Hi SA Reality is abundant and overwhelming? Yes.
David M ----- Original Message ----- From: "Heather Perella" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 4:55 PM Subject: Re: [MD] Collective intelligence (Granger) >> [SA previously] >> Where I work, our effort is to get the residents >> to talk about their problems first, instead of >> exploding in chaos and then talking about what is >> bothering them. Sometimes we have to put hands on >> them for the safety of ourselves including the >> resident involved. We all desire, hope, pray, call >> it what you will that a resident will choose > calmness >> over agression in handling their problems/tension. >> As you say Krimel, it's hard, at times, to say which >> way it will be. For instance, a resident now is > peeking >> in her aggressive behavior. No hands on yet, but it >> is very, very close. She has punched a hole in the >> wall, and when I stand near her, especially when she >> is angry, I really have no idea what's going on in >> her head, and I doubt she does either. She is > losing >> control, and I am constantly alert as I stand near >> here, thinking, she might try to punch me, I'm >> really not sure, so I watch for any sudden movements > and >> stand in a way that will provide me with hopefully a >> head start in protecting myself. >> >> [Krimel] >> As I have said many times uncertainty, chance, and >> luck are central to our >> existence. Our ability to remember the past and >> model the future is >> effective in reducing the consequences of this >> fundamental unknown. I have >> read so many philosophers who acknowledge this at >> one point or another from >> Russell to Platt. I am surprised that so few have >> taken it as a central tenant of their thought. > > This "...fundamental unknown...", this > "...uncertainty, chance, and luck..." by these I place > a moment called the present moment, that's a reason I > practice staying alert. What is happening even right > now this moment is perplexing enough that I really > don't find it proper enough to put 'it' into words > thinking I've just called 'it' or realize what 'it' > is. I can't staticly identify 'what's happening' to > the fullest. > > a bird sings out of nowhere, > SA > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________Looking > > for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with Yahoo! FareChase. > http://farechase.yahoo.com/ > moq_discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > moq_discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
