"We must be the change you wish to see in the world." -Gandhi
When was the last time you really surprised something?
Can you remember the exact time and place?
One feature that I find very attractive in people is the ability to nurture a sense of "wonder" of life. As soon as things occur today, as soon as the information changes hands often become insensitive to the creative possibilities happening around us at all times. Wonder is that idea and the feeling that a great wisdom and beauty remains hidden behind the experience that we are witnessing. It is a philosophy that can challenge our logic and expands our understanding of basic beliefs. And 'behind the HOW TO WOW!
Wonder is a fascinating thing to research. We all seem to know instinctively what it is. In movies depicting always a wonderful time as a supernatural experience. By way of Hollywood thinking that we can only really experience that sense of wonder if something from the great beyond, touching down on us. I'm a bigger fan of the great beyond that your neighbor, but I am amazed at how often the "here and now" only if we can inspire us in our lives is left to challenge our current beliefs. This is what WOW is all behind the HOW.
So much of what I studied, when it comes to the topic of surprise can be summarized by the idea that someone simply disagrees with a restriction that was imposed on them. Rather a philosophy of life phenomenal!
In preparing to write this article I studied the Seven Wonders of the World, and all the wonders of the ancient world. These arguments are certainly areas to ponder the great WOW behind the how. However, the more I study them, I'm amazed by the simple fact that at the center of each of these incredible creations was someone who simply disagree with what everyone else Considered realistic. Think about that for a while 'time .... it seems that behind every great achievement is a disagreement of what the visionary thought was possible. When the seer reached this goal has literally changed the view of the whole civilization of what is possible.
While civilization has been content with the idea of the seriousness of the Wright brothers saw an opportunity to fly. In 1844, when everyone concentrates thought and communication in terms of sound dialogue, Samuel Morse introduced the telegraph machine, which allowed to travel instant communication between two distant sites. Later in 1890 just as the culture was used to the idea of the telegraph, Edison, Marconi and Tesla all pioneering inventions that have enabled the wireless telegraph, the radio to entertain and serve humanity. At the center of each of these achievements has been substantial disagreement with the vision and limiting vision shared by the status quo. The list can go on and on ... ..
Thank God for the differences!
We have three skills needed to develop greater awareness, appreciation and understanding. They are:
a) the reason
b) To know that we know, and
c) To know that we do not know.
Most people strive to live their lives to show others that they know, even if they do not. Most of our educational system is focused on teaching us to reason and to know that we know. However, artists and adventurers quickly gravitate to the Arena "that we do not know" and make the process of discovering the fabric of their lives. I agree. It seems that the artist adventurer and feed off the idea of exploring uncharted territory as supporting the birthplace of all possibilities.
In the book "The Art of Dreaming, Don Juan tells Carlos Castaneda, ".... Most of our energy goes into defending our important .... If we can lose some of that importance, two extraordinary things would happened to us. One, we would free our energy trying to maintain the illusory idea of our greatness, and two, we will provide enough power for .... a glimpse of the real size of the universe. "This is the creative response to life.
But does anyone know who actually planned or expected in the Internet age more than 50 years ago? I studied very carefully the matter and outside of science fiction writers seem incredible that this thing called cyberspace has evolved, despite our limited understanding of what it would be possible if we got married a computer and a phone together. Yet a handful of technologists strongly realization of this vision of the possibilities with them and that the persistence enriches our experience so greatly today.
Cool, eh?
The experiences we have online every day would have been considered impossible hallucinations of the insane 30 years ago. What is exciting is considering the future with a sense of wonder to know that is not seen nothing yet!
If you look creatively, the limitation is the birthplace of possibilities. Just be prepared to perceive it that way. What creates truly amazing is the idea that we all see different worlds, but a few blessed souls are concentrated on the possibility, while others are trapped in self-made limitations.
Last week I had one of those wonderful moments for me on the Internet. However, it is the type of event that could quickly allow myself to become numb to. Let me explain. During the trip to Florida, I wrote an article on my laptop and using my wireless connection has submitted for distribution of content for a website in England. The article was picked up by a farmer from Thailand, who published it in his ezine in the Philippines. People on the other side of the world were getting my ideas and point of view within 12 hours from the time I left my mind! This is the behind like WOW! At first glance one might think that I am mentioning this to build my ego. Quite the contrary. This simple event that takes place thousands of times every day has changed the way of what I think is possible in terms of communication. For me the Internet has changed the definitions of time and space and brought to life much energy we're all really connected. The Internet has challenged my idea of limitation. It 's really wonderful!
When I break this event down into its simplest components challenges me to reflect on the possibilities and recognize how much potential lies within us all. I like the experience of having something in an event "push the envelope" and challenge my logic. Elevates me to my limits creatively transform into opportunities. I learned that when I ask looks inward becomes logical. When I ask looks outward becomes possible. When I ask looking up contributes to a better understanding of everything that we consider real.
Technology and art seem to be the tools that challenge the status quo and force us to redefine themselves on the basis of mere reflection of what they perceive you. Listen to a Louis Armstrong or Miles Davis solo. Take a complex search on Google. Look Picasso. And 'WOW Behind the HOW! All these adventurers and their contributions pushed the envelope a bit' below to make us all see what is possible when we released our comfortable world of limitations.
Ability or limitation. The choice is always yours! Every thought you think today will create worlds of possibilities.
Every word you whisper unleash the power of pure potentiality.
Every action you take will remind us all that limitation is a choice.
Or not.
The Buddha taught that in our lives we can not help but make the invisible visible. Our outer world is a perfect reflection of the invisible world of our thoughts, ideas, beliefs and considerations. Everything we do in life in harmony with the symphony invisible opportunities. If you get the results you want to be the change you wish to see in the world. When you reach the invisible light can create the impossible. To paraphrase Einstein, "The significant problems we face can not be solved with the same level of thinking we used when we created them."
My advice is simple .... Realize that you are making the invisible visible with each passing second. This is the HOW and WOW behind it all starts with a disagreement of what others may consider unrealistic!
I agree to disagree. How about you?
It might be time to concentrate on my favorite mantra once again ... "Be careful what you agree!"
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