Questions at 2:30 AM . . .

Question.1. Isn't it interesting that the word questions is comprised of quest, a purposeful or searching journey, and ions, those atoms that they're always talking about in hairdryer and straightening iron advertisements? (Apparently, the static and frizzy quality of our hair involves negative ions, so if we buy one of these great products that creates positive ions, we can neutralize the mess and have lovely hair.) Anyway, a quest ion could be seen as a search for what was lost (-) or as an understanding of what was gained (+).

I tend to see life in terms of loss and gain: In every loss (-), even the hardest ones, there is always always at least one gain (+). And when I write, I write about loss and and the holes that loss leaves as well as the new attributes, experiences, abilities, associations, etc. that are born in and out of that loss.


Question.2. Isn't it interesting what you can discover in separating and spacing out the letters of your name?

.....O ..... live.....K.....it.....e

.....O..................K..............

...............live.............it......

OK.........live.............it...... (The e can stay silent (or act as a period), because that's what e's are the best at!)



..................ol.....I.....ve....k....it.....e

..................ol............ve..........it......

..................lo............ve...................

I................love.......................it, k? (Once again, we have a silent e.)


Often we find what we're looking for, either consciously or unconsciously. But sometimes we're graced by serendipity.



Question.3. Isn't it interesting that we can be up in the middle of the night and have all of these threads and thoughts, but no real questions? Instead of the big things, the real things, the purposeful things, we choose to type questions about letters.

Here's one of my real questions: Do I have to be conscious to dream? And another: If I paint a door on the wall, what will I see as being on the other side?