I hope everyone’s Thanksgivings were good. I know it was different this year. Everyone was encouraged not to travel. To only celebrate with people that were already in your home. In these times, we need to all be doing what we can to keep each other safe. It’s not about us as individuals right now; it’s about all of us together…even when we’re apart. Luckily, with all the technologies available to us, we can weather this time and still not feel alone. I know it’s a change; I know it’s hard.
It’s fascinating to me that a species as adaptable as humans can be so resistant to change. How does that work? I could rant about this for hours, but I think it all boils down to fear of the unknown. Even if we are miserable in a situation, most of us rarely do anything to change it beyond bitching to our nearest and dearest. Because change is scary. We can predict what will happen if we continue the current course. If we change what we are doing, our difference engine goes haywire. We start hearing refrains of “Danger Will Robinson, danger!” Most of this is subconscious. We don’t realize that is why we are so critical of the new program, or so hard on the new kid. We don’t realize that is why bad habits are so hard to break and new good habits are so difficult to cultivate. It’s our lizard brain trying to maintain the status quo.
Fighting against that instinctive part of the brain has been my mission for almost three years now. It doesn’t fee like I’ve made much progress, but then I think back on how far I’ve come. It’s mostly a general attitude shift. But it’s hard every day.
I’ll sign off there. I wish everyone well.
**Once again, it looks like a post that I thought had published did not. Checking in 20 was written on Nov 17th, if anyone is interested. And this one didn't publish either. I will start putting the date on them.
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