rewilding #40 relationship with stuff

Lately I’ve been drinking my camping coffee and decided I wanted a “real” coffee yesterday. I walked over to La Prima Tazza and ran into an old friend. This guy has been storing my surfboard in his garage for years and we haven’t spoken in over a year. That kind of friend. 

We ended up walking at the Wetlands this morning and had a beautiful time catching up and gabbing about some philosophical musings, as he also has his nose in 14 books at the same time. He is deep into The Wisdom of Insecurity by Alan Watts and loaned me The Power of Myth (Joseph Campbell) and The Overstory (Richard Powers). 

Keith walked into the Eudora Yoga Center in 2015 and the rest was history. His life turned upside down as he transformed from a button-up collared shirt, loafer wearing business man, to a full on hippie potter who still practices yoga every morning. He’s doing the work blending outer & inner reality and it was inspiring to experience his deep joy—mainly through his vivacious chatting about his ceramic art. 

Right now I have in my possession, this one beautiful bowl and one beautiful cup. That feels like enough. Shifting my relationship with stuff.

xoxo amrutaa
photo: functional art gifted from Keith Nowland