Is Something Better Than Nothing?
Dec. 29th, 2006 09:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mlerulesBetter to WEIGH options (with or without) rather than think in terms of something and nothing. Because something may be negative which is less/worse than nothing...'cause nothing must be value-neutral. By definition.
Thus it's important to look at the nature of the something and how it fits into the whole. Must everything fit together? Cannot jagged edges exist? How valid/sane/wise is serious compartmentalization? Do issues only exist if/when the realities collide?
It strikes me as odd/wrong/unwise to live opposed to stated principles. Hypocrisy's the worst sin. If one never voices their beliefs, it's harder to find hypocrisy...yet cannot it nonetheless be found/demonstrated/expressed in...damn. Ultimately it seems as if it's a matter of Not Making Sense. Makes sense to who? The inability to articulate clearly damns me. Okay, just noticed I've strayed WAY off my original course. Drifting. Wandering. And wondering. Swirling back around...as the year ends I like to sum up, fish for patterns, see where I am and where I've been and where I'd like to go/be and where it seems as if I'm heading/going.
I fear I'm stagnating. I worry I'm swimming in the same olde rust-infested pools, going nowhere but down, getting...getting what? That's the qx. Balance the pros and cons. Only then can I decide whether something (someone) is better than nothing (alone).
Another dilemma: ...
I crave intimacy.
I'm somehow accepting or at least handling one of my listed dislikes: bigheadedness. Humility's a bit of a virtue...at least it prevents one from being a crashing bore. Intimacy can allow more through than perhaps might be seen by just anyone. *sigh* Don't like thinking in terms of reputation. Don't want to be foolish. Mustn't let concerns of seeming foolish interfere though.
So, am I BEING foolish? (Regardless of how things seem.) ... So many connections reopened. Now: follow-up. Works both ways though. It must. I don't like major continued on-going whassitcalleds. Discrepancies. (Between words and actions and between theoretical and practical.)
Time to reset my philosophy. Not proposing I start with a clean slate. Goal = chucking that which hasn't been working well and certainly that which has been actually bad/harmful. What're the new/now goals, aspirations, dreams? Which way's the wind blowing? East of the Sun & West of the Moon. Somewhere downstairs I have this collection of short stories which I loved as a kid.
***
Blip. Bleep. Bloop. Ya' know what? I'm going to have a great w'end. [Oh hell. A realization just hit. Damn The Thin Green Line.]
***
Actions/deeds must match words.
***
Madness as singular realities which impinge too much on societal expectations mixed w/societal needs. I'm mad, you're mad, we're ALL MAD HERE...but we can be mad and still get on okay, still find places to fit in...blue pill or red pill?
Yawn. Gonna go do something else for a while...but in this sense something is not necessarily better than nothing. Fark the Protestant Work Ethic. I'll freakin' relax 'cause I can. *guilt* - zroom, into my galvanized pressure cooker...gone gone gone.
Issue before me now: which of the many many books do I want to read next?
***
Discernment plus enjoyment/fun along broad horizons. Feeling pretty damned good. Glad I took today easy inside in PJs.
***
An unmet need in me is not (necessarily) reason to be down on myself. Must find ways and means of getting desired itches scratched.
***
Have enjoyed very much of late interacting w/young 'uns...and those not so young anymore. Seeing - and experiencing - kids grow up is a wonderful thing. I'm lucky enough to have several friends and fambily members w/kids. They're growing up...all ages and levels. Some are heading off to college - for the first time or returning...fresh out of high school and after retiring from a full-time career. Others have graduated...or are on the verge of learning to walk. Off to another bar mitzvah in another couple of weeks.And here's one of my faves of a niece in Norway (AFS):
I'm inspired to keep moving, to not slow down...yet to take the time to stop and think and smell the roses, in short: to slow down. Yes. My life functions best via punctuated equilibrium. *boing*
Thus it's important to look at the nature of the something and how it fits into the whole. Must everything fit together? Cannot jagged edges exist? How valid/sane/wise is serious compartmentalization? Do issues only exist if/when the realities collide?
It strikes me as odd/wrong/unwise to live opposed to stated principles. Hypocrisy's the worst sin. If one never voices their beliefs, it's harder to find hypocrisy...yet cannot it nonetheless be found/demonstrated/expressed in...damn. Ultimately it seems as if it's a matter of Not Making Sense. Makes sense to who? The inability to articulate clearly damns me. Okay, just noticed I've strayed WAY off my original course. Drifting. Wandering. And wondering. Swirling back around...as the year ends I like to sum up, fish for patterns, see where I am and where I've been and where I'd like to go/be and where it seems as if I'm heading/going.
I fear I'm stagnating. I worry I'm swimming in the same olde rust-infested pools, going nowhere but down, getting...getting what? That's the qx. Balance the pros and cons. Only then can I decide whether something (someone) is better than nothing (alone).
Another dilemma: ...
I crave intimacy.
I'm somehow accepting or at least handling one of my listed dislikes: bigheadedness. Humility's a bit of a virtue...at least it prevents one from being a crashing bore. Intimacy can allow more through than perhaps might be seen by just anyone. *sigh* Don't like thinking in terms of reputation. Don't want to be foolish. Mustn't let concerns of seeming foolish interfere though.
So, am I BEING foolish? (Regardless of how things seem.) ... So many connections reopened. Now: follow-up. Works both ways though. It must. I don't like major continued on-going whassitcalleds. Discrepancies. (Between words and actions and between theoretical and practical.)
Time to reset my philosophy. Not proposing I start with a clean slate. Goal = chucking that which hasn't been working well and certainly that which has been actually bad/harmful. What're the new/now goals, aspirations, dreams? Which way's the wind blowing? East of the Sun & West of the Moon. Somewhere downstairs I have this collection of short stories which I loved as a kid.
***
Blip. Bleep. Bloop. Ya' know what? I'm going to have a great w'end. [Oh hell. A realization just hit. Damn The Thin Green Line.]
***
Actions/deeds must match words.
***
Madness as singular realities which impinge too much on societal expectations mixed w/societal needs. I'm mad, you're mad, we're ALL MAD HERE...but we can be mad and still get on okay, still find places to fit in...blue pill or red pill?
Yawn. Gonna go do something else for a while...but in this sense something is not necessarily better than nothing. Fark the Protestant Work Ethic. I'll freakin' relax 'cause I can. *guilt* - zroom, into my galvanized pressure cooker...gone gone gone.
Issue before me now: which of the many many books do I want to read next?
***
Discernment plus enjoyment/fun along broad horizons. Feeling pretty damned good. Glad I took today easy inside in PJs.
***
An unmet need in me is not (necessarily) reason to be down on myself. Must find ways and means of getting desired itches scratched.
***
Have enjoyed very much of late interacting w/young 'uns...and those not so young anymore. Seeing - and experiencing - kids grow up is a wonderful thing. I'm lucky enough to have several friends and fambily members w/kids. They're growing up...all ages and levels. Some are heading off to college - for the first time or returning...fresh out of high school and after retiring from a full-time career. Others have graduated...or are on the verge of learning to walk. Off to another bar mitzvah in another couple of weeks.And here's one of my faves of a niece in Norway (AFS):
I'm inspired to keep moving, to not slow down...yet to take the time to stop and think and smell the roses, in short: to slow down. Yes. My life functions best via punctuated equilibrium. *boing*
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