I am debating tranquility vs. intensity.

A few weeks ago in the post Reconciling Happiness I clearly landed on the side of intensity, as I thought that would more likely close the gap on Happiness. This week I am shopping for tranquility but finding, so far, they don't have my size.

Is there a 'Big and Tall' store for tranquility that will adequately cover the degree of intensity I bring to most endeavors?

Tranquility - an inner calm allowing Wisdom and Truth to close the gap on me; much like sitting quietly in the forest until the rabbits and deer become unafraid and occasionally pass nearby; sudden movements (or even slight movements) send them scampering; but in its midst, such tranquility brings a feeling of oneness.

Yet whenever I try to cloak myself in tranquility I have bits and pieces of intensity hanging out here and there. (How gauche ...) Truth and Wisdom keeps its distance, and I am not fully engaged in either direction.

I am going to search for new perspectives over the next day or two ...

... Mid-(next day or two) thought - I have said it before; "just let go." ...

... Focus ... Look for Subtleties ... Understand Nuance.

Examine a work of art and absorb its detail, beauty, and symbolism.

Listen to a piece of music and feel its character, depth, and complexities.

Read a bit of literature and be absorbed by its emotion, meaning, and movement.

Sit in nature and enjoy its cycles, solitude, and uninhibited freedom.

Flow ... Harmonize ... Sway with Rhythm.

No Distractions ... No Self-Consciousness ... No Gravity.

Tranquility - Quietly observe Truth and Wisdom moving about in their natural habitat.

Music, Art, Literature, and Nature - colleagues in my search for inner peace. My goal is to one day be able to go to that inner peace with no assistance, but until then these are my chosen partners. I will/must turn to them more frequently.

I'm not doing away with intensity ... (in fact, there's a bit peeking out now) ... but this week I have rediscovered the value of tranquility. They both have their place.

Tranquintensility - to be intensely tranquil. Perhaps that is not possible. ... ... ... Perhaps I will find a way.