Losing track of time can be a wonderful thing.
Tag: #bekind
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How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success?
What a loaded question!
Technically speaking, all of my failures – real or perceived – have led me to success of some sort, and it usually involves learning something, which is a success in my book.
However, i digress. I’m assuming the prompt is asking for a specific example.
I lost my job back in 2008 or 2009, in the wake of all the financial nonsense going on. I tried to get a job. I applied, and applied. and applied. A couple of times, i interviewed. Customer service, sales, factory jobs. I tried everything i could think of. Nothing. I was unemployed for over a year, maybe close to 2. As a last-ditch effort, I called a local temp agency. Temp work was a last resort, because i needed something long term, but I was desperate.
Less than a week after my interview at the temp agency, I got a call. A day later, I walked into the building I’ve been working at for the past 15 years, held several different positions and now spend my days solving problems for people, which is great.
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I wish I had the ability to animate organic matter into whatever form. I would have dozens of puppies made from the piles of dog hair I end up with every time i sweep.
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I have never been diagnosed with synesthesia. I just want to put that out there.
I do, however, think that there is a blending of the sensory systems. It only makes sense – they are all being processed in the same organ with the same backbone of memory and experience and worldview and bias. Just because the input is from one type of sensory neuron doesn’t mean that the other senses don’t have an interpretation of said input.
Some of my observations:
Deeper sounds are wet.
Deeper sounds are cooler colors, but mostly blue or purple.
High pitches are sharp like a needle.
High pitches burn.
High pitches are bright yellow or white.
Fragrances that have a strong base in flowers are pastel-ish yellows and greens.
Fragrances that have a strong base in earthy, musky tones are deep blue or deep green.
English or writing is blue.
Math or chemistry is red.
Physics is black.
The number 4 is green.
The number 3 is red.
The number 1 is black.
The number 5 is dark blue.
Now, this may very well be a “yeah, everyone knows that” thing, but i don’t know that everyone knows that, and i’ve never really had an in-depth conversation about the color of sound.
I know that wavelengths probably have a lot to do with this, but i do not feel like researching that right now, but it will be the topic of an upcoming rabbit hole, I’m sure. I am curious if this is a “yeah, everyone knows that” type of thing though. If so, cool – but why don’t people talk about it? And if it is ubiquitous, why?
Just some randomness for your Sunday.
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You’re writing your autobiography. What’s your opening sentence?
“I never really thought of myself as someone overly interesting, but it occurs to me that that is a single (and possibly biased) opinion that may not be shared by everyone.”
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Why is insanity sometimes seen in the present moment as just that, but in hindsight, it is called brilliance?
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What are three objects you couldn’t live without?
That depends. Are we talking “live” as in survive? to continue to exist as a being on this planet? or are we talking “live” as in, I have all of the elements needed for survival, but what do i need to really enjoy my existence? Important distinction. I will answer both.
For the first – A frying pan, a wooden spoon or spatula, and a knife of some sort.
For the second – a pen/pencil, and some sort of substance to write on. The third would be some kind of animal (preferably canine in nature) to talk to.
That’s the thing. life, as complicated as we make it, is really very simple when you boil it down. To survive, i need tools to prepare food or construct shelter. To enjoy my life, i need the ability to write, and a companion.
it really is that simple.
for the record – my father once told me that the human hand is the most sophisticated tool that god ever made. I have two tools to help me with survival built in to the “me” that is trying to survive!
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what if we are macroscopic in our point of view, but microscopic to something we can’t even comprehend? What if we are the culture in the petri dish?
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What experiences in life helped you grow the most?
Well, that’s easy…. The painful ones.
Heartbreaking loss? Taught me that I am strong, even when I don’t feel like I can be.
Betrayal? Taught me the grace of forgiveness and the art of discernment.
Abject failure? Taught me that everything in life is an opportunity to learn.
The thing is, the good things in life – the shit we live for? They are beautiful, but they don’t help us grow and evolve as people. Think about it. Any time you get better at something, it’s only because you failed at it before but kept trying. The only reason you stopped (insert addictive behavior) is because you realized that it was destroying you/your family/your life. The only reason you know you are strong is because you’ve had to be. The only reason you’ve grown as a person is because you’ve experienced pain.
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I appreciate directness.
A Peculiar Cerebral Tangle 