My silence has been much longer than anticipated. Things are going great, which is what is keeping me so busy. The programs at Damanhur were a great success, both with the Finns and the Russians. Now I am slowly getting back into my normal rhythm, only that the normal is not so normal anymore, so I am working to create a new balance.
The very interesting part is that I have been practicing what you and I started here. The other day, I had a wonderful conference call with a new potential partner. A few days later, she sent an email to another collaborator that in my opinion bypassed much of what we agreed on. Instad of stewing in it, I sent her a very nice email explaining how I perceived her email and what I would have liked to see. There was no blame, just an admission of how her actions affected me.
She replied shortly after with an apology and thanked me for being so open. She explained her side, and we were able to see where our lines got crossed. Instead of starting on the wrong foot, we took a step toward a more open flow of information. I was quite happy with the result.
So that is where I am... super busy, yet very aware of our experiment, and applying the principles that I am exploring in what I am working on.
That being said, there are still some perplexities I have about our interactions, specifically in what I feel is a contradiction between messages where I believe you say you don't care about reaching the masses and others where you want other people to contribute and be part of the discussion. I have tried to go back and read through the various messages to catch where we are not understanding each other, but for now it still eludes me. When I have time, I will go back there and try to make heads or tails of it.
The other part is on the "philosophy" aspect. The last messages really confused me on that, but right now I don't have them fresh enough in my memory to remember how or what. Hopefully, I will catch up on that, as well. It will take me a few days, since I have a big project to turn in and more guests arriving next week, so things will be crazy busy for a while!
How are you??
Good morning. I'm glad to hear that you're doing well.
I'm fine, thanks. Gina wrote that she appreciated my last blog entry, but I don't know what will happen next with her.
I need to figure out what I could write next that would be useful to you (and perhaps others). Any suggestions, Tigrilla?
It helps if people inquire about things, but that hasn't been happening.
Oh, well...
Useful... hmm.... more than useful, I would say comprehensible. Sometimes the paths we take seem super clear, but when you present them to others, they make no sense. I don't know what topic exactly you want to publish about, so it would be hard to give you any feedback, but that is what Gina is good for!
I am still confused around the topic of what you would like to see with regard to people reading and commenting on your writing.
You wrote:
But when I wrote:
You answered:
Isn't that contradictory? From your side, you solicit readership and interaction, but when I do the same thing, it is evidence of anxiety and desperation. Does that mean that you are anxious or desperate yourself?
And then you write:
Then above contradict with:
I am trying really hard to get it, but I don't. Do you want tailor your content to your readers or do you just want to write and let the chips fall where they may?
Thanks for the clarification; this is one of the topics that has been bothering me in our interactions.
"I am still confused around the topic of what you would like to see with regard to people reading and commenting on your writing."
I get that you're confused, but I can't figure out what it is that you've described here.
My topics are thinking and learning, psychology, philosophy and education. Those are my areas of study.
As for what people want to learn, it's not up to me.
My desires are practically irrelevant. My commitment is to support and encourage people by sharing my experience.
Does that help?
I recognize that I am a little slow in this period, but our discussions our never far from my thoughts. Lots of happenings in this period, which contributes to the missing pieces and cloudiness that seem to be plaguing this work. Hopefully, this post will bring clarity. :)