What’s your favorite thing about yourself?
Physically? My eyes.
Mentally? My intelligence.
Emotionally? My tendency towards compassion.
Category: Random
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Almost everyone in the world has heard of a person being a “jack of all trades”, but I have actually heard it expanded. I don’t know what the original is or who wrote it. It’s something like – and I’m paraphrasing here – “a jack of all trades and a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one”
Generalism as a word is actually not found in the Merriam-Webster dictionary, though generalist is. An internet search for generalism gives you articles on medicine, ethics, a few on butterflies of all things, and random definitions – all of which basically state that generalism is the practice of not specializing your knowledge base.
I have come to realize that I am a generalist. I know tidbits about a lot of different things, but I am not necessarily an expert in anything. I am ok with that. I truly believe that knowing more about many different things is better than knowing everything about one particular thing. It opens your mind to possibilities, to relationships between things. I know now that being stuck in a certain area of knowledge – like medicine or physics or finance – wouldn’t be enough for me. Yes, it would be riveting and fascinating, but still somehow….. not fulfilling. And that I am not ok with.
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How many times have you said this to others or yourself? And how many of those times was it actually true?
I’m truly beginning to question anyone saying this, including myself.
I have seen many instances of someone saying this, but they really do care. They have a preference, or they would be hurt by a particular outcome, or whatever the case may be. But those words and feelings are stifled by the urge to please, or the need to not hurt someone else. And, for the record, not hurting someone else can often hurt you in the process, and neither is actually less hurtful than saying what you think right off the bat.
And this applies to situations where you did the right thing, but there was negative feedback, or you were hurt in the process of doing the right thing. You say, “I don’t care” or, even better – “I don’t care anymore“. And you do care. You care hardcore, from the tips of your toes to the top of your head and from there to the moon and back – you. fucking. care. But you’re putting up a front so you don’t have to deal with the pain of still caring. But ya know what?? The pain you cause yourself by ignoring the pain of caring is worse than anything, because it impacts not only you, but others that you care about, and you don’t even realize.
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What’s the one luxury you can’t live without?
Well…. I have done without lots of different things in the course of my life – some luxuries, some necessities.
I can honestly say that there isn’t a luxury I can’t live without. In some cases, would it suck? Would I bitch and complain for a bit? Absolutely. But my mind and my body are fully capable of adapting, and I would survive, and still be breathing to conquer the problem a different day. And that is the key.
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Random memory time!
Forever ago, I saw an ad for Celebrex, an anti-inflammatory drug. The narrator at one point says, “A body in motion stays in motion.” This was a cute little reminder to people to keep moving before you can’t because of your condition. Phsyics aside, I think of that quote often, even though i first saw that years and years ago. I try to use it to remind myself that I need to get up and move to keep my condition from getting the better of me.
I was just sitting here and that popped in my head and I realized it’s the one useful thing I ever got from a drug company and didn’t have to pay for. i could rant for pages about the evil of pharmaceutical companies, but I won’t. Today, I would just like to thank whoever wrote that commercial and the drug company that paid for it. 😊
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Earth, air, fire and water – the four elements.
I was outside this morning reading. The wind blew gently as the sun hid behind the newest batch of fluffy, cotton ball like clouds. I was grateful, because the sun and I are not exactly friends. I started thinking about the elements, wondering which of the four is most powerful. After some thought, I came to the initial conclusion that water is the most powerful, because it can extinguish fire and crumble stone. Then, I started thinking about the fact that air feeds fire and transports earth and water, and there is a certain power in that as well. Taking that a step further, earth can contain both water and air, and extinguish fire. Fire, especially intense ones, can vaporize water or transform earth.
I then thought about the fact that there are four fundamental forces in the universe. There is the strong force, the weak force, electromagnetic force and gravitational force. The strength of this particular set of forces is based on each force’s power relative to the strong force – the force that holds the atoms in your body (or anything else, for that matter) together. Thinking more about it, I don’t think there is any sort of direct correlation, but it is an interesting coincidence.
Some oddities and questions…. The fundamental numbers in existence – the Fibonacci sequence – do not include the number four. 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8,13, 21, etc….. the numeral 4 certainly appears, but 4 itself is not part of the sequence. Considering the sequence’s relevance to everything else in existence, if the four elements and four forces were the real deal, 4 should be part of the Fibonacci sequence. So what are we missing or not considering? Or what incorrect assumptions were made? Additionally, Tesla’s work on numbers and frequency said that 3, 6, and 9 were the most powerful numbers. 3 is part of Fibonacci, and the other two are simply multiples of that base number. The electromagnetic force is a two-part thing, technically – electricity and magnetism. Are they truly two sides of the same coin, or are they distinct things? And, you can use one to create the other, so how does that factor in? What causes the strong force, and why is that the bar that the other forces are measured against?
So many questions, and so many directions to go to find answers. I posted earlier that my curiosity can be paralyzing, and this is why. I have a thought, which leads to another, which leads to questions and those to even more questions. It is a never-ending stream of inquisitiveness, and I find it impossible sometimes to choose a direction!
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Do you remember your favorite book from childhood?
Yes, but it depends on what part of childhood. When I was very young, my favorite book was The Very Hungry Caterpillar. In my early teen years, which I would still consider childhood, it was The Mists of Avalon.
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What quality do you value most in a friend?
My father gave me a piece of advice when I was younger. He said that you should be able to count the number of true friends you have on one hand, and have fingers to spare. If you can’t, some of those people are not actually your friend.
I have never been a person to have a ton of friends, in part because I’m simply a strange little introvert and a complete nerd.
There are two qualities that I value most in a friend, and I cannot assign more value to one than the other – they are equally important to me. The first is the ability to listen without judgement. Sometimes, that is far more helpful than any words of wisdom the person could offer. The second is the ability and willingness to call me out on my own bullshit if I’m being an asshole. Compassionately, of course, but still.
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I love nighttime. I think I always have.
There’s just something about the fact that the world is sleeping, resting, whatever. it’s quiet. There is no activity really. It’s peaceful. And I feel like I can be or do or feel anything that I want or need, and there is no one around to judge me.
I remember one time when I was a kid… I’m not even sure how old I was. Late teens, maybe? I was in Massachusetts visiting my uncle, and he has a pool. It was summertime, and I went out to the pool at about 10 at night, put on some music, and just did laps in the pool. It was so relaxing.
Speaking of, I love to swim. The feeling of water all around me is just so comforting. I hate wearing a bathing suit, because – well, insecure female – but yeah. I love it once I’m in the water. I swam in a local river once, that was freaking cool.
Anyway, this is just a bunch of random things to say that I love nighttime. and bodies of water. So yeah. Carry on!
A Peculiar Cerebral Tangle 