Invisible Blueprints.
A contemplation on building relationship-nourishing spaces.
Beauty is relational. It inspires within, appreciation and contentment for our world. It inspires comfort and peace within oneself. One might think, “I could sit here and stay a while”. Beauty is endlessly utilitarian for this. In a non-beautiful space, you may not choose to stay. In a beautiful space, you may choose to stay. Choosing to stay can lead to the energetic container where you meet your next close friend, collaborator, where you begin your novel, where you sit and merge with your muse, summoning your next great endeavor. Rekindling your excitement for life and connection to your spirit’s north star.
While we all have bodies, space is a requirement for relating. Our outer world is simply a mirror of our inner world. When we change one, it spurs change in the other. Creating functional, relation-nurturing outer spaces is like fodder, to further the wellbeing of our inner spaces. This is not an exact science but more of a probability game of what is more likely to emerge from a thoughtfully designed space.
I’ll show by example. Take my chair in the corner: comfortable, loungeable, creamy-white. The chair is positioned by an east-facing window such that I may gaze upon goats on a gentle hill. Unlike staring at a barren wall, this activity is dynamic and soothing in it of itself. It provides a peaceful pause. This delightful pause invites an ebb-and-flow dynamic in my solo activities of reading, writing, and working. I can take a break from focus, be momentarily soothed by the goat hill, ponder with a view, and naturally be invited back to study.
Can I calculate exactly how much more sustained or delightful my work sessions are? No! It’s all about the invitation for emergence. What is invited to emerge here is dynamic, soothing space that naturally oscillates between focus, witness and pondering.
This emergent gift exists on the layer of the invisible blueprint. It is felt, not calculated. One may consider then, when placing a desk or study chair, what is its view? Does it evoke a natural ebb and flow for dynamic, sustained focus?
