Comments on: Storms Happen

By: Jean

Jean — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:00:02 +0000

Conrad,
“I never really know where a piece will end.”

That’s the fun part. To me it’s a fun adventure.

By: Conrad

Conrad — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:41:34 +0000

I misstated the fractal slightly. The output of writing becomes a new input for my thought. That is what I was angling toward.

By: Conrad

Conrad — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:40:02 +0000

Jean, what I use changes as I change.

Right now, the exchanges on these blogs are a good resource for me. The CNN Chatroom takes me to new experiences with a variety of people. I read. I sit with a glass of wine on the patio and talk with my wife.

And, when I write, my own effort to focus upon something specific becomes a new input, somewhat like the creation of a Fractal. I am different on the other side and I grow. The reflection helps create new understandings for me and I come out a bit more certain where I stand or more aware of my own feelings. I never really know where a piece will end.

By: Evan

Evan — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:46:10 +0000

The resources I go back to are Carol Pearson’s Awakening the Heroes Within, Myers-Briggs, and Perls, Hefferline and Goodman’s Gestalt Therapy.

For my own processing I use journalling.

By: Jean

Jean — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:06:27 +0000

Looney,
That sounds like a great way to look at it. Our time here is indeed finite and we best make the most of it. Of course, not all of us go into extreme sports. My big adventure now is trying to learn to draw. Unless I get a paper cut it should be relatively safe.

By: Looney

Looney — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:20:40 +0000

Certainly I live an extreme life, but always with the recognition that one or more ability can be taken away at any moment. It is a view that God gives me a certain amount of time and skills and I need to use them efficiently. In some sense, everything is an opportunity. When I was training for the triathlon, a running injury was just an excuse to spend more time swimming. Everything in life is changing, and we have to be prepared to embrace the changes and move on, seeking out the new opportunities. No time to be bitter!

By: Chris Edgar

Chris Edgar — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:29:41 +0000

Thanks for this. One of the things I’ve been practicing lately is allowing myself to be fully impacted in my body by the world as opposed to tightening up to prevent myself from feeling. When I fully feel the things I experience in the world, it’s intense, almost like fever chills. But it does make living a richer experience.

By: Jean

Jean — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:18:27 +0000

Jody,
Let’s hope we’re never tested that much! His story does help to put things in perspective when we’re challenged doesn’t it?

tikno,
I agree, getting the ego out of the way is one of the greatest stress reducers. If we’re working for something bigger than ourselves we can focus on doing the best we can and not worry about the results. The results are out of our hands, our actions aren’t .

Grannymar,
Yes, it’s great if we have people we can use as role models. It doesn’t matter where we can find them.

rummuser,
I couldn’t agree more about the importance of creative work. For me learning to draw and playing with ideas for my blogs are a form of meditation. I completely lose a sense of myself and get thoroughly immersed.

Ashok,
I partially agree. There are other times when patience and reflection is the way to start. Beisser had to completely recreate his life, and that took a lot of patience. Then it took action. It’s the old Yin-Yang complementarity:

suzen,
Yes! It really helps to have an emotional tool kit on hand to remind us we’re not alone and we’re not helpless. We each have to find what works for us.

By: suzen

suzen — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:00:40 +0000

I have some tapes (yeah, old!) of Wayne Dyer and also some of the Abraham Hicks first ones on the Law of Acceptance and Law of Allowing. I seem to dig those out for a good listen instead of hiding in my closet and crying.

By: Ashok

Ashok — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:34:57 +0000

I am a more a fiction lover when it comes to reading, but I like the theme of the post and the referrence. Life is never only about ups or downs alone. It invariably involves a combination. In some cases the downs overweigh the ups and vice versa in other cases. I believe the only way to face these setbacks is to take them head on and tackle them the hard way.