when the problem is that
you have to drive and carry all of your equipment
it calls for an unconventional solution.
—
“the intellect has little to do on the road to discovery.
there comes a leap in consciousness,
call it intuition or what you will,
the solution comes to you and you don’t know how or why.”
-albert einstein
my laptop suddenly went black and i couldn’t do anything to revive it
soon left in the hands of my local miracle-working tech wizards
the diagnosis wasn’t the best
it quickly landed in their icu unit
after some long days passed
and lots of finger-crossing
they somehow managed to save it
took it all apart
unwired, rewired, cleaned parts,
twisted things, fidgeted with things, checked things,
moved things, tested things,
put the puzzle all back together
(the technical play by play)
and wow – it now works
i’m squeamish so i didn’t ask for too many details of the surgery
the prognosis moving ahead was
“it will last for a while longer”
(like all of us)
there could be many reasons
why it had a near-death experience
just happy that it’s working and back in action
and that’s a very good thing.
—
“a lot of people asked me if it was frustrating not having a clear specific diagnosis,
but i didn’t mind. i just chose the most optimistic diagnosis.”
-karen duffy
when you want to change the color of your shoes
but don’t have a job
to make the money to buy them
and no one will hire you
just because you are a 4-year-old
even though you have a lot of energy
you find your own way to get those turquoise shoes.
—
“a busy mind is full of thoughts, a blissful mind is full of ideas.”
– amit kalantri, author
each one with her own strength
kinder figure out how to solve the puzzle
by working as a team.
—
‘be curious, not judgmental.’
that moment when you understand
that a little thing like a snowstorm
won’t stop you from getting where you need to go.
—
“determination gives you the resolve to keep going
in spite of the roadblocks that lay before you.”
-denis waitley
part of the lake house crew of friends
worked together
to create a solution
involving the installation of a new dock
with
2 sets of waders
4 people with different ideas
8 hands
myriad tools
and
in the end
success.
—
“the shape and solutions of the future
rely totally on the collective effort of people working together.
we are all an integral part of the web of life.”
jacque fresco, – Life Future People Together
one of my former students
who i now work with after school
created this travel brochure
complete with her plan for ‘how to get there’
using an innovative method i hadn’t considered
but it makes perfect sense from her perspective.
—
“we learn by taking action and seeing whether it works or not.”
-patrick lencioni
the kinders begin the process of digging out their cars
and clearing the road after the storm.
—
“it is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.”
-lucius annaeus seneca
update
for those who wondered
right along with me
how i would solve
this puzzle
when the symmetrical framing
was
quite possibly built upside down
on a table too small to turn the puzzle
i opted
not to
turn the table or tear down the walls or the house
instead
i accepted
the opportunity
of the additional challenge
offered up
and just built it upside down.
solved.
—
“creating something is all about problem-solving.”
-philip seymour hoffman
—
-sherrilyn kenyon, acheron
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