Nicely put Garry.

There is an edge, created by others, that we - perhaps - conform to, or least be aware of.

One edge is to not step too near to where the water meets the land and as a youngster, the consequence could be falling in. There then is the edge of the pool we push off of when we're learning to swim and the edge we leap from as we learn how to dive and then swim.

So metaphorically, even in outer space, we seek edges to frame our definition. AND we seek them to know where to push to go beyond them. Or not.

I think there's something helpful about an edge that is linked to discovery. Frontier, boundaries often - as I opened this comment - set by others that we test and learn and if we wish to, go beyond.

At times we NEED an edge. When all around seems chaotic, lost in the fog and uncertain to the point of danger, we want to hold onto a safe edge. Before we orient ourselves to then push past it if we see that's our chosen act.

In going beyond a previously held edge, there's exhiliration, jubilation and a sense of wonder. A sense of new discovery and open opportunities and a widen out of our world.

So being on our edge is - and can be - exhilirating and for some, daunting and fearful and dangerous.

It's the context we might find ourselves in that determines the helpfulness or hindrance of the edge.

My assertion is, there will always be an edge. It's what it's calling us to do that's important and our relationship with it, beyond it and behind it that seems to matter most to me.

I talked about going to edge in The Energized Workplace in much the same way you do. A place of discovery, newness, and possibilitiy. I likened work - as you have done - to being more like being in a cage. Where those edges are very near to each other and this can cause cramping but also an overly strong and compelling sense of the neuroception of safety. Which may not be as heplful to us as we perceive it to be.

So edges - powerful things. A universalism to what edges are there for? No, they're very contextual is my sense. One person's barrier is another's stabilising sanctuary.

In your summation of the edge as a place where it's quieter, away from prevailing cultures DOES lie a sense of liberation. We can listen to that or we can be fearful of what lies beyond. All natural reactions to created and real phenomena .

Awareness of what that edge is to us is crucial and our intent and deduction on what this edge means for us and others, is where the interesting thinking lies.

Thanks for a spark-inducing post. I like being at the edge, and I also like knowing my edge is that - mine. Not someone elses inhibiting blockade.