Disagreement
separates.
Understanding
integrates.
Agreement
unites.
Going from disagreement
to agreement
without understanding
can be difficult
at times.
When we go from disagreement
to agreement
through understanding,
what we agree
Author: Seung Chan Lim
Emotions are not Mutually Exclusive
Many of us
do not feel supported.
Yet
we rationalize
that we should be grateful
for whatever we have.
If such rationalization
leads to self judgment,
shame,
and isolation.
May we realize
that gratitude
is not mutually exclusive
with not feeling supported.
The Chinese character for human
are two strokes
in support of one another.
Human beings need
and deserve support,
no matter their circumstance.
Wonder vs Curiosity
Curiosity
are sometimes born
out of anxiety.
Wonder,
is born out of surprise
is it, though?
There’s something about anxiety born curiosity or wonder I want to poin out.
Easy vs Hard
If what is easy
is common
and what is hard
is rare.
What is common
is folks telling other people
to work harder
because thats whay they did.
What is rare
is folks admitting the luck
that made their hard work gain traction.
What is rare
is folks admitting the depression
their gri
What is rare
is folks shining light on those who acceted them
for who they are
and inspired courage from within.
Antidote to Uncertainty
Confronted
with a table saw
whirring its blade,
what one may realize
is that to navigate
uncertainty
need not require
certainty
but may be
clarity.
uncertainty -> stall -> hesitation – > stuck -> imobile
There is no certainty
that we may not get injured
by the table saw,
and yet we proceed
so long as we can see
clearly.
Deadline
What I learned in art
is that the work gets done
because there’s an exhibition.
Without an exhibition
the artist can work on their piece
until they’re perfect.
Except
compared to perfection
the work
is never be enough.
The role of an exhibition
is to force us to define
what is “good enough.”
Asking for Advice
Sometimes,
we need to ask for advice
on how to solve
our problems.
Before asking,
it may be worth getting clear on:
- What the current situation is,
- Where you’re trying to move to,
- What you believe are required
to make such a move, - What you’ve already done
to fulfill those requirements,
and having done them, - What you see
are the remaining problems.
Responsibility
To take responsibility
is not
to be at fault.
It is to choose
our response
and to own up
to the consequence
of our
choices.
One example response
may be the admission
of fault,
but it need not be limited
to that.
Past, Present, Future
May we understand
our past self
without acting as one.
May we act
as our present self
without .
May we feel inspired by our future self
without expecting our present
to be one already.
Taking Away
It is hard
to taking away
something
someone
values