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The author is a professor of sociology who when she was younger lived in several foreign countries, which made her much more aware of assumptions often made that we aren't aware of. This excerpt is from the Kindle edition.
i know there is nothing so simple as black and white
blending
turning
twisting
contorting
sometimes pure crisp white
sometimes no stars at all
black black night
only when my mind is free do I notice color
so free me
free me to see the spectrum in the reality of the creation
that is me
i don’t want to see other peoples reality of me...
well maybe one… or two…
is it really that simple?
black & white?
just be free?
show me
tell me
teach me
i am a good student
i want to ride the ‘A’–train baby
all the way to freedom, truth, knowledge and wisdom
do I need two tickets?
are there only two tracks?
the black line?
the white line?
but my favorite color is purple.
do you have a purple line?
can I please have a ticket for that train?
please?
One of my favorite lines from the movie and book, "The Bridges of Madison County," found on Roseman Bridge
Tax Certainty Day at the OECD
Portrait Achim Pross, Head of International Cooperation and Administration Division, OECD
Paris, France
16 september 2019
Photo OECD / Victor Tonelli
For hundreds of years, the church of Saint Spyridon the Old continues to beautify, through its discreet presence, the life of Bucharesters.
Although its founders and the year of construction are not known with certainty, and its religious architecture does not attract the attention of those who love beauty in any special way, the place of worship impresses with its authenticity and simplicity.
Some historical writings mention as founders the Florești boyars, "old-line and generous boyars", whose sumptuous residence was located nearby, in the former neighborhood of "Scorțarului", most likely named after those who processed tree bark, indispensable to tanners.
It is also known that during the reign of Prince Constantin Mavrocordat, the small wooden church was replaced with another one made of stone, surrounded by cells, the religious establishment soon becoming a monastery.
In addition to the significant financial contribution of Prince Mavrocordat, Patriarch Silvestru of Antioch was also a co-founder.
Also during this time, as in the case of other places of worship in Bucharest, an inn was built around the monastery, but it was demolished with the start of the Dâmbovița sewerage works.
Over time, other buildings were erected on the site of the inn, among the most famous being the "Tyre Society", later transformed into a theater, which following renovation works became the "Operetta Theater".
In 1815, during the terrible plague epidemic during the reign of Prince Caragea, the Bucharesters who had not left the Capital, in order not to infect each other, closed themselves in monasteries, including "St. Spiridon the Old".
In the 19th century, the church suffered significant damage due to the earthquakes of 1802 and 1838, then the reform of the secularization of the monastery's assets, initiated by Prince Cuza, left it terribly impoverished.
During the communist regime, in 1987, it was demolished, and was not rebuilt until 1995.
A year later, on the occasion of its consecration, on Saint Demetrius' day, on October 26, the two inscriptions in Greek and Arabic, unique in the church world, the entrance portico, the carved stone columns inside and on the porch, the window frames, as well as the icons in the iconostasis were re-installed in their place.
Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Alan Ritchey
From the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, Alan Ritchey, Incorporated (ARI) moves United States' mail with celerity, certainty, and security. Founded in 1976 by Alan and Charlene Ritchey, ARI is headquartered in Valley View, Texas and is one of the largest Star Route contractors operating today. ARI travels 31,000,000 miles annually and strives for reliability, timeliness, and quality service.
Four hundred drivers transport the mail, with a fleet exceeding 200 trucks and 1800 trailers. Fifty ARI drivers reached the million-mile mark, illustrating the experience that leads ARI to perform nearly 100% on time. In the words of Alan Ritchey, "This is only the beginning!"
Freightliner Trucks supplies thousands of vehicles per year to various North American postal route carriers to transport mail over Star Routes everyday.
Freightliner Trucks
Over the past 60 years, Freightliner Trucks has built a successful business by listening to and responding to its customers' unique needs. The company's legacy began when a visionary trucker and his small team of engineers decided they could build a better truck. That challenge has been the driving force behind the company since its inception. What started in the 1940s as an idea to create a lighter, more efficient truck to transport goods, has become the largest heavy- duty vehicle producer in North America. Behind the Freightliner Trucks brand is a group of dedicated employees, each committed to the ideals of innovation and service. From the design engineers who develop safer, lighter, more fuel efficient vehicles, to the service technicians who keep things running smoothly along the way, Freightliner Trucks employees are committed to producing the most advanced, efficient trucks on the road today.
“Vision could be fiction for others, it is certainty for the visionary.”
Amit Kalantri
Wealth of Words
Tax Certainty Day at the OECD
Portrait Achim Pross, Head of International Cooperation and Administration Division, OECD
Paris, France
16 september 2019
Photo OECD / Victor Tonelli
Creative Photography of my wife, Ashley Newell, in her original bride's dress. Photography by McArthur Newell, II or BoldLifestyle Photography (www.boldlifestyle.com).
June 27th, 2012
Waldo Canyon Fire
I can't say with 100% certainty, but I think this may be some fire debris that blew into our neighbor's backyard up the street. We are watching her dogs for her while she was away for a conference. I found this in her backyard this morning while Deb and I brought her dogs back home after spending a "commuter evacuation" overnight with us in Security, CO.
If this is fire debris from the fire, my guess is that it came from the Mountain Shadows firestorm the previous night.
Based on character names in the text, I assume this came from the novel "World Without End" by Ken Follet...
The only certainty that tomorrow brings is that the sun will rise and the sun will set. Everything else lies in the unknown. We can sometimes accurately guess whether there will be clouds hiding the sun for the day, or if a light rain will bring a rainbow. Yet all the technology in the world cannot predict the subtle beauty and uniqueness of the clouds to come. Every cloud is different and every day we are offered a new masterpiece in the sky.
Because the future is so uncertain and the past is unchangeable, the only time that matters is the present moment. The present moment is the only time that will ever matter. Yet the present moment is often desecrated from shame of the past and fear of the future.
Because the present moment is the only moment we can act in, why dread the future? In fact, why not look forward to the future when the only certainty is that the sky will produce the most amazing, extravagant piece of art work that no amount of Pablo Picasos, Salvador Dalis or Leonardo Da Vincis could ever replicate. Nature will never recreate one of its masterpieces exactly the same again. So why not sit back and enjoy?
Live in the present moment and save dreading the future for tomorrow.
Thinking Quotes
He who begins with certainties shall end in doubt and he who begins with doubts shall end in certainities
Quote by Francis Bacon
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It’s impossible to know with certainty what goes on behind closed doors, but there are some telltale signs of emotional abuse and domestic violence. If you witness these warning signs of abuse in a friend, family member, or co-worker, take them very seriously.
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“Vision could be fiction for others, it is certainty for the visionary.”
Amit Kalantri
Wealth of Words
Love at First Sight
"They're both convinced that a sudden passion joined them.
Such certainty is beautiful, but uncertainty is more beautiful still.
Since they'd never met before, they're sure that there'd been nothing between.
But what's the word from the streets, staircases, hallways - perhaps they've passed by each other a million times?
I want to ask them if they don't remember - a moment face to face in some revolving door?
Perhaps a 'sorry' muttered in a crowd?
A curt 'wrong number' caught in the receiver?
But I know the answer.
No, they don't remember.
They'd be amazed to hear that Chance has been toying with them now for years.
Not quite ready yet to become their Destiny, it pushed them close, drove them apart, it barred their path, stifling a laugh, and then leaped aside.
There were signs and signals, even if they couldn't read them yet.
Perhaps three years ago or just last Tuesday a certain leaf fluttered from one shoulder to another?
Something was dropped and then picked up.
Who knows, maybe the ball that vanished into childhood's thicket?
There were doorknobs and doorbells where one touch had covered another beforehand.
Suitcases checked and standing side by side.
One night, perhaps, the same dream, grown hazy by morning.
Every beginning is only a sequel, after all, and the book of events is always open halfway through."
- Wislawa Szymborska
We often seem to be engineered to doom ourselves to failure because we set out with that idea in mind with many of the things we do! Wouldn't we do a lot better if we didn't start out that way?
Through the years, I've seen many innovation initiatives within organizations fail because the certainty of defeat seems to be top of mind at the very beginning; I've seen people do the same thing. Until I learned more about this and came to understand how to best manage that mindset, I was equally guilty, and I probably still am! Attitude is everything!
What happens? A few mindsets come into play - in organizations, a withering attitude of certain failure and a culture of defeat can settle into every new key initiative. I do a lot of research around innovation and factor the idea into many of my talks, and I've come to learn what goes wrong. I also listen carefully to what is being said by those I am working with, and so much of it is based on an attitude of defeat, with comments made to me that:
the boss won't go for it
the budget won't be there to support what needs to be done
someone up the line is bound to kill it!
they'll never manage to get everyone on side to support new ways of thinking and doing things!
it's far too risky to take on new ideas and bold actions at this time
it's better to wait until the timing is right!
every other initiative before it failed so this one is bound to fail as well!
it's too big to succeed - the organization has only ever achieved small goals!
If you think about it, in these organizations, innovation initiatives become engines of excuses rather than factories of success!
I've witnessed this situation over and over again, and when it occurs in a staggeringly destructive manner, it is shocking, to say the least. Perhaps 15 years ago, I was booked by the newly formed 'digital initiative' team of a major global printing organization. In the business of managing dozens of highly sophisticated newspaper, magazine, and paper packaging printing plants, the Board, CEO, and senior leadership team knew that the key line of business was doomed, and that a significant shift was required. To accomplish this, they established a 'digital innovation team' with the goal of finding a way forward.
The team invested a lot of time in their planning and efforts. When they engaged me to come in to give an opening keynote for a global leadership meeting they were organizing, we had a lot of discussions. And to me, they already sounded defeated at their very core in these early days The scuttlebutt among the team, stated in careful nuance, was that their effort would never succeed;! Surely the CEO would never be willing to fund the necessary investment and move with the urgency required!
And I will never forget the moments when just after my keynote for this kickoff meeting, and before they could introduce their plans, he basically said exactly that! Basically, he instead announced a company-wide 'innovation challenge' with a suggestion box as a way of moving forward! That was it - their ideas and plans were shelved in public view. I watched the team leaders around me; they seemed totally deflated - and rightfully so. Today, I watch this organization from afar, and see that they are in the final stages of a failed struggle, never really adapting, and refusing to move at speed.
Failure was the only outcome because that was engineered as the only outcome from the start. (I have that moment in time on video and watch it every once in a while to remind myself as to how things should not be done. Since this is a publicly traded company I really can't share it!) What organizations need to succeed is a leader that will establish a mindset of certain success instead of an attitude of defeat. If you can't do that, then don't bother with the future!
From a personal level, pre-ordained failure also becomes a very real challenge. We can easily set ourselves up for failure because that is top of mind at the very start! There are a few ways around this conundrum:
don't think you can't do it - just try to do it
don't think it's impossible - make it possible
if failure seems certain, find a different way
reframe the idea of failure by making failure an iterative process that eventually seems certain to succeed
adopt a mindset that every failure is just a small failure, a stepping stone along the way
regroup and try again - because failure is not failure, it's wisdom!
don't view failure as failure - it's the path to learning and knowledge
So much of what happens when we set out to accomplish has to do with the mindset we establish at the start and the attitude that we adopt going in.
To sound totally goofy about this, I've taught myself a lot about the Linux operating system over the last 25 years - and I've done that with failure top of mind with every single project I do. Every time I try something new and need to discover new knowledge, I do so with the idea that I might actually 'blow up my server.' I'll do so many things wrong that things on my server will eventually just stop working, and become impossible or too infuriating to recover. And that's the beauty of cloud computing - I simply press a button and reboot or reinstall the server from scratch and start again.
Voila - engineered success through an attitude of managed failure!
Think about that! If you recognize that attitude is everything, then you've got a fighting chance!
Original post: jimcarroll.com/2022/11/daily-inspiration-your-attitude-sh...
Futurist Jim Carroll took up golf at the age of 50 and went through a lot of early failures along the way. Bottom line - he had deep psychological problems with rivers and ponds! He eventually learned that he would only lose his ball in the water if he decided in advance that he would go in the water. And of course, he would then go into the water. Once he learned to manage that attitude, he didn't do that much anymore!
I wish I knew, with certainty, what I was allergic to. And what sets it off.
I mean I can sleep all night, no problems, lay there and think that I feel fine, and yet in 5 minutes be sniffing and sneezing and needing the best drugs known to mankind.
I do know I am allergic to dust and dustmites. I suspect that strong smells, or chemicals in deodorants and perfumes can set an attack off. But once you cut all them out, then what?
Sometimes, all you can do is go outside for a walk and lots of fresh air. That always does the trick. And in November, with the sun low and casting long shadows, these are what I see.
I have to catch up work afterwards, of course. But almost worth the sniffing.
4.16.2007
Certainty? In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.
-Ben Franklin
Don't forget to pay up tomorrow ...
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