I love this. And I don't want to go on too much of a tangent, but I wanted to talk about the idea that pro and con lists are logical. While they do organize things, they are at heart emotional. Pro means "I'm happy" and con means "I'm sad" with these lists. Emotions are very important, even when we are being logical, and it's part of my mission on this planet to acknowledge that there is no reason without emotion. Without emotion, everything is the same. Given that reason is coded masculine and emotion is coded feminine, I love reminding people that both are of equal importance. They are in fact inseparable. And that when we are our whole selves and when we are a whole species, we are at our most functional.
Thank you for this! Now I am invested in which direction the fellow chose. So much to consider in all that you bring up, but I have found and notice as I get older, that I’m more like my late pop who always had a nod or a hello to strangers anywhere he went. There is a lovely connection to be made that feeds both entities I believe. Kindness, compassion, and understanding resonate and ripple (I have to believe that)! Thank you so much for bringing this to all of us with this lovely article.
I love this. And I don't want to go on too much of a tangent, but I wanted to talk about the idea that pro and con lists are logical. While they do organize things, they are at heart emotional. Pro means "I'm happy" and con means "I'm sad" with these lists. Emotions are very important, even when we are being logical, and it's part of my mission on this planet to acknowledge that there is no reason without emotion. Without emotion, everything is the same. Given that reason is coded masculine and emotion is coded feminine, I love reminding people that both are of equal importance. They are in fact inseparable. And that when we are our whole selves and when we are a whole species, we are at our most functional.
This is such a great point! Love it.
Omg, I LOVE this. My life is so much richer for the myriad --unexpected -- conversations with strangers along the way. Love this!!!
Thank you for this! Now I am invested in which direction the fellow chose. So much to consider in all that you bring up, but I have found and notice as I get older, that I’m more like my late pop who always had a nod or a hello to strangers anywhere he went. There is a lovely connection to be made that feeds both entities I believe. Kindness, compassion, and understanding resonate and ripple (I have to believe that)! Thank you so much for bringing this to all of us with this lovely article.
thank you for this. (also i miss landlines as a parenting boon.)