A conviction is a strong belief, reaching more fully beyond thinking into emotion. Of course, beliefs too are influenced by emotion. Mainly, though, both are in the domain of thinking. We have ... Read More about Beliefs and Convictions
Cycle-of-Life Season
Values and Expectations
What we want can drive us forward. It can also get us into trouble. The decisions you make are a choice of values that reflect your life in every way. [attributed to Alice Waters] I have learned ... Read More about Values and Expectations
Thinking, Feeling, Acting (opportunities and obstacles)
Every mental operation, in any of the three domains of being, is potentially an obstacle to growth, and an opportunity for it. Justice is the first virtue of social institutions, as truth is of ... Read More about Thinking, Feeling, Acting (opportunities and obstacles)
Blossoming – Expanding Horizons – Extending Reach
As we grow, our world expands. *** Having assimilated the techniques and methods of responsibility, the curious soul seeks to know more, do more and feel more deeply. If you are curious about ... Read More about Blossoming – Expanding Horizons – Extending Reach
Symbolic Thinking; Abstract Reasoning
Numbers are symbols. Every building plan is a symbolic representation. At another level, there are abstract and realistic forms of art - fundamentally, both are abstract. Artists have a unique ... Read More about Symbolic Thinking; Abstract Reasoning
Novelty
Because all dynamic systems evolve, novelty is present everywhere. However, the distinction of “novelty” is reserved for things that are remarkably so. Nothing is more dangerous than a dogmatic ... Read More about Novelty
Making Distinctions
By making distinctions, we identify things in contrast to other things. . . . the distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion. [Albert Einstein] I ... Read More about Making Distinctions
Cultivating Insights
An insight is an awakening to a particular point or fact. *** ... Read More about Cultivating Insights
Awakening
When we awaken, we see the world in a new way. *** The development of responsibility tempers us and facilitates progress to the next levels of development. Having explored the second ... Read More about Awakening