Thursday, July 19, 2007
between yesterday and tomorrow - Thursday, July 19, 2007
today’s Musing written and published from south Calgary, near Fish Creek Park
18C/65F(high 29C), rained, stopped, rained, stopped again; very scary black sky in the west earlier has melted; routine walk with Gusta, our minds off somewhere sunny, she follows her nose, scatters pigeons while enjoying the post-rain freshness
AW and I are playing golf on Sunday morning– looking for 2 golfers to round out a four-some; anyone care to join us?
a balance sheet, a photo, a frozen movie frame – each is a portrait of a moment in time, never to be repeated, never to be captured again because each day brings change, however minute, that will change the outcome; if my day was this movie, I’d be skipping through the opening credits – a few key characters, a large supporting cast and thousands of extras – the movie will be epic length – the kind where you need to visit the bathroom first, then hunker down with a bucket of popcorn so we don’t miss a precious minute of it; roll opening scene . .
impulse, gut reaction, instinct, first impressions; then the action – life, a set of experiences, not a path; paths are things we set out on, but rarely follow - impulse, gut reaction, instinct, first impressions - how important are these, how accurate are these, how reliable are these indicators - should we bet on them, should we bet the farm?
we do, don’t we?
major decisions –whether we made them after agonizing sleepless nights of reflection or by deliberating 10 seconds – the results, good or bad, can be traced back to those first impressions; Malcolm Gladwell’s ‘Blink’ addressed this . . so do we all when we encounter these decision points where the course of our life might be altered as a result; when I sit down to think about whether or not something will change the course of my experience, I think that means it already has – all I am doing is trying to put words around a choice I have already made; sometimes my choices are sound, sometimes downright goofy; sometimes clear headed – sometimes wrong headed; but they are mine, not dependant on anyone else’s choice
other characters in this movie get to write their own scripts . . make their own choices, ones that might be so incongruous with mine that I cannot understand them or ‘my wildest most beautiful dreams coming true’ - the end of the movie will be a ‘write your own ending’ scenario
choosing colours we put on our canvas are important decisions I suppose because they are driven by the images we have in mind, by choosing how much of ourselves to put on display - a dizzying prospect
best way – my theory at least, I try to practice it – is to be who we are, plainly simply without restraint; this will scare some people, this will send some running for cover as they should because that is what they need to do, but others might come running toward me with arms open, minds open . . . spectacular when it happens, but life is no less spectacular when it doesn’t but would it not be a shame – when we feel what we feel – to hold it back, missing the opportunity of having people know us for who we really are?
whether we lead or follow one another doesn't mean having different paths mean anything - I imagine paths intersecting as spectacular fireworks, but when I imagine sets of experiences overlapping, then I feel like I am warmed by the sun; awareness, being in the moment, being present – being real – is what we do when we are caught between yesterday and tomorrow
Mark Kolke
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18C/65F(high 29C), rained, stopped, rained, stopped again; very scary black sky in the west earlier has melted; routine walk with Gusta, our minds off somewhere sunny, she follows her nose, scatters pigeons while enjoying the post-rain freshness
AW and I are playing golf on Sunday morning– looking for 2 golfers to round out a four-some; anyone care to join us?
a balance sheet, a photo, a frozen movie frame – each is a portrait of a moment in time, never to be repeated, never to be captured again because each day brings change, however minute, that will change the outcome; if my day was this movie, I’d be skipping through the opening credits – a few key characters, a large supporting cast and thousands of extras – the movie will be epic length – the kind where you need to visit the bathroom first, then hunker down with a bucket of popcorn so we don’t miss a precious minute of it; roll opening scene . .
impulse, gut reaction, instinct, first impressions; then the action – life, a set of experiences, not a path; paths are things we set out on, but rarely follow - impulse, gut reaction, instinct, first impressions - how important are these, how accurate are these, how reliable are these indicators - should we bet on them, should we bet the farm?
we do, don’t we?
major decisions –whether we made them after agonizing sleepless nights of reflection or by deliberating 10 seconds – the results, good or bad, can be traced back to those first impressions; Malcolm Gladwell’s ‘Blink’ addressed this . . so do we all when we encounter these decision points where the course of our life might be altered as a result; when I sit down to think about whether or not something will change the course of my experience, I think that means it already has – all I am doing is trying to put words around a choice I have already made; sometimes my choices are sound, sometimes downright goofy; sometimes clear headed – sometimes wrong headed; but they are mine, not dependant on anyone else’s choice
other characters in this movie get to write their own scripts . . make their own choices, ones that might be so incongruous with mine that I cannot understand them or ‘my wildest most beautiful dreams coming true’ - the end of the movie will be a ‘write your own ending’ scenario
choosing colours we put on our canvas are important decisions I suppose because they are driven by the images we have in mind, by choosing how much of ourselves to put on display - a dizzying prospect
best way – my theory at least, I try to practice it – is to be who we are, plainly simply without restraint; this will scare some people, this will send some running for cover as they should because that is what they need to do, but others might come running toward me with arms open, minds open . . . spectacular when it happens, but life is no less spectacular when it doesn’t but would it not be a shame – when we feel what we feel – to hold it back, missing the opportunity of having people know us for who we really are?
whether we lead or follow one another doesn't mean having different paths mean anything - I imagine paths intersecting as spectacular fireworks, but when I imagine sets of experiences overlapping, then I feel like I am warmed by the sun; awareness, being in the moment, being present – being real – is what we do when we are caught between yesterday and tomorrow
Mark Kolke
223,392
200.0
What do you think? Join the discussion - your comments are welcomed - please write.
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