Archive for the ‘GTD’ Category
The Shortest Poem Possible
And now, the shortest poem ever:
A…
B. C!
(A bee. See!)
This to remind us that judgment (even final judgment) might entail the one (A, for Adam) being stung by the only (the B, or Bee) thereby going to sleep and dreaming of flight.
OR: Adam (who now has no fleas… the previous ’shortest’ poem: Fleas: Adam Had ‘em.)… as was said of Adam, dominion (such that God might SEE himself through the eyes of his creation… and such that they might name themselves in the process)!*
*Or, the bee sees himself through God’s eyes / God sees the bee and knows Himself as The One who sees.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1)**
This understanding is an alternative to the sting. Whereby Divine Will might otherwise impart willfulness in the form of self-volition (the creation of life). And this can be used to hurt others. Though, it may also result in death (As for the bee, having stung).
And this culminates in Divine Grace. Whereby uncreation can similarly be said to result in a heaven (which is merely a dream state, as such). And this is confirmed by Jesus’ death.
**Logos. The Name of God. The naming of God and how that equates creation to God becoming conscious of himself (as a thing which can be named).
The Hetero Bias
Thus the idea is to wake early and to get up when I wake up. And that might require, or result in, an earlier bedtime.
This morning I woke with Trash’s voice in my head: Brett… I like you and all (But?). And this got me thinking about who looks up to whom and why. Suppose Trash looks up to me because we had this argument…
Trash asked me if I was homo or hetero. I told him that it wasn’t polite to ask anyone that question. In short. Though I only wish the discussion was that objective. It got a little loud with me protesting and him demonstrating. And I didn’t want to be around him for a couple of weeks after.
I had thought that he was perpetuating a hetero conspiracy. Though I was told just after on FB that hetero people aren’t organized or smart enough to conspire. To which I replied that it must be an institutionalized bias. Whereby Chad, at least, agreed that heterosexuality was indeed institutionalized.
So, in my mind, Trash said that (simply put) he was biased. I only laughed at this a little (because a man cannot be biased toward women, either… this being the problem with his perspective that started the argument in the first place). Rather, I corrected, he was prejudiced (pre judged). And from this (and the FB conversation) I deduced that…
- the question is moot (Are you an HP or Dell?)
- the dichotomy is false (If you are Dell, you’re good.)
- the statement is prejudicial (If you are HP, you’re bad.)
- the bias is institutionalized (People are NOT computers.)
… I wasn’t playing. Both answers are wrong.
And from this I veered off into questions of patriotism (in. re. Giuliani and the moral equivalency question*): How can you (not) compare terrorism with terrorism seeing as how their flag is red, white, and green; whereas our flag is red, white, and blue? That is to say, they’re fighting wars for religion and we’re fighting for freedom (but not religious freedom, apparently). Etc. But at least I fixed on patriotism (remembered standing in the milk line in grade school saying the pledge of allegiance and feeling proud).
*When Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal suggested that the attacks were an indication that the United States "should re-examine its policies in the Middle East and adopt a more balanced stand toward the Palestinian cause", Giuliani asserted, "There is no moral equivalent for this act. There is no justification for it… And one of the reasons I think this happened is because people were engaged in moral equivalency in not understanding the difference between liberal democracies like the United States, like Israel, and terrorist states and those who condone terrorism. So I think not only are those statements wrong, they’re part of the problem." Giuliani subsequently rejected the prince’s $10 million donation to disaster relief in the aftermath of the attack. (from Wikipedia, Rudy_Giuliani)
QUOTE: Do you remember standing in the milk line in grade school, saying the Pledge of Allegiance, and feeling proud?
I got stuck on my murder is murder spiel when I compared abortion to capital punishment (abortion is sin, capital punishment is not / capital punishment is murder, abortion is not). At least conservative Christians often agree with capital punishment (jails, war, etc) but not abortion (which goes against the hetero bias). Though I, at least, think cutting off the bad branch to save the tree is fine (even that trimming off a good branch is OK because then the tree can grow more healthy and produce more fruit).
QUOTE: Regarding abortion: It is OK to cut off a bad branch to save a tree. And it is OK to trim off good branches if, by doing so, the tree can grow more healthy and produce fruit more abundantly.
I used to think that abortion was ok up to the age of 2 yrs or so when the child could reply to the idea of being killed that he preferred to live [age of accountability]. This MAY be modified to the point where the fruit, if cut from the vine, can then survive… as a tree (iffy). Or it may be further modified to say that the SEED is viable if, when cast into the ground, it could yet produce a tree.
This last idea MIGHT save the Christians in their views. Assuming immaculate conception. Or something. Seeing as how I can’t quite picture at what point a child is a seed. Though I could also extend the idea so as to apply it to the notion that abortion is fine up to the point that a male child can produce viable sperm. Except this hardly resolves the original question of when murder is not murder.
And so I got out of bed. Anyway, I needed a pipe. And then coffee sounded good (and it was). And I thought I should write down my thoughts. And so my day begins as I said I thought it should:
On waking, one should grab hold of whatever thing it is that excited them enough to rouse them from sleep in the first place and then use that as motivation to help carry them through the day.
The Sting
Hypnosis: Reaction-formation-fixation-fascination… transfixation and / or cross-fixation, cross-transference (fuck you, fuck you, fuck me, fuck me, take me Jesus… or fish, hook, bait, swish, catch).
Note: Fixation can be a natural regression through reason to a point that illustrates the moment enlightened (through time and regarding the number of times at any one time) by idea, individual, ideal, self-image, group-image, and divine image; by idolatry rather than idols (that is, by impression rather than oppression, suppression, repression [thus not by being humble... poor... sorry]; and not by imPERSONation (as to manifest spirit in human form, possession). This is to say, FIXATION should be a natural regression through reason to a point that illustrates the moment enlightened by impression rather than impersonation).
Monthly Assessment
I shouldn’t measure life in terms of what I don’t have.
♦ I can measure my wealth in terms of experience.
♦ I’ve tried to measure it in terms of beauty (desk top wallpapers and fine art on the computer).
♦ I’d like to measure it in terms of factoids… but I don’t enjoy studying that much any more and I don’t remember what I read.
♦ There’s health,
♦ staying busy,
♦ seeing something new every day.
♦ And there’s ‘happiness‘ (if you’re not happy then BE happy… I can do that but it feels empty sometimes, too).
Given all this, I can only measure life in terms of how I perceive life.
True! I deal with all these issues. But…
♦ I apologize.
♦ I try really hard to do the right things by people.
♦ I turn negatives into positives.
♦ I remember the good and not the bad.
♦ I’m modest.
♦ I’m humble.
♦ I’m (not) poor.
♦ I’m (not) sorry.
♦ I’m generally comfortable.
♦ I’m willing to maintain peace.
♦ I’m sometimes inspired.
♦ I can occasionally assess my wealth of experience AS wealth…
♦ …though I seldom count such small gains as material riches.
♦ I’m able, at times, to see beauty…
♦ …or to think in terms of material success.
♦ I evaluate my days in PR as good days…
♦ …and I still like Old San Juan.
I like…
♦ breezes in the evenings
♦ architecture
♦ crowds
♦ the ocean
♦ my computer
♦ the internet
♦ facebook
♦ current events
♦ PR history
♦ learning Spanish
♦ walks in the evenings
♦ spending money wisely
♦ drinking alcohol responsibly
♦ seeing positive changes in my body
♦ moments of pleasure
♦ thinking of people
♦ watching people
♦ remembering people from my past
♦ good movies
♦ new things
♦ magazines
♦ sketching
♦ reggaeton
♦ being healthy
♦ eating well
♦ sleeping well
♦ writing
I still say quick prayers before and after meals, before bed, and (at least) once during the day.
Treatment Model
Self: Conscious, Aware, Reasonable, Rational, EDucable (SCARRED). Or SCARED (irrational or unreasonable). Requiring Self-Object RElations (communicative property and associative property as regards being incommunicative and dissociative. Creating icons and idols. SORE). CARE (conscience to conscientiousness, or scion)! Improving representations and image (self-consciousness). With a name, or logos, that is with a Self-CORE. SCORE!
