Piazza Bellezza was originally conceived as just a fun spin on my birth name. I translated it very literally as Bellessa Plaza.
A while, though, after I started blogging, I told a friend the title of my blog and he said, "Oh, the beautiful place?"
I have thought about that on and off and really like the implications of that name. Lots of times, I feel like I am not in a situated place in my life--like I'm more in day-to-day mode and that I have coping strategies to make it through, but that I'm not in a place when I can really use my talents very effectively.
The Beautiful Place has come to represent a metaphysical state of mind for me--a place where I feel like I belong. Don't get me wrong--a lot of times, I feel very comfortable and content with what I'm doing. But, it doesn't often feel 100% settled.
Maybe it never will.
I am a little blue today. Maybe more on that later.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
The Beautiful Place
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2 comments:
I always thought you'd meant it to be 'beautiful place' as well as a play on your name. I guess you weren't quite as clever as I thought, lol. ;-)
I love this post. I like the idea of that beautiful place, too.
Yeah, I'm way too literal. It always takes me a while to get any nuanced meaning!
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