tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post5713699384785019419..comments2024-03-28T03:31:42.278-07:00Comments on Chiron: Orders of AbstractionRoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08483616030072739190noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-71225444227373686502012-02-25T04:40:51.908-08:002012-02-25T04:40:51.908-08:00Most Americans don't realize the level of comf...Most Americans don't realize the level of comfort we exist in. A wordly person or maybe a person with a certain level of humility and rationalaztion can see threw the fog of bullshit that most of us believe is actual life. Our society as structured has us pacified to the point that most walk threw life believing that the mundane and trivial IS the meat and potatoes! Rory is not one of those.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-68971972416414341682012-02-24T09:04:36.860-08:002012-02-24T09:04:36.860-08:00Saw this link today and thought it was relevant to...Saw this link today and thought it was relevant to the discussion:<br /><br /><i>the difference between happiness as it is known to the <a href="http://www.transparencyrevolution.com/2012/02/making-memories/" rel="nofollow">Experiencing Self</a> versus happiness as it is known to the Remembering Self. The Remembering self responds to stories which are all about change, significant moments, and endings. So we might view an overall positive experience that ended badly as a negative experience, or a negative experience that ended well as a good experience.</i>Kai Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13319136737099550784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-19208503534013990812012-02-24T08:45:10.514-08:002012-02-24T08:45:10.514-08:00I have found movement helpful to reduce abstractio...I have found movement helpful to reduce abstraction, especially walking through the experience in slow motion while expressing aloud the thoughts and feelings that repeat, as if they were locked in the muscle memory along with the movement.Kai Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13319136737099550784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-75341209665094620362012-02-24T06:04:40.293-08:002012-02-24T06:04:40.293-08:00Mind thinking stuff, especially for those teachig ...Mind thinking stuff, especially for those teachig (or interested in teaching) self-defense. Those layers between you and violence are something you have be aware of and figure out someway to get closer to the source so to speak.<br /><br />I was actually going to write a post this weekend about my expereinces at the seminar and how I spotted a layer of abstraction that would prevent me from being a good teacher in the areas I'm really interested. Going to try and get it onto paper tonight.Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442291413404618813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-59796122510666259032012-02-24T03:25:03.835-08:002012-02-24T03:25:03.835-08:00my bipolarity fights my tripolarity whilst i sit c...my bipolarity fights my tripolarity whilst i sit catatonic from them bothAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com