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- January 8th, 2009
Woo (wU): Matters of a spiritual nature, often inexplicable.
Woo-woo (wU-wU: Of or pertaining to woo. “Woo” begins in the home. It is learned at an early age. I hold my mother responsible for teaching me woo. She is a very spiritual person. My father calls her a saint. My mom doesn’t like that characterization, understandably. She may not be a saint, but she is definitely a woman who does her best to live by her spiritual principles. In that regard, she is really quite special. The thing that impresses me the most about her, though, is her humility towards her spirituality. For her, it simply is the way to be. These are things that you pick up as a child. As you age…notice I don’t say “mature;” that comes later…the lesson sticks with you. Why? Simple: leading by example is the single-most powerful learning mechanism for children. What children see at home, they model outside the home. Keep that in mind the next time you cuss somebody out on the road and hear your expletives repeated back at you, contextually appropriate, a few hours later. Try explaining THAT to your wife. Hypothetically speaking. So, by simply and genuinely being a spiritual person, my mother showed me the beginning of a path towards spiritual enlightenment. It’s a long path; I have traveled far and will travel farther still. As I look towards the horizon, I see a startling light ahead. As I look back to the beginning of my path, I see another radiance: my mother, the Font of Woo.
Woo-woo (wU-wU: Of or pertaining to woo. “Woo” begins in the home. It is learned at an early age. I hold my mother responsible for teaching me woo. She is a very spiritual person. My father calls her a saint. My mom doesn’t like that characterization, understandably. She may not be a saint, but she is definitely a woman who does her best to live by her spiritual principles. In that regard, she is really quite special. The thing that impresses me the most about her, though, is her humility towards her spirituality. For her, it simply is the way to be. These are things that you pick up as a child. As you age…notice I don’t say “mature;” that comes later…the lesson sticks with you. Why? Simple: leading by example is the single-most powerful learning mechanism for children. What children see at home, they model outside the home. Keep that in mind the next time you cuss somebody out on the road and hear your expletives repeated back at you, contextually appropriate, a few hours later. Try explaining THAT to your wife. Hypothetically speaking. So, by simply and genuinely being a spiritual person, my mother showed me the beginning of a path towards spiritual enlightenment. It’s a long path; I have traveled far and will travel farther still. As I look towards the horizon, I see a startling light ahead. As I look back to the beginning of my path, I see another radiance: my mother, the Font of Woo.
Illuminate Possibilities 