The only way to ensure that progress is being made from one echelon to another is if pain is being felt. Not the kind of pain that renders a person immobile, but the kind that…
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Reaching A Higher Level: Understand That Life Has “Layers” And “Seasons”
In order to reach a higher level at any Art, skill, Craft, Vision, stage of life, or Way of Being than one is currently at, one must have the discipline to “chunk away” at it,…
Beware of “Should”
The word “should” is more of a sentiment than a word. A golf ball flubs into the trees. “I should have kept my knees bent on the follow through!” A business investment tanks. “I should…
“Creative Altruism”: The Missing Link
I was just on the phone with a friend. The conversation seemed to hover around the merits of letting ourselves have our moments of glory, our “day under the sun,” versus being more concerned with…
A Kinky Mind
If you’re reading this, you’re most likely in a room with Internet. Chances are, you also have a litany of other boons: food in a refrigerator, some source of income, and so on. You probably…
Purely for Pleasure?
Up to this point, my number one impetus for almost anything I did had always been some form of gratification. Whether it was gratification in playing with people, sharing with listeners, or even the process…
Pushing Up
The job I have now is an interesting beast. I’ve wrestled with it now for, well, as long as I’ve been doing it – about seven years. I’ve never encountered anything so emotionally challenging, nor…
No Room For Error
I was watching a fire twirler today on my final break. He had a long pole with green fire on one end and a fire ring, with several smaller fire pockets attached to it. I…
Understanding Demotivation
Apparently there is a principle in Oriental philosophy according to which life goes in a cycle. (I’ll try to decipher where exactly this comes from so that I can properly cite it – it may…
The Causative Nature of “Interest”
Every Process eventually reaches an impasse where the values, goals, and visions get reexamined. At this point, the person or group behind the Process can decide which of these to keep, which to modify, which…