31 Jan 10
End of January, 2010, Coming to Terms...
End of January, 2010, Coming to Terms... beginning to dawn that the dominant basis of many of our decisions may be far less voluntary, objective and cognitive than we may realize. Consider how often we talk in terms of what we almost see; hear in terms of tone of meaning, less than words; taste in terms of acquired preferences and textures; smell in terms of synesthesia/fragrances already safely on our shelves of memory; think in terms of ambivalent feeling; define reality in terms of what is close at hand. Interesting, magnificent and needy creatures full of desire and clothed with warm and fuzzy habits, don't you think?
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31 Jan 10
Originally posted by Grampy Bobbywut?
[b]End of January, 2010, Coming to Terms...
End of January, 2010, Coming to Terms... beginning to dawn that the dominant basis of many of our decisions may be far less voluntary, objective and cognitive than we may realize. Consider how often we talk in terms of what we almost see; hear in terms of tone of meaning, less than wor ...[text shortened]... clothed with warm and fuzzy habits, don't you think?
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31 Jan 10
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyStuck in subjectivity, longing for objectivity, assuming it's all a done deal--- not realizing the assumption itself is based on hang-ups we aren't able to see. Sound like a job for someone outside the system.
[b]End of January, 2010, Coming to Terms...
End of January, 2010, Coming to Terms... beginning to dawn that the dominant basis of many of our decisions may be far less voluntary, objective and cognitive than we may realize. Consider how often we talk in terms of what we almost see; hear in terms of tone of meaning, less than wor ...[text shortened]... clothed with warm and fuzzy habits, don't you think?
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31 Jan 10
Originally posted by FreakyKBHFew related quotes, Freaky, to wrap the thread up: "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." -Anais Nin......... “Every human has four endowments: self awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom, the power to choose, to respond, to change.” Stephen Covey......... "The moment you say 'I know everything' is the end of your growth." - Sharon Lee......... "The closest to being in control we will ever be is that moment we realize we're not." -Brian Kessler.......... "To be aware of a single shortcoming in oneself is more useful than to be aware of a thousand in someone else." -Tenzin Gyatso........ "The world is not a problem, the problem is your unawareness." -Bhagwan Rajineesh
Stuck in subjectivity, longing for objectivity, assuming it's all a done deal--- not realizing the assumption itself is based on hang-ups we aren't able to see. Sound like a job for someone outside the system.
January 31, 2010
