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Less is more. Be concise. It’s less confusing and annoying to others. Montessori p.87. Not knowing what to expect, let things come to you, then they will pass. Sometimes they look like they’re coming, but they pass you by and don’t touch you. Overwhelm and doubt can create the Grimacing Tide from within, but taking the time to get centered is the best thing I can think of to do.  On second thought, I can first get centered and brave, to open up and face the Grimacing Tide, inside and outside. The Model of Support: “Hold my hand, look me in the eye, I have something to say that might be hard for you to hear. I’m sorry to tell you, we can’t do XYZ, there was a problem with ABC.” How to Spotlight Awesome People, LOL

Responsibly working on what feels right, and being right about the action. Acting right. Right action. Aligned. Doing the full process. I am so practical and nuanced that I am reprioritizing all the time, but it’s making me tired. Just breathe and flow. This constant re-assessment is draining me.  From ChatGPT: In Tao Te Ching #2 (often translated differently depending on the edition), the phrase “act without presumption” points to the Taoist principle of wu wei (無為) — usually translated as “non-action” or “effortless action.” To “act without presumption” means: Do without arrogance or self-importance. Don’t assume your actions are the ultimate cause of outcomes. The Tao teaches that results arise naturally when we’re aligned with the flow of life, not when we force them through ego or pride. Act without claiming ownership. You may plant seeds, but the growth doesn’t belong to you. Lao Tzu often says the sage “acts but does not possess; accomplishes but takes no credit.” A...

“I retained as the only essential, the affirmation, or, rather, the definition of Wundt, that all methods of experimental psychology may be reduced to one, namely, carefully recorded observation of the subject.” Next is the Study of Development. My grant writing professor’s briefcase. I thought he was a dork until I discovered he was a musician. The Art of carrying a briefcase. The Art of typing with only one hand. Like this word. And this word, and this word, and this letter. Each one was typed with my right hand. My right hand is my AAC hand. Or I could lie down and type. Then my body could rest and I could still work with minimal effort. Plus, it would slow down my output.  Why would i want to do that? The Art of Knowing when to speed up and when to slow down.   The art of creating an online website store using blogspot.

It’s like Jiffy Lube. A place that operates to change the oil. It doesn’t matter what kind of car you have, we can change the oil. It doesn’t matter what kind of brain you have, we can help you learn. What if it’s only brain- stem function? There are limits to our abilities.  But if we find some core principles, get an understanding of what is necessary to find ourselves in our environment, we can begin to gain some wisdom towards this model creation. Observation Liberty. Discipline. Montessori Chapter 5.

Grow up. Stop that. Conform. Do better.  It’s not that you are a bad person, it’s that you are not contributing to the relationship and ultimately the community or society. The little head wag means I’m innocent and I love you, love me back, give me what I want and take care of my needs. That’s an incorrect assumption. Developmental considerations are important, and growing up is hard. I also have this time that just opened up, and part of me has the desire to work on things, but I am also overwhelmed and don’t know if I have the focus and stamina to be able to sit and work on things. Do better! But I’m tired! But what you have done is not good enough, and you should fix that. Do better! Make improvements, you SHOULD be better! “Children, and especially babies, are considered the treasures of the whole clan. In one tribal culture, a newborn baby spends its first six weeks with just its parents and immediate family to allow close bonding. During that time, the whole tribe is involve...

There is no need to rush. Frantic- trying to keep up with all of the current swirls. They can just float on by. I COULD reach out and interrupt the flow, changing a bit of this or that, and from time to time I do. I could also write about what I see, and how I see it, and from time to time I do. So I’ll keep doing my exercises, drinking water, and try to keep a pleasant disposition in the world. Not because I have to, but because it’s how I want to be.  “Someone stole the hubcaps!” “Is that right?” Then the people go about their day solving their problems. Rain in the forecast. Difficult conversations as well. Losing contact with people that were once in close swirls is coming. Gaining new people into the mix is coming too. Gain, loss, new and uncomfortable, new and comfortable, old and comfortable, old and uncomfortable. Make sense or let it stay not understood. Experience the mystery unfold. A song from yesterday: Soup from today:

This is where ignorance comes from? Well I don’t want to be ignorant, so how can I plan for the future yet enjoy the present moment? That’s not even the right question.  Warrior 3 really targets the right muscles for me. When we have missed out, we lack. Much can be said about lack. I will plan out the day, some things will happen, some things will not happen. Just like making many mini adjustments for the bathroom fan to work properly.  Bathroom fan and how I dealt with that Project has it so many analogous features to students working on schoolwork. Who knows what’s coming up? Does it matter? How much does it matter? 

Today Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Foresight is a flower of the Way, and the beginning of ignorance too. I foresee using organization techniques that are effective for providing clarity to me and others. I foresee getting clear on where I want to go with my being, character, self, the type of person I want to be. I foresee being weighed down with all the tools and the naming of things, and organization. The relation of sages to the world is one of concern: they cloud their minds for the world; all people pour into their ears and eyes, and sages render them innocent. Those who know, do not say. Those who say, do not know. Fun little bits of philosophy from the Tao Te Ching. Still priority #1 today is bathroom fan. The fan never worked, so I had to just put the old one back in. 

It’s Halloween, time for silliness and fun. Archetypes again I am lost in the sea of pressure, fear, regret, shame, and guilt. Feeling the weight. Making it up as I go, trepidatious steps. I know once the conversations start I will find my ground, right now it’s all anticipatory. It’s nothing, and I don’t have to live here. Even if my neuropathways easily fire in that direction, I can reset. Teams of dedicated and skilled people are awesome. I am surrounded by them. I love all the letters. Know what I’m saying?

Coastal breezes swirling. One street is cold, the next warm- on a bike you feel it all. Definitely fall. A re-vamp of routines can have unintended effects, but with the right planning and communication, these can be minimized. Nothing to be afraid of, just move through it all. Socratic Seminars Keep showing up Trina Magna

Bullshitting as a way to see how people can handle themselves. To test them. I don’t usually like that, but the bus driver today wanted to mess with a bus rider, and wanted me to get in on it. The rider quickly got it and called us out. I just think it’s a clumsy way to interact, but to keep the bus driver thinking highly of me, I went along with it. Or at least to not think lower of me. Social prowess, sarcasm, bullshit. It’s annoying. Listened again up to 33:00 Patterns of life are cyclical. All different, yet the same- being more in the process. Moving from lack to being through desire. A choice, a consciousness. But too much too fast can stop the expansion, and things fold in on themselves, doing the same pattern over and over; in safety. Reaching out is scary.

 I have compassion for people who are less fortunate than me, but today there is a lady trying to get on the bus who is being told that the drivers have noticed that she is starting to try to bring on more bags than normal, to the point of being too much. They’ll authorize allowing the driver to do this trip, but be aware in the future that the answer may be no. Disappointment takes over her body, head droops down. Our things. The stuff we carry and hold on to. What is important? What is necessary? We could categorize it all. We are driven to do, to have, to identify with. Avarice and hoarding. Why is she lugging around the luggage?🧳  What do I lug around? I I started listening to this The first 2 minutes have a lot of words I need to look up. Basically, it’s a mystery. Ontophenomenology for example.  Ukulele practice