I think we think in lines of logic, or linearly. Actually,
we think in swirls, like weather and wind patterns moving about the globe;
sucking in cool weather here, warm moist air there, swooping microbursts over
there, jet streams converging and then sweeping far apart. And the resultant
weather patterns left behind are thunderstorms, or tornados, or blizzards, or
whatever. Bits and pieces. Floating about. Currents capturing them and tossing
them together.
Same with ideas, maybe? Cross cultures mix together. Music
touches literature? Drama juts into sonata and dance begins? Or shapes of
organic matter forms into sculpture and pots, bowls and wall hangings. Jumbles
of objects, now hardlined and solid, then a moment later malleable, rubber,
plastic, moldable. Shifting shapes and sizes. Then color. And texture. Think of
these as evolving constantly as relationships of ideas and concepts.
The world of creativity. It fuels imagination. It lets
dreams happen. Visions form; of the future. Art as model of reality. An
interesting concept. Is it transportable to other arenas of life?
Business. Huge topic. Idea of product or service.
Conceptualization of market, the pool of need. Locating potential users to
explore their own pool of need and cause them to seek problem solving services
and products. Communicating all of this in open public in attempt to connect
needs and solutions. Marketing. Imagery.
Management. Getting things done through the efforts of
others. Understanding the work to be done. Success of organization. Attract
talents to team so tasks are done well, quickly, synchronous with
organization’s mission. Discover personal motivations that power team member
efforts. Imagery and concepts floating. Connecting. Meaning and working
together.
International relations. Concepts and cultures floating,
bumping into each other. Unearthing meanings in common. Basis to talk and
understand; communicate with each other. Bridge cultural chasms. Share sense of
beauty. Moving forward in time. Finding goals of common value. Long term
relationship building. Finding peace within chaos. Sharing the fruits of life
while solving the sources of strife.
Technology. Atoms and molecules working together in cosmic
unity. Some interactions unseen but known to be happening. Science. Serving us.
Allow it to help us see the world in broader terms. Swirling eddies of ideas
and interactions. Creation of new relationships. Working with communication
processes, manufacturing processes, engineering tasks, teaching and connecting
and ‘arting’ the world experience.Possibilities come from all of this. The
chance to see things differently. To understand more clearly. More
effortlessly. To cogenerate new solutions. New possibilities. In an endless
motion of swirling…..; on and on. Connecting. A bit here. A blob there. Forming
something new. Valuable to have? Useful? At the very least beautiful to our
senses?
Possibilities. Do we let them into our lives?
January 19, 2012
When you ponder the world of thoughts you can arrive at the conclusion that new thoughts are random and seem to come from nowhere. Thoughts pop into our consciousness like a flying fish pops into view from the surface of the water. There may be a lot going on under the surface, but only those that pop through actually arrive in our consciousness.
ReplyDeleteYes, we can grasp a thought and focus on it, but it isn't long before something new pops up - sometimes related, but usually not.