I'm thinking that the collective me could only be acheived when I can get all of my personalities on board. ;)
On Nov 8, 7:09 am, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > Am I the only one in whose world the I and the YOU don't add up to a > collective ME or we? > > Simple, yes. Simple for simplicity reasons, no. My best answer. > > > > On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 3:43 AM, James Lynch <[email protected]> wrote: > > 'Why do we succumb to self seeking insanity? How do we resolve the > > conflicting, amplified emotions within us to restore sanity?' > > > My best answers to how have come in seeking and stumbling on why. The > > only things that come to mind are two imperatives: > > > -We must choose as though we were free to do so. > > -We must interpret as though meaning can be derived from the > > apparently senseless chaos. > > > And again 'why', because that's what we do, because we can. > > > 'chop wood carry water' > > > On 11/3/10, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Last weekend, Jon Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity drew millions of > >> participants in cities all over the world while Stewart himself, led > >> the effort in Washington DC with a few hundred thousand in attendance, > >> asking everyone to “take it down a notch for America.” He did so with > >> the hope for an end to the partisan bickering and oppositional > >> rhetoric that prevents collaboration necessary for the efficacy and > >> success of the nation. > > >> Stewart’s colleague, Steven Colbert, provided the counterpoint with > >> his “Rally to Restore Fear,” providing the comic (if not juvenile) > >> relief. Stewart’s closing remarks were a plea for prevailing sanity: > >> “This was not a rally to ridicule people of faith or people of > >> activism or to look down our noses at the heartland or passionate > >> argument or to suggest that times are not difficult and that we have > >> nothing to fear. They are and we do. But we live now in hard times, > >> not end times. And we can have animus and not be enemies. .. If we > >> amplify everything we hear nothing. “ > > >> Fear is the core issue behind violence, jealousy, bigotry, anger, > >> depression, greed, hatred, lies, insecurity or obsessive worry, just > >> to name a few. When fear is managed it is a vital, effective life > >> saving response which is critical to self preservation. It is vitally > >> important to discern what appropriate and inappropriate fear is, as > >> well managed fear can and will protect us, and unmanaged fear can > >> destroy us. > > >> What is our tendency to seek experience that amplifies our emotion, > >> especially fear? Why do we keep feeding this tendency while knowing > >> that it takes us beyond the parameters of sanity? > > >> Sociologist Tim Hallett of Indiana University asks: “How does an > >> inkling of anger develop into a blind rage? How does a little > >> happiness evolve into bliss?...I argue that interaction serves both as > >> a stimulus to evoke emotional responses, and as a conduit for > >> emotional feedback and amplification. ” Emotional interactions left > >> unmanaged seek the further interaction needed for further arousal and > >> emotional amplification. What becomes unmanaged emotion blinds us > >> from possibility, and takes us beyond sane mental states. In the > >> words of Jon Stewart, “Sanity will always be and has always been in > >> the eye of the beholder. To see you here today and the kind of people > >> that you are has restored mine. Thank you." > > >> Why do we succumb to self seeking insanity? How do we resolve the > >> conflicting, amplified emotions within us to restore sanity? > > >> What do YOU think? > > > -- > > Please do not put me on forwarding lists or submit my address to cute > > online greetings or anything else for that matter. If you must, please > > forward me in BCC and send me a link to cute greetings. Many thanks!- Hide > > quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
