“Having an experience is taking part in the world” Olafur Eliasson
I’m thinking about the difference between achievement and experience.
Living into achievement: Goals, lists, trying to do the right thing, be the right kind of person, accomplish goals. There’s nothing necessarily wrong with that. I mean, we all have shit we need to do but if that’s what drives me it’s precarious. Someone, something - almost anything can take that away from me. Illness, bad luck, economic instability, political instability - you name it.
But living into experience is different. If what I want, if what I hope for is a life of experiences, then even unexpected twists and turns in the path can be embraced. This new experience - rather than being an obstacle to an achievement goal, is just a new experience. And no one can take my experience from me.