Monthly Archives August 2014

As time passes by we wait for many others to keep pace  with us. The challenge then becomes is it better to wait or push? If  we push they might push back and nothing will be gained but if we wait life might pass us by. The decision in business is much easier because truly time is money but in the leisurely life this challenge can be more difficult to discern.  Here are a few factors (below)  you might consider.

(1) How important is the activity to the group vs to you?

(2) Can the activity be done at another day which is close to your schedule?

(3) How much grief vs pleasure will you receive from pushing others to go at your pace?

(4) Can you deal with the short term anger you receive (especially from children and those with attitudes as such) vs the long term gain the group will gain?

(5) Is there an activity you personally enjoy as much as the group activity you planned and as such will be happy with your choice?

    Sometimes it’s time to throw out the swatch and leave the Smart Phone thinking. When you give yourself a moment or hour(s) not looking at when to begin or when to end? What might seem like a tense exercise can be quite liberating because you’ll actually eat when you’re hungry and go to sleep when you’re tired instead of saying it’s lunch  time and bedtime. Most importantly you’ll experience a time for your mind to really see things in a different perspective.

I experienced this moment when on a lake and it only occurred because I gave up a watch awhile ago and my Smartphone doesn’t swim. It was remarkable how much more I was able to absorb around me when I didn’t have time holding me back. My creative thoughts took me in a direction that I wouldn’t have dreamed about if there was a clock right around the corner. I also noticed that although I stayed out for a fair amount of time it didn’t set me back as far as I thought. In conclusion this might not be the most productive time of your day but on just the right occasion it might help start that engine so that you can be more successful when back under that watch.

Is insanity always something that must be treated or are there times when someone’s  artificially life makes more sense then the truth?  If someone’s personally experiences are so difficult, that they cope with it by creating an artificial world, who are we to take that away from them? Yet can that artificial  world bring danger to such individual or those around them? It is truly a hard web to weave?

Imagine an individual losing a loved one that truly was there life and believe aspects of that person reside in their dog. If that dog is treated well and the person does no harm to themselves, the dog and those around them is it worth them finding out the truth? Maybe when there mind is truly up to it they will better accept the facts or maybe not. I’m sure we can come up with plenty of examples where people live out fantasy’s even to the extreme and that helps them cope with their “ordinary lives. Or could a fantasy life lead to dangerous conditions for that person or an innocent bystander such as occurred with the “Son of Sam” case. I believe this is a tricky web to weave but with the right therapist, psychiatrist and loved ones it can be dealt with effectively by carefully monitoring such an individual. Letting an individual escape when they want to be but bringing them back when it is needed.  What do you believe?