Dear Diary:All systems break down from too much noise, information that can’t be meaningfully interpreted and managed.When change is too frequent for reaction.When there are too many moving parts to track.When the linkages and consequences are too long and diverse to monitor.When learning curves are endless and not recyclable, and skills and knowledge are thenContinue reading “Still”
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Practise! There is still more…
Dear Diary:Practice makes perfect.As I explore the universe I realize that meanings run out to infinity, as force fields dissipate into oblivion. Is there a sharp line between the concrete and the abstract?No. It is a continuum from perception to perfection, with an asymptote at either end progressing toward the ultimate reality-in-itself, but never reachingContinue reading “Practise! There is still more…”
The Shifting Notion of Morality
I sense that our human notion of morality is shifting, perhaps in profound ways. We used to think of moral behaviour in terms of the ancient codes of don’t do this or that. “If you do that you will be punished.” People were treated as ‘moral agents’ of goodness or evil, angels or demons. Now,Continue reading “The Shifting Notion of Morality”
Personal Resilience
I am impressed with the social media displays of personal resilience in the face of our common yet uncommon troubles. I see landscapes that ground us. I see paintings that express us. I see humor that refills us. I see poems that reframe us in our world, and hear music that reminds us of ourContinue reading “Personal Resilience”
Psych Shop
Dear Diary: Historically when we can’t explain a blessing, we call it a miracle and thank our gods. When we can’t explain a tragedy, we call it a curse and blame our demons. When people behave with goodness, we call them saints. No explanation is needed. When they behave badly we call them stupid orContinue reading “Psych Shop”
Making Sense
Dear Diary: Are we over-estimating or under-estimating the chaos of the day’s world? I know I risk losing friends for spilling my truth. Alas, the time has come to reveal. We say we follow the science, yet we usually choose the science that validates our suspicions and assumption. Why? Because we are animals, not divineContinue reading “Making Sense”
The Year to Come
Dear Diary: I clearly remember thinking about 2020 at various points in my life. “What would life be like?” Not only does 2020 play on perfect vision, but for me it signifies another iconic figure — 65. I’ll be turning 65 this coming summer , turning to a new phase in life. Typically one isContinue reading “The Year to Come”
Go Deep
Dear Diary: When the surface is choppy, go deep! Laws of Nature say that ‘energy takes the path of least resistance’. It’s called ‘momentum’. It also applies to all lifeforms. Living organisms make paths, or habits, around the best returns on investment. That’s why we mimic each other. We usually exploit the road more traveledContinue reading “Go Deep”
Mindful
Dear Diary: You and I are one in pursuit of mindfulness. We breathe easy. We have eaten and are full. Now in rest we listen to a dove’s whisper. It calls to a higher place, a place of meaningfulness. Not more goods, or things. Not more busy work. But more play and creation. It whispersContinue reading “Mindful”
No Time, Like the Present
Dear Diary: Just a thought… The future is not real. It has not yet happened. It resides only in our faulty imaginations. The past is not real. It has already happened. It resides only in our feeble memories. The present is real, but awful darned short. If it resides where the nonexistent future meets theContinue reading “No Time, Like the Present”
Randal Adcock 