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Bro Saeed's avatar

That's going to require some thought, I'll have to come back to it.

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Havalyn Hensley's avatar

It's been more than 40 years since my first time through... now rereading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance... very consistent with the lazy eight, infinity post! Classical/Romantic reasoning. Inductive/Deductive logic. There is more than one way to approach - yes and finding the middle where head and heart integrate... that takes balance!

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Chad Mowery's avatar

Increasingly I love the practice of just “being.” Letting go of judgement and any need to “solve” or “interpret.” My brain loves logic and models, but this can be exhausting and I lose the “being” when I’m busy solving or theorizing…

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...'s avatar

Wha...hunh???? I don't get it

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Krista G's avatar

I’d like to hear your description of the planning intersection. I feel that the shape of the process is a flow like one you’ve created and could be experienced multiple times for one thought/question/project. The “let go” seems to be a pause and reflect/process what could be if…(future possibility thinking). Maybe you could mean intention for planning? Or maybe let go/pause could be switched with planning?

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Bruce Kasanoff's avatar

Krista, maybe "planning" isn't the best word... it feels like somewhere in the center of these possibilities is the best place to re-evaluate your current state vs. what to do next. As you say, it could be where intentions form... balanced between head and heart-centered, taking both into account.

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Morag Barrett's avatar

I loved this image and your post. As I read through it I was struck by the intersection... is this / this is where the 'human doing' and behavior happens. The ah-ha for me was (and I may have to start using infinity symbols for some of my models) when the behavior happens as a result of the intersection of all roads then it is likely to be more effective/positive/constructive. When the behavior is triggered by one side or the other then it make cause a block... unintended outcomes.

Back to you Bruce - thoughts?

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Bruce Kasanoff's avatar

Many thanks for your thoughts, Morag. My observation is that the most successful/fulfilled people can walk all of these paths, depending on which would be ideal for them at each moment. We may be saying the same thing in slightly different words...

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Morag Barrett's avatar

Agreed! I like that you have got my brain a-thinking... starting points/ending points/number of turns around the model may all shift - much like a labyrinth - it's a thoughtful choice.

Thank you for the great start to my day :-)

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Bruce Kasanoff's avatar

My pleasure. Thank YOU for jumping in and helping us all explore the possibilities.

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