Archives for: "November 2012"
If Only
I have had personal and harrowing experience of the "if only" thoughts - I find it hardest to deal with in respect of how my actions (or my inaction) affects other people. I don't mean directly - since that is 'usually' understood at the time - at least to a certain extent - I am talking about decisions that have long term repercussions that are far from what is envisaged.
Categories: Philosophical, Systems Thinking, Decision Making, Worldview, ----------
A Word That Deserves a Better Press
There are some words that fall into disuse. There are other words that people are scared of. There are words that change their meaning over time. We all use too many words without thinking. Words play a huge part in everyone's life. I'd like to talk about an adjective that we seemingly try to avoid - vulnerable.
Categories: Philosophical, Friends, Worldview, ----------
The Meaning of Average
What a bizarre headline for an article was my first thought, but then - is this how most people think? Then again - bizarre headlines are not exactly unusual - they appear everywhere and are mainly designed to pull in the unsuspecting reader.
Categories: Friends, Decision Making, Cognition, Worldview, ----------
History Is What We Make It
The fact that our memory is nearly 100% fallible (note that I am not saying 100% wrong) means that to some extent we need to doubt what we have really experienced in the past. Our own personal life story is full of bits and pieces that our minds have made up to "fill in the gaps" between the reality that we actually do remember correctly.
Categories: Philosophical, Friends, Cognition, Worldview, ----------
The Tingle Factor
I was reminded last night of the power of music to affect you in a physical way - I don't pretend to understand how this works, but it is a very real experience as far as I am concerned. Music affects me in many different ways, depending on the nature of the music - soothing to calm me, martial to inspire, the possibilities are endless, but what I want to concentrate on here is the tingle factor when the power of the music sends a shiver through your body.
Categories: Systems Thinking, Music, Cognition, ----------
