What if our time horizon were multiples of lifetimes?
Goals require a time statement: We will do what by when. So what if our time horizon were stated in multiples of lifetimes? Do we have the imagination? The guts? The persistence?
:- Doug.
Archive for September 25th, 2016
Goethe’s new perception
When we disentangle ourselves from our plans so we can see the next object as it is, we open up Goethe’s “new organ of perception in us.” Literally, the next object and our new organ of perception create a new milieu for us both to inhabit. More neurons form, lightest touches are felt, we grow more plastic.
:- Doug.
Come alongside
You might come alongside and ask the person walking “Which is the better side on which to walk? Which is safer?” Later, “Which is safer for the drivers coming by?”
:- Doug.
Something that tastes agreeable
A way to persuade is to start with something that tastes agreeable. Then go bite by bite till we’ve eaten the whole elephant.
:- Doug.
