When I was young, I had imaginary friends. Not too unusual, especially for an imaginative kid raised in the sticks. So I read the headline “Half of adult Brits have imaginary friends” with a great deal of interest. The article is actually about how many people have friends they’ve met over the Internet but whom [...]
My previous post generated a question about the difference between technical writing in a Sensing style compared to using an iNtuiting style. Writing done in a Sensing style uses more concrete examples, details, step-by-step sequences. Sensing is a more immediate time-frame, more “here and now,” or looks backward. Grammatically, more present and past tense. Writing [...]
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A couple weeks ago I went to a local Jungian seminar. The topic was the archetype of the path. For the first exercise, we had to select a picture from a stack–like selecting a card–and talk about it. I pulled the only B&W photo. It was a foot path through woods, just a dirt path. [...]
Intuition is the clear conception of the whole at once. Johann Kaspar Lavater, Swiss theologian, 1741-1801 I found this quote on ThinkExist. It’s the same usage of the word “intuition” that Jung uses in his personality theory…. I should research it to see if there is a connection.
One of the truly humbling experiences I’ve had this week is the unexpected support from friends. Gratitude seems like too small a word to encompass what I’ve been feeling. When I say “unexpected,” I mean that. As I’ve told people how this week has unfolded, what’s surprised me is the outpouring of support. I’ve been [...]
