I started typing this up as a thread, but realized quickly that this may be too much of a ramble. I got nostalgic when Journals came back up for reading. Mine was funny, honest, happy, sad, all of the emotions I feel - and sometimes all these things at once.
In this spirit, today I will write about change.
Change is a powerful word with several different meanings. I don't remember a time in my life when things stayed constant beyond age 5. Perhaps this is a built-in design flaw for if we remembered the security of our earliest years, surely we could never adapt?
Change won a man who was basically an unknown junior politician the presidency of the U.S. last November.
Change is the heart and soul of the Serenity Prayer for the 12-Step Contingency.
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
I find this to be a passive and incomplete acknowledgment of human capacity; also it is a "chicken v. egg" question that I know I will never answer. Which comes first - the serenity, or the courage?
Is serenity defined by complacency - what defines what circumstances we should actively NOT work to change but instead passively accept? That sounds like a one-way ticket into learned helplessness and ineffectiveness as a person.
Is courage defined by direct action? Sometimes actions can be too hasty when emotions run high. That's a one way ticket into making poor decisions and yes, also, ineffectiveness as a person.
So how do we know which one applies, when? Is it possible to leave unintended consequences behind in advance?
And what do we do when we realize that "change" might not have been what we needed given a particular set of circumstances? Or when we don't like the result of "change"?
We go into existential crisis mode and write long-winded journal entries contemplating overbroad topics that we may not in our lifetimes comprehend.
To make this journal entry more interactive and meaningful: please leave me your thoughts on the concept of change and, if you like, a personal anecdote on what "change" means to you. There are no right or wrong answers.
Let's liven this place up a bit. 
In this spirit, today I will write about change.
Change is a powerful word with several different meanings. I don't remember a time in my life when things stayed constant beyond age 5. Perhaps this is a built-in design flaw for if we remembered the security of our earliest years, surely we could never adapt?
Change won a man who was basically an unknown junior politician the presidency of the U.S. last November.
Change is the heart and soul of the Serenity Prayer for the 12-Step Contingency.
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
I find this to be a passive and incomplete acknowledgment of human capacity; also it is a "chicken v. egg" question that I know I will never answer. Which comes first - the serenity, or the courage?
Is serenity defined by complacency - what defines what circumstances we should actively NOT work to change but instead passively accept? That sounds like a one-way ticket into learned helplessness and ineffectiveness as a person.
Is courage defined by direct action? Sometimes actions can be too hasty when emotions run high. That's a one way ticket into making poor decisions and yes, also, ineffectiveness as a person.
So how do we know which one applies, when? Is it possible to leave unintended consequences behind in advance?
And what do we do when we realize that "change" might not have been what we needed given a particular set of circumstances? Or when we don't like the result of "change"?
We go into existential crisis mode and write long-winded journal entries contemplating overbroad topics that we may not in our lifetimes comprehend.
To make this journal entry more interactive and meaningful: please leave me your thoughts on the concept of change and, if you like, a personal anecdote on what "change" means to you. There are no right or wrong answers.
Let's liven this place up a bit. 
