I wanted to write about the fact that I often have a physical reaction to particularly intriguing thought processes. Like, when l read a blog that I find particularly insightful or challenging, then I consider commenting on it…then my heart pounds so hard I can hear it…heck, I can see it.
I thought this would be best described as a physiological response. I thought physical+logical. That’s an amazing concept. God is so crazy cool.
Then I decided to write about all of this, so I looked up the definition for physiological, assuming it would be a concisely-worded version of the phenomenon I was pondering.
But this is what it said:
Physiological: Being in accord with or characteristic of the normal functioning of a living organism.
This definition does not describe the intrigue of having a physical response for a mental notion. It makes it seem mundane, commonplace…boring. But then, the more I stared at it, the more I liked it.
That heart-pounding is in accord with the normal functioning of a person.
Maybe I should be more aware of how rarely this physiological response comes. I should be concerned NOT when my heart pounds out of my chest, but when it doesn’t. My lack of enthusiasm about…almost everything…is uncharacteristic of me as an organism.
I think I hear Switchfoot’s “Meant to Live” playing off in the distance. That’s cheesy, Switchfoot.
