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Why You Laugh and Cry

May 16, 2010

Cry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 16, 2010

The other day I got sucked into a movie I didn’t want to see.  It wasn’t because I don’t like the movie or that I was humoring my wife (well, okay, I was… a little).  It’s because I didn’t want to cry… and I knew that movie would make me cry.

There are certain movies that make me cry, guaranteed.  And Steel Magnolias is one of them.  Go on, laugh.  But you watch it again and you’ll know what I mean.

You see, the first time you watch a movie that makes you cry, you don’t cry like the second time, or third time, or fourth time you watch it.  That’s because the first time you watch it, it’s unexpected.  It either sneaks up on you or hits you all of a sudden, and the cry just kinda comes out of you from surprise.

The next time you watch a cry movie, you know you are going to cry.  From the minute the credits roll, you know there is going to come that scene or scenes that will open the flood gates to your heart.

Crying isn’t bad.  In fact it is very healthy.  But crying when you don’t want to but you know you will is awkward.  Because you cry when something is true, but it is so goddamned sad, like when Sally Fields finally breaks down after her daughter’s funeral with her untethered tirade about how unfair and senseless death is. 

That is very true.  And it is so goddamned sad.

The upside to all of this is that most movies that make you cry usually also make you laugh… for the same reasons.  Like when Dolly Parton says: “Time marches on and eventually you realize it’s marching across your face.”

That is very true.  And it is also goddamned sad.  But it is exceptionally funny.

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VISION

March 21, 2010

Vision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 21, 2009

Vision. What is it? How do you create it? What is yours? Who do you share it with?

Vision accounts for the artist’s rendering, the leader’s direction, and the lovers’ commitment. Vision accounts for success. It is what attracts business and followers and it determines the longevity of the relationship.

Vision, like success, sounds singular, but it isn’t. It is an ongoing process. You don’t have a vision and then it is over. A person isn’t one day successful and then all is said and done. A vision drives you forward, creating the ongoing success you desire in relationships, in knowledge, in work, and in yourself.

Nobody can create your vision for you. They can help you find it, but ultimately you are responsible for creating your own vision… or not. When you create your vision, and you believe in it, you will find that there are other people who share in and believe in it, too. These people can help you execute your vision.
But remember, not all visions are successful. Deceptive visions will end in destruction. Visions that lack motivation or commitment will end in failure. The successful visions always seek to help more than yourself.

Put simply, a vision is what you want to see and be in the world. It starts in your mind, grows in your heart, and stays in your words and actions. It guides you. And as long as you hold onto it and believe in it, you will see it manifest in your life over and over again.

But it isn’t easy. Most things worth doing rarely are. And as soon as you give up on it… *poof*… it is gone.

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Probabilities

February 28, 2010

Probabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 28, 2010

As I understand it, in Quantum Mechanics, the smallest particles are merely probabilities that cannot be observed without changing them. They function as a wave and as soon as you observe them, the wave function collapses and your observation settles on one probability that you determine is reality. All of those other infinite probabilities get lost in other alternate universes.

The change isn’t outside you. The change is in you.

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Plan Z

January 3, 2010

Plan Z

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 3, 2010

2010.

Out with the Zips and in with the Teens.

Yeah, I said Zips, not Aughts. I hate the term Aught for the first decade of a new century, even if it was popular at the turn of last century. This is the future; that is why it is Zip.

There was a lot of bad planning in the Zips. By the end, everyone and their mother’s brother’s cat was reassessing their Plan A and falling back on their Plan B or Plan C.

You know what plans are, right? Plan A is your game plan, your go to plan for life success. Plan B is your back-up plan, like those re-writable discs you should be copying your important files and pictures to in case your laptop crashes. Plan C is your contingency plan, in case Murphy’s Law somehow gets past Plan A and Plan B.

You may or may not be familiar with the lesser known plans. There’s Plan D, which is the dummy plan. It’s what you kind of make up on the fly because your Plan C failed and it usually isn’t too sophisticated. Then there is Plan F, which is failure. But since nobody plans for failure, it’s usually something that falls unexpectedly in your lap.

There is no Plan E, because E=empty, okay?

But there is another plan that you have. Everyone has it. I don’t care if you don’t plan anything in your life or if you really have planned everything from A to F. Everyone, and I mean even your mother’s brother’s cat, has a Plan Z.

Time magazine called the Zips the Decade from Hell. That’s a nice sentiment and all, but it wasn’t an accurate moniker. No, you’ll know Hell when you are deploying your Plan Z.

So what is Plan Z?

Plan Z is the plan of No Options.

When the Zombie Apocalypse arrives at your doorstep and one of those mindless puss bags bites your arm, whoever is with you is going to take you down with a machete. There are no other options.

That’s Plan Z.

When you mix a dog with a fish, you’re going to get something weird. When that happens, you better be warming up you Plan Z, okay?

I mean, I’m a pretty patient and tolerant person. I could probably handle a world with cycloptic dogs. But if you throw two-headed, sword-wielding, bat-winged apes in with that… well, there’s only so much I can take. I’m going to have to load up on ammo and get my Plan Z on.

So, while you may be steadily working your way to Plan F, keep in mind that there is a plan beyond that. Because if you have never imagined a world of No Options, then when that world arrives you might just become somebody else’s deftly executed Plan Z.

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