Dear Reader,
The phrase, the two word combination is oddly satisfying, but what do people mean in saying it? Is it a satisfaction that feels odd, or is it odd that it feels satisfying? Because, finding yourself satisfied is an odd feeling, for sure; I don't think we give much attention to how we feel and whether it is odd, or satisfying.
The thing I find sometimes, and it is odd, I guess, or at least rare, is a feeling of elation. Or a dawning giddiness. A sudden awareness of lightness. Oh, and it is also like when you get to yell "bingo" because you have filled in your board; Bingo is such a metaphor for my emotional landscape! Maybe yours, too? You are working away, listening, putting markers on the co-ordinates, focused on the task at hand, and then, pow! Bingo! Up you jump (figuratively) from the flow of attention to a big burst of extroverted yelling. It's a marvel of experience, playing Bingo.
You may need convincing- it isn't strategic; but you have to pay attention. I used to play in our community center as a 13 year old; a lot of people older than I were there, and you played for a dime, so when you won, when you bingoed, you'd get a paper cup with maybe $2.70 in it. I really loved the way this game brought people of different ages into the same, focused space. It's odd, yes, and satisfying, too.
