Sandals and a Stick

Effortless Adaptation – Short Version

If I let go so effortlessly in this get-to-where-you’re-going-at-all-cost scenario, what other moral and ethical commitments might also be subject to unconcerned termination?

Effortless Adaptation – Storied Version

This Awooga issue becomes merely a sad question, “That too?” It is a sign of resignation based on the underlying thing-beneath-the-thing: Me before you – at every intersection of life.

Entitlement Trap

The broken golf simulator provided lessons significantly more important than the immediate results of a traveling golf ball on a flat screen. I was taught to pay attention to the thing beneath the thing. I was instructed to appreciate the upside of an underlying benefit. I discovered the downside of technological privilege. I came away with an understanding that joyful living is far greater than demanded entitlement.

We Become – a New Mantra

No matter the size or the perceived impact of any decision, all are significant. Not looking for a philosophical discussion, I simplified this as a self-spoken training mantra, “We become the decisions we make.” And yes, I admit this is too often forgotten in the busyness of life.

A Blanket Cover-up

People disappear under blankets in both images. But this second sketch forces the walker to see them. One at a time, he is adjacent to those he might wish to ignore. He is unable to avoid glancing at their faces. He might even be forced to lock eyes. He will find it easier to ignore the many, but it will challenge him to brush aside the person. It’s no longer a faceless group, but a face-included individual.

The Most Trusted Man in America

That was important. We were exposed to events and then we could discuss them ourselves coming to our own decisions about what it would mean for us as individuals, communities, and citizens. We were not told what to think. There was no political ‘slant’, it was just the facts. Because of this, we were all exposed to the same details; as they happened, they were reported.