Endowments

Life is created from certain patterns. DNA, crystal formations, molecular chains, somehow it all connects in reasonable and recognizable patterns.

The trick is finding the symbiotic relationships that are the most gratifying,

I have no idea how science does this, but I think people are endowed with a sense of it that creates a feeling of intense satisfaction when it is discovered. No matter how that may come about.

I have a sort of modern inglenook in my home. It is a logical place for a television because there is no glare there, so I have my TV there over a small (fake) woodstove, surrounded by books. Scattered among the books are articles that I find especially appealing, a tiny cairn, a canvas print in colors I love, a couple of amethyst geodes.

Pulling my big recliner right up to this creates an unusually comfortable, soul satisfying place to relax. It is not a layout that seemed natural, but the end result is certainly right for me.

This is the perfect example of something that feels as if it were meant to be, a place that I've known since before I was born.

Such things are harder when more than one person inhabits a space, but I think they are an important contribution to living a rich and satisfyingly comfortable life.