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feather & fur – a 21st century fable, part 1

[Draft 11-3-2025]

feather & fur – parting ways

a 21st century fable

Copyright © 2025 John P. Healy

(humility’s hard done by)

Claws in the night

In the murky stillness, something sharp hit his head, knocking him to the ground. Rising to his knees, claws tore into his back. He howled in pain. Then there was just chatter. A voice said, “Zach, are you okay?” His fur was wet with sweat, not blood. The dream was over.

But later Zach was not so sure …

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The meaningscape – synchronizing shared realities?

Meaningscape is a relatively new word – for the contours & connections that we sense and use to grasp our reality. It’s a layered ‘sandwich’ of signs & symbols, beacons & benchmarks, ways & waypoints, memories & meanings. [1]

Meaning is relational. Meaning is finding a shared way of reading and navigating the world, including socially & culturally.

There’s the context of the meaning OF life – some type of cosmic connection; but, more importantly, there’s finding meaning IN life – social connection which grounds our well-being.

The craving for connection is the need for meaning.

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