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Question & Thought for August 8th, 2016!!!

Question & Thought for August 8th, 2016!!!
Good Monday Morning!
1. Question – Have you ever thought why you’re so confused?
2. Thought – I once made a list of the contradictory notions I hold:
Look before you leap.
He who hesitates is lost.
Two heads are better than one.
If you want to do something right, do it yourself.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Better safe than sorry.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
You can’t tell a book by its cover.
Clothes makes the man.
Many hands make light work.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.
It’s never too late to learn.
Never sweat the small stuff.
God is in the details.
And so on. The list goes on forever. Once I got so caught up in this kind of thinking that I wore two buttons on my smock when I was teaching art. One said, “Trust me, I’m a teacher.” The other replied, “Question Authority.” (Robert Fulghum, MAYBE (Maybe Not) [Fun book!!]
rem – I had no knowledge that I had no knowledge.
Question & Thought & ANDs.

Question & Thought for July 28th, 2016!

Question & Thought for July 28th, 2016!
Good Thursday Morning! (Continued from Tuesday & Wednesday and wrapped up today)
1. Question – If you say God talks to you – do people think you’re crazy?
2. Thought – Those who have closely considered the secret life – people like Freud and Jung – use metaphors to speak about the way we keep the secret life from causing chaos in personal and public life. They speak of “the gatekeeper,” “superego,” “monitor,” and “inner parent.”
My own metaphor is the Committee.
And my ventriloquist’s dummy seems to be the chairman.
I think of my committee as odds makers who say things like, “If you rob a bank, it’s ten to one that he FBI will get you, and you will end up in jail for a long time.” Or, “If you tell people you talk to God, they’ll think you’re religious, but if you say God talks to you, it’s ten to one they’ll think you’re crazy.” (Maybe [Maybe not] by Robert Fulghum)
“Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; The political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities (and the smallest minority on earth is the individual.). (Ann Rand)
rem – I had no knowledge that I had no knowledge.
Question & Thought & ANDs.

Question & Thought for July 27th, 2016!

Question & Thought for July 27th, 2016!
Good Wednesday Morning! (Continued from yesterday)
1. Question – Have you questioned whether or not you are sane and functional? Can you relate to having multiple personalities?
2. Thought – It seems as if my dummy and I have lots of company. There’s quite a crowd in here with us. A child and its parents. A wise old person. A mechanic, demons, a fool, a scientist, comedian, musician, dancer, athlete, magician, professor; a Romeo, censor, police officer, fire fighter, and multitudes more. The population of a small town inhabits the landscape of these disunited states of myself. And the town meeting is always in session.
I can fully relate to the occasional stories in the tabloids about multiple personalities. This is not news to me. In the best sense of the word, I run an asylum – a safe refuge – in my mind. And it’s not a problem. As long as I keep the shades drawn and the doors closed, and don’t let anybody loose, all is well. As long as I’m firmly in charge of my secret life, the world sees me as sane and functional. Am I? Sometimes it’s hard to tell. (Maybe [Maybe Not] by Robert Fulghum) & continued tomorrow.
“The ultimate ignorance is the rejection of something you know nothing about. Investigate.” (Dr. Wayne Dyer)
rem – I had no knowledge that I had no knowledge.
Question & Thought & ANDs.

Question & Thought for July 26th, 2016!

Question & Thought for July 26th, 2016!
Good Tuesday Morning!
1. Question – What’s going on in your 3 lives”
2. Thought –
  1. Public lives are lived out on the job and in the marketplace, where certain rules, conventions, laws, and social customs keep most of us in line.
  2. Private lives are lived out in the presence of family, friends, neighbors who must be considered and respected, even though the rules and prescriptions are looser than what’s allowed in public.
  3. But in our Secret lives, inside our own heads, almost anything goes.
We refer to ourselves in first person singular – “I” – but inside, it’s more like first person plural. Most of the time, my inner life seems like a ventriloquist act. A ceaseless dialogue between Me and my dummy. Oddly enough, the dummy is smarter than I am. (MAYBE [Maybe Not] by Robert Fulghum) (Continued tomorrow)
“Don’t just pretend that you love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Stand on the side of the good.” (Paul, Romans 12:9)
rem – I had no knowledge that I had no knowledge.
Question & Thought & ANDs.