"I'm having this conversation with you now. I'm talking, but I'm thinking, feeling, smelling, and moving. Yet I'm concentrating on what you're saying. So that means there's more things going on in the body than just the present thing that the person's got you doing"

This quote by Ornette Coleman speaks with the intricacy of the human experience. It recommends that even when we are participated in a discussion with someone, there is far more going on in our bodies than just the discussion. We are believing, feeling, smelling, and moving, all while focusing on what the other person is stating. This quote highlights the value of being mindful of our own experience and the experience of others. It encourages us to be knowledgeable about the many layers of our experience and to be present in the minute. It also advises us that even when we are taken part in a discussion, there is a lot more going on in our bodies than just the discussion. We are constantly processing and reacting to our environment, and this quote encourages us to be mindful of this.