The Settler

The Symbols

House Boat, Labradoodle Dog, Whale, Stars, Ocean

Might Mean

Rest: calm, quiet, peace, relaxation, integration, contemplation, willingness, idleness, inactivity, sedentary lifestyle, being a homebody, patience, safety, not rocking the boat, inertia, boredom, passivity, immobility, stagnation

Stillness: stability, balance, settling down, feeling home, satisfaction, loyalty, history, memory, secureness, grounding, resilience, staying on a path, inflexibility, refusing to give up or let go, routine, chronic condition, nostalgia, baggage

Preparation: planning, purpose, focus, coordination, moving slowly or cautiously, investigation, taking time to get ready, rehearsal, writing or following a script, soul-searching, going in depth, long-term, guidance, control, analysis paralysis

For Example

Movie Clips & Videos:

A settled life (better with a co-pilot) – Up in the Air

Pictures and Mementos of Carl & Ellie – Up (and the story behind it)

Memory is a strange thing – Arrival (Facing the fear of existence)

Paul Gauguin vs Vincent Van Gogh – At Eternity's Gate,
The Persistence of Memory – Salvador Dali,
Life Changes & Memory Loss – What They Had

How Memories Form and How We Lose Them – Catharine Young,
Heart State and Hormonal Balancing – Christiane Northrup,
Taking It One Day At a Time

Podcasts:
Two Heartbeats a Minute (Invisibilia),
Unlocking the Mysteries of Time, Animal Minds (Radiolab),
New Beginnings (This American Life)

"When the past of memory and the future of anticipation are both seen to be present facts, then the slats to this present collapse."
– Ken Wilber, No Boundary

The painting that helped ease Van Gogh's most turbulent year

"The now that passes produces time, the now that remains produces eternity.” – Boethius, The Consolation of Philosophy

Writings:
Fables of the Dog and the Whale, The Importance of a Siesta,
How To Take It Slow In A Relationship,
Why Nothing Is More Exciting for Romance Than Calm,

Secrets Of People With All The Time In The World,
A Penetrating Field Guide To A Life Of One's Own,
Willful vs Willing, Will and Spirit: A Contemplative Psychology

Unmoved Mover, Soul, Contemplation, Flow State, Nirvana,
Time Perception, Self-Control, Security, Central Nervous System,
Sleep, Relaxation, Balance, Resilience, Sedentism, Nostos,
Astronomy, Recall, Long-Term Memory, Imprinting

"slow and steady wins the race"

White Knuckles (and How They Got There) – OK Go

Literature:
The Dog and His Master (Aesop),
The Little Prince – Geographer (Saint-Exupéry)

"In geography we have very correct books. Our books are almost always true. A mountain usually doesn’t change its position. An ocean usually doesn’t lose its water. We write about things which are here for a long time.”

Songs:
Photos Upon Pianos – Breathe Owl Breathe,
This Must Be The Place – Talking Heads,
Stay Gold (First Aid Kit)