Wow, I am alive!

Wow, I am alive
Aliveness is just like this
Aliveness just is
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​I made this haiku for you!

I’ve been thinking about real, human aliveness in the age of rapidly all-encompassing AI everything.

At the science museum this weekend, I stood in the heat-seeking camera and saw my body heat reflected on the screen. I felt so comforted by the red and orange glow reflected back at me - proof of my aliveness! I didn’t really realize I was doubting it before that moment, but its undeniability on the screen made me almost feel like crying.

What am I feeling so much of the time, if not alive? Distracted? Afraid? Alienated? Lost in my thoughts and plans and stories?

If that’s how you are feeling right now, let this be a moment to remember:

You are alive.

Breathe. Feel the heat of your body. Notice what you are hearing, touching, tasting, smelling and seeing.

This is what aliveness feels like.