I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For

 

 

U2, my favorite band of all-time, has a stirring song with a haunting line: “I still haven’t found what I’m looking for.”

That is me.

Many people don’t even know what they are looking for. Others have given up. And others don’t realize they are on a journey of seeking.

I am curious about life and want to obtain the formula that explains how to best live life individually and collectively — and that explains why we are here. This is a quest that seems to call upon the philosophical, psychological, spiritual, physical, and political realms, one that I have yet to find definitive answers to.

What do I want when I read political commentary that directly agrees or disagrees with me, where issues are argued but not always fairly explored?

What is supposed to come up in searching for news that will make me see the world in a better, different, or life-affirming way?

What do I accomplish when I go from one humorous meme or video clip to another?

What am I searching for when I go on Instagram to hunt down what I think is an image of the hottest woman posed in a very seductive way?

When I watch a movie or take in a show, what is the desired outcome from such an experience?

I seek truth, justice, ideas, and purpose in the books that I read and the words that I write. I still haven’t found what I am looking for, but I will keep trying and most definitely will lean heavily on books to show me the way.

 

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About Brian Feinblum

Brian Feinblum should be followed on www.linkedin.com/in/brianfeinblum. This is copyrighted by BookMarketingBuzzBlog ©2024. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he now resides in Westchester with his wife, two kids, and Ferris, a black lab rescue dog, and El Chapo, a pug rescue dog. His writings are often featured in The Writer and IBPA’s The Independent.  This award-winning blog has generated over 3.9 million pageviews. With 4,900+ posts over the past dozen years, it was named one of the best book marketing blogs by BookBaby  http://blog.bookbaby.com/2013/09/the-best-book-marketing-blogs  and recognized by Feedspot in 2021 and 2018 as one of the top book marketing blogs. It was also named by www.WinningWriters.com as a "best resource.” For the past three decades, including 21 years as the head of marketing for the nation’s largest book publicity firm, and director of publicity positions at two independent presses, Brian has worked with many first-time, self-published, authors of all genres, right along with best-selling authors and celebrities such as: Dr. Ruth, Mark Victor Hansen, Joseph Finder, Katherine Spurway, Neil Rackham, Harvey Mackay, Ken Blanchard, Stephen Covey, Warren Adler, Cindy Adams, Todd Duncan, Susan RoAne, John C. Maxwell, Jeff Foxworthy, Seth Godin, and Henry Winkler. He hosted a panel on book publicity for Book Expo America several years ago, and has spoken at ASJA, Independent Book Publishers Association Sarah Lawrence College, Nonfiction Writers Association, Cape Cod Writers Association, Willamette (Portland) Writers Association, APEX, Morgan James Publishing, and Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association. His letters-to-the-editor have been published in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, New York Post, NY Daily News, Newsday, The Journal News (Westchester) and The Washington Post. His first published book was The Florida Homeowner, Condo, & Co-Op Association Handbook.  It was featured in The Sun Sentinel and Miami Herald.