In the movie Just Like Heaven,* the bookshop assistant Darryl (played by Jon Heder) declares “Righteous” something he sees as good and right – a pretty cool way to use this word.

I’m exploring a number of more unusual words to help us open our minds, open our hearts, and open ou r wills.   From our small worlds (I in me), we’re moving towards a larger world shared with others (I in us).  One in which everyone has the opportunity to flourish – to find their way of creating and crafting through which they bring some goodness and rightness into the world.

Our journey leads us to be present to others, to our world, and to our future Self, but if we are to flourish we need to identify what Otto Scharmer names our crystallising intent – our life-art, the contribution we each must make.  Then we will be satisfied – between creativity and generosity enjoying life.

I just love supporting people to find what it is they must do; this satisfies me**  It will be something different for each of us.

I can only imagine Darryl’s response to each of us identifying our creativity and generosity.  As something right and good in the universe, he would say, “Righteous.”

(^I hope today’s post make sense; I’ve been practicing on an iPad so I can blog whilst on holiday.)

(*You’ll recall that I enjoy cheesey movies.)

(**Philosopher Mark Rowlands believes just like his running, life has intrinsic rather than instrumental value.  Like a game, we enjoy it for what it is rather than it having some other purpose.  This makes me wonder about identifying our particular creative and generous contribution as being something which has intrinsic value to us and instrumental value to someone else – meaning, when we do what we do, others will be encouraged and enabled to do what they do, and this is why it is satisfying and enjoyable.  Frederick Buechner spoke of finding our life purpose where our deep gladness meets the world’s deep need.)