these hungers are displaced by the physical hunger that seems more real somehow. It’s time to give these hungers their due. xoS
@Sandi Amorim
In other words, time to fill my belly with fire instead of chocolate. I’m game for that.
@Carol Hess So often these hungers are displaced by the physical hunger that seems more real somehow. It’s time to give these hungers their due. xoS