I love these insights, Rob! Giving ourselves space, margin, and permission to step outside of whatever productivity loop we’re in is so freeing and provides the opportunity for creativity to flourish where it had withered. I so enjoy reading your thoughts from my own introverted corner :) thank you for sharing!
Introverts unite! It'll work as long as we've got our own corners or rooms.... or postal zip codes. When personal space has to be measured in terms city blocks, you know you've got a strong leaning towards introversion.
But, yes, it's true. We need to give ourselves the space and permission to be our better selves. I am noticing I need to give myself more space for editing. My eyes don't see the errors as quickly as they did with the old editor so too much is getting through my own filters! At least I am giving myself the space to recognize it.
And that's why life is so wonderfully interesting. We CAN be so many different things and it can change from moment to moment. I know some people are more comfortable if we can put everyone into a little box that defines them. But, how sad that would be!
Well, the way I see it, Rob, is you have this knowledge and you should feel some responsibility to the world to share it. Now you can write, as you're doing, or become a "live media personality". I'd recommend the former. Either way, you're expanding your influence. As for feedback, remember "The Rule of A Hundred"; for every compliment that reaches you, there are 100 expressed that you never know about. Keep up the good work.
You are correct. I do feel some responsibility to share knowledge and perspectives. But there is always the balance we need to seek. Fulfilling the responsibility of sharing without allowing the need for validation and fulfillment to become more important. As far as "live media personality" goes... I'm fine providing educational material in all sorts of ways as long as the focus is on the things to be learned and not on me. That's my own personal problem with many "live media personalities." The focus moves to the individual and not to the learning or important ideas and thoughts.
Thank you Rob! For reasons I have mentioned before, I will probably not ready every post your write. I will say that I have enjoyed reading the posts that I have managed to read, even posts on Postal History which I genuinely have almost zero interest in. THAT has changed a bit (and makes me wonder how much postal history I have here in my own home).
Giving yourself permission to write in a way that is pleasing to you probably will make it more pleasing for us out here in Readerville as well. AND, as always, I appreciate the good work and the thinking that you are doing every day.
As always, I value your responses and the fact that you do take the time to read when you have the time and motivation to do so. It's part of the reason why I like this sort of writing. It's there for when a person is ready to read it. If you aren't ready now - that's ok. If you aren't ever ready - that's also ok. But it's also there if you are ready.
As far as postal history in the home - many of us have something of interest if we have any old letters in our possession. Maybe the interest lies primarily within our own family history, but it is no less valuable in the grand scheme of the world. As far as great financial value goes, most of us will not have something that falls into that category. But, a thing does not have to be worth many dollars to be truly worthwhile.
I love these insights, Rob! Giving ourselves space, margin, and permission to step outside of whatever productivity loop we’re in is so freeing and provides the opportunity for creativity to flourish where it had withered. I so enjoy reading your thoughts from my own introverted corner :) thank you for sharing!
Introverts unite! It'll work as long as we've got our own corners or rooms.... or postal zip codes. When personal space has to be measured in terms city blocks, you know you've got a strong leaning towards introversion.
But, yes, it's true. We need to give ourselves the space and permission to be our better selves. I am noticing I need to give myself more space for editing. My eyes don't see the errors as quickly as they did with the old editor so too much is getting through my own filters! At least I am giving myself the space to recognize it.
I've really enjoyed reading your posts; following a blog is a new experience for me and I like it! Thank you for writing so wonderfully!!
Isn't it amazing that each one of us can be so many different things at the same time - without any single one of these things fully defining us?
And that's why life is so wonderfully interesting. We CAN be so many different things and it can change from moment to moment. I know some people are more comfortable if we can put everyone into a little box that defines them. But, how sad that would be!
Glad you're enjoying reading!
Well, the way I see it, Rob, is you have this knowledge and you should feel some responsibility to the world to share it. Now you can write, as you're doing, or become a "live media personality". I'd recommend the former. Either way, you're expanding your influence. As for feedback, remember "The Rule of A Hundred"; for every compliment that reaches you, there are 100 expressed that you never know about. Keep up the good work.
Glenn,
You are correct. I do feel some responsibility to share knowledge and perspectives. But there is always the balance we need to seek. Fulfilling the responsibility of sharing without allowing the need for validation and fulfillment to become more important. As far as "live media personality" goes... I'm fine providing educational material in all sorts of ways as long as the focus is on the things to be learned and not on me. That's my own personal problem with many "live media personalities." The focus moves to the individual and not to the learning or important ideas and thoughts.
Thanks for your thoughts!
Thank you Rob! For reasons I have mentioned before, I will probably not ready every post your write. I will say that I have enjoyed reading the posts that I have managed to read, even posts on Postal History which I genuinely have almost zero interest in. THAT has changed a bit (and makes me wonder how much postal history I have here in my own home).
Giving yourself permission to write in a way that is pleasing to you probably will make it more pleasing for us out here in Readerville as well. AND, as always, I appreciate the good work and the thinking that you are doing every day.
Paul,
As always, I value your responses and the fact that you do take the time to read when you have the time and motivation to do so. It's part of the reason why I like this sort of writing. It's there for when a person is ready to read it. If you aren't ready now - that's ok. If you aren't ever ready - that's also ok. But it's also there if you are ready.
As far as postal history in the home - many of us have something of interest if we have any old letters in our possession. Maybe the interest lies primarily within our own family history, but it is no less valuable in the grand scheme of the world. As far as great financial value goes, most of us will not have something that falls into that category. But, a thing does not have to be worth many dollars to be truly worthwhile.
Thank you for your thoughts!