name calling

Way back in 1988 I discovered a little book called The Wisdom of Insecurity, by Alan Watts (Vintage Books, 1951).  My blog takes its name from it.  Why I am calling my blog Insecurity, I'll never really know, but I was desperate for a name at the time of night, and I remember that this jewel lifted my spirits, relaxed the muscles in my forehead, and left me with a feeling of spaciousness.  Why Mr. Watts titled his book thus also still remains a mystery to me, but that does not prevent playing with some ideas about insecurity.  The quotes below are his.

"To understand insecurity, you must be it."

"There is no safety or security.  Seeking it is painful, finding it, we don't like it."

 "There is no safety in the cosmos.  You just have to give up!"