07 June 2010 22:20:03 We had a sneak preview of
summer weather this
weekend, so I indulged in
some badly-needed
wardrobe updates which
would be appropriate for
both work &the season.
(Summer work clothes 4
ladies can B tricky, but
I've now got my style
pretty well nailed--which
saves time, $, & angst:
No need 2 bother w/
unsuitable colors,
fabrics, etc.) It feels
good to be confident in
my choices regarding some
things that used 2 cause
me angst, + lost time, $,
& effort (Design Identity
Crisis.) Thank God for
technical fabrics, &
Petites Departments :D
I've also sorted out a
pleasing & practical
personal style at home
(after living 4 so long
under the sometimes
cheesy/ugly taste of
others, it can B fun &
satisfying to put things
U actually like in your
near
environment...Ahhh...The
poetry of good design.
For some reason such
things R
timeless...transcendent;
marrying beauty w/quality
& function--the
manifestation of an
elegant & well-executed
concept.
15 May 2010 11:44:43 Today's MGL Art Magick
Painting of the Day
(which I enjoy, as a
visual-spatial person) is
"Breton Women at a
Pardon." My guess is
that a couple of them
have been squabbling,
w/no end in
sight--disrupting the
community's function.
It's sort of funny how
everyone is formally
dressed (as they always
would have been back
them), yet the women are
sitting/in what looks
like a field. Telling
that two men in Black
Hats are standing
adjacent, in what looks
like a One-Up,
supervisory role of
admonishment. When
people can or will not be
self-regulating--and act
out, disrupting the
community, *somebody*
does probably need to
have authority to call a
time-out: To enforce
common sense, at a
minimum. Interesting to
think what would happen
if all the figures in the
painting were women. Or
1 male, 1 female
standing. Or 2 women
standing, and all males
sitting... ;)
19 April 2010 21:29:34 I realized that the best
of exchanges and support
from our SENG-offshoot
communities have, over
the years, set a standard
by which I now measure a
good number of RL
interactions.
Working together, maybe
we are like interlocking
dorsal vertebrae, joined
by a common spinal cord
(Icon's MGL platform,)
plus plenty of
turbo-powered neurons and
muscle, to create a
strong yet flexible
backbone.
13 April 2010 08:51:50 Passing deep thoughts:
1) I have coined the
phrase "Ethical
Work-Around," to describe
the ways in which human
beings rationalize
unethical choices.
Specifically, I was
thinking of the way that
far too many people will
screw others over and
rationalize it by saying,
"It's just *business*."
(Anyone who's been on the
receiving end of a
manipulative and/or
ruthless "Player" in
these sort of
transactions will get
it.) Such a person
rationalizes any
unethical behavior they
can get away with by
saying, "Well it's just
business." (Another
version of "Don't hate
the player, hate the
game."
2) Having to take
certain stands in the
course of my own life, I
now wonder why Jesus
waited until roughly the
age of 33 to make his
Final Stand. Maybe, like
other great spiritual
teachers, he had to be
old enough to first make
a conscious *choice* to
follow where
God/circumstances would
lead...
Some people assume that
he was fully invested
with spiritual "power"
etc. even as a child.
06 April 2010 00:16:08 For the moment Im
reveling in having an
apt. to myself. Of
course, I've signed
leases by myself
before--but always had to
either share the space,
or suffer someone else's
taste in decor & interior
appointments. (As well
as suffer others'
opinions of my
activities.)
In private space, one
need only please one's
self (within
legal/ethical reason) &
God (IMHO.) The peace,
freedom, & opportunities
for positive stimulation
in my cùrrent
circumstances are so
enjoyable that my neurons
feel super-energized: If
I weren't well over 35, I
might be giggling to
myself, or dancing.
Maybe it's just hormones,
but I've felt like
dancing for half the
day...(Quel drag to have
to squelch those
wonderful excitabilities
all day, in order to
present appropriately in
an office context.) :P
The unfortunate fact is
that many people resent
my need to experience &
express intense joy,
creativity, energy, love,
etc. in transformational
quality/quantity. Yet
will I feed the fire ;D
18 April 2010 17:09:36 Excellent journalling.
And I think you've raised
a good point about the
zero accountability of
"it's just business".
Just thought you should
know someone reads it.
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