Bits of Life Missed Worth Exploring
Nothing is more confusing than combining these two terms as if they were one. We are all guilty of this at times. Where we say that something is certain because “we are thinking clearly”. When those who truly do think clearly would never say that something in the future is absolutely certain. Certainty can either be comforting or alarming. It gives us a false sense of control over the...
It’s interesting to work and be around younger people. There are always new things to learn. Their primary modes of communication are email, text, messaging apps, and social media. All modes are single facing. There is no direct, real-time interaction with someone else. These forms of communication all are centered around the sender’s agenda, personality, and world. All of the focus...
All alone. Things didn’t turn out the way I thought. Was it me? Was it them? Why didn’t I see it coming? Was the situation that bad? What do I do now? Most everything in life happens over time. We spend at least 12 years in school. For some, it could be 16-20 years in school. Building a career happens over a lifetime. Raising a family could take 20-30 years depending on the number of...
I know of no better imagery for the abundance of information available to us than fountains. Each is distinct in its own way. Powerful with respect to the amount of water each pushes to incredible heights. Seemingly static given the fact that upon your return, they always look the same. Even though each drop of water has traveled through its many paths of going up and coming down. The fountains...
[First Published: November 2015] I recently came across this excerpt from a book entitled The Prophet written by Kahlil Gibran. A very good friend of mine shared this book with me as a teenager, many years ago. It’s a great book that I still enjoy today. “On Friendship And a youth said, Speak to us of Friendship.And he answered, saying:Your friend is your needs answered.He is your...
“What’s next” is a complicated question. One that dances in and out of our lives daily. Its importance changes often. Making our answers transient, contextual, situational, and elusive. Sometimes, something outside of ourselves dictates urgency and the need for focus. Making “what’s next” a simple question with only one answer. Reaction tends to be the dominant...
When you are far away from a problem (with no detail)
you see your quick solution as the right and only solution.
Easy to implement. Simple to solve.
OR
When you are so close that you can no longer see any options as being possible.
Confused. Tired. Unable to listen. Too much detail. Not enough perspective.
Making it hard to decide anything for there is too much to consider.
Some of the ways the web defines enthusiasm include: “great excitement for or interest in a subject or cause” and “a source or cause of great excitement or interest”. It comes from the Greek word “enthousiasmos” with is defined on the web as: “inspiration or possession by a God”. Enthusiasm is magical. You can’t touch it. It appears seemingly...