Wednesday, July 22, 2015

9 The Lovely Crisis: Hearing the Siren's Song

Before now I have never waited for life to act before I act. That is, I have historically attacked life. My brain said own. Dominate. Manipulate. Overwhelm. Consume. Go into a room, hit first. Stun the flow. Harness the energy and gain control. The problem is that by taking this approach, I ended up having to REact much more than I would if I had observed or listened. In my attempt to control an interaction, a situation, a person or group, I spent the remainder of the time during and after being thrown around the tsunami of my own making. If I could create a tidal wave so great, I would never be able to smash my ship into the rocks chasing the Sirens. And now....

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