Todays title taken from "The Wizard of Oz" has become part of an iconic era of american film; it's a testament to writing and storytelling of that era. As a storyteller I appreciate the simple yet elequent wording: There is no place like home. Dorothoy didn't choose to undertake her adventure... it was thrust upon her; her only wish was to return to her family and her little house in kansas.
I too now have a home, far away from own "Kansas", With an apartment and career I am faced with all kinds of new problems. I chose this of my own free will and even pushed for it. With this new freedom I can tackle life with a new and more open outlook. I would love to talk about this more but I am very sick right now. Hopefully tomorrow I can give this the kind of attention it needs.
Monday, February 26, 2007
Friday, February 02, 2007
Become Stronger
The Art of War has long been a part of the Taoist cannon. The ideal of self-discipline and flexibility is seamless with those beliefs. To overcome a problem of immense size and quality it requires incredible power and wisdom. As time passes my emotional, mental and spiritual energy start to decrease, I literally lose the means to fight my illness as time goes on; It becomes a vicious cycle that leads to my eventual destruction.
An successful long term cure requires more energy then I have. It's really that simple.
Before I was caught off guard, isolated and depraved of the things that made me strong.
However now is completely different. During my lengthy battle I had ample time to understand my problem. One thing that is unique is how the strength of my beliefs influenced it. It's most notable side effect is a sharply polarized and contrasting personality shift. My belief in the nature of balance has acted as a sort of bungee cord. Instead of a spiral downwards followed by a crash; it's a yo-yo that swings up and down seeking a balancing point. When I push it pushes back. When I retreat it follows. Such an occurance within a person isn't unusual. But the depths and heights are not only unusual but dangerous. Too far down and I become a monster; too far up and I become an arrogant do-gooder.
The middle has be to strong, the discipline of mind, spirit and energy. I need to be guided less by the damaged psychology of my mind and more by the calm tranquility of my spirit. It is then that I can finish the repairs needed. I actually discovered several insights (and borrowed some) that will be key to this. This is my loose plan.
1. Order: When everything around you is clean and orderly your mind begins to reflect that. When you are calm in your mind your heart follows it. When you are calm in your heart your mind follows it.
2. Emotional Control: Momentium is power; stop things when they are small and they cannot grow large enough to do harm. It is easier to prevent emotional hardship then to overcome.
3. Improve: The purity of the body lends itself to the purity of the mind and spirit. Fostering the body and spirit will improve the mind. The mind itself can be improved with knowledge and wisdom. First remove the impure from the self, then replace it with what is desired.
4: Tactics: A force that is alone is easy to overcome. Love, affection, friendship, loyalty and respect are all words that describe the relationship between friends. Actually telling someone you care about them makes them stronger. Showing loyalty and friendship fosters more loyalty and friendship. There is nothing to lose from improving your relationships with others. When you have the strength of friendship it's difficult to be caught alone and eliminated.
It's so simple a child could understand it. Pull towards the middle and foster mind, body and spirit. Then take your time to repair and rebuild. Relationships serve as a two-way source of strength and a safety net. This is a plan without flaw and without error. It is however difficult and asks of me things I couldnt do before.
Goodnight
An successful long term cure requires more energy then I have. It's really that simple.
Before I was caught off guard, isolated and depraved of the things that made me strong.
However now is completely different. During my lengthy battle I had ample time to understand my problem. One thing that is unique is how the strength of my beliefs influenced it. It's most notable side effect is a sharply polarized and contrasting personality shift. My belief in the nature of balance has acted as a sort of bungee cord. Instead of a spiral downwards followed by a crash; it's a yo-yo that swings up and down seeking a balancing point. When I push it pushes back. When I retreat it follows. Such an occurance within a person isn't unusual. But the depths and heights are not only unusual but dangerous. Too far down and I become a monster; too far up and I become an arrogant do-gooder.
The middle has be to strong, the discipline of mind, spirit and energy. I need to be guided less by the damaged psychology of my mind and more by the calm tranquility of my spirit. It is then that I can finish the repairs needed. I actually discovered several insights (and borrowed some) that will be key to this. This is my loose plan.
1. Order: When everything around you is clean and orderly your mind begins to reflect that. When you are calm in your mind your heart follows it. When you are calm in your heart your mind follows it.
2. Emotional Control: Momentium is power; stop things when they are small and they cannot grow large enough to do harm. It is easier to prevent emotional hardship then to overcome.
3. Improve: The purity of the body lends itself to the purity of the mind and spirit. Fostering the body and spirit will improve the mind. The mind itself can be improved with knowledge and wisdom. First remove the impure from the self, then replace it with what is desired.
4: Tactics: A force that is alone is easy to overcome. Love, affection, friendship, loyalty and respect are all words that describe the relationship between friends. Actually telling someone you care about them makes them stronger. Showing loyalty and friendship fosters more loyalty and friendship. There is nothing to lose from improving your relationships with others. When you have the strength of friendship it's difficult to be caught alone and eliminated.
It's so simple a child could understand it. Pull towards the middle and foster mind, body and spirit. Then take your time to repair and rebuild. Relationships serve as a two-way source of strength and a safety net. This is a plan without flaw and without error. It is however difficult and asks of me things I couldnt do before.
Goodnight
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