A day of unnecessary brain gooey-ness
July 6th, 2006
i was thinking today about finding a balance between worrying unnecessarily about events too far in the future to change, and planning ahead because you truly care.
i was thinking about how getting too wrapped up in worries distract you from what’s sitting right in front of you.
i was remembering how with just one guitar, one book, a tupperware container full of freezies, a pair of scissors and a patch of grass we could feel completely fullfilled and inspired and excited and i realized that sometimes i’m just downright silly.
i was thinking about how at work i soon learned, and discovered that most new parents were aware, that 9 times out of 10 if a baby is crying it is in some way related to sleep, and that 7 times out of 10 if it’s not about sleep it’s about food–and i was wondering why we (people who have gotten bigger than babies) think we’re any differant?
i was thinking how bizarre it is that angst can wrap itself around your body and then turn inward and weave inside until every inch of you can feel questioning and on edge and that sometimes this feeling isn’t even actively directed at anything.
Entry Filed under: Psychology, My life
4 Comments Add your own
1. | July 8th, 2006 at 12:22 pm
Bizzare yes, but can we do without? Is it even possible to avoid these feelings? If so should it be attempted, perhaps by cutting ourselves off from those things that make us question and worry about such supposed trivialities. I think a lot of the angst has to do with comparison in a changing world and changing expectations as we grow. Do we need the angst to stay sane or would we be more at peace and sound of mind without it. I can’t begin to answer these but just something to think about.
2. | July 11th, 2006 at 9:27 am
Hey there, just found your blog now.
As to your post, I’d have to say that people are always driven by base wants. I was going to say needs, but most often it is wants.
I work at a primary school at the moment and I’ve seen various upbringings in effect.
Some seem to have been taught (trained?) not to give in to their wants too much. Others….
Yeah.
Anyway. it’s almost half past midnight down here.
I’m signing off.
3. | July 15th, 2006 at 3:42 pm
Nick: definately something to think about. i do think the angst is actually a very important part of growth and change, and i don’t think i would really hope to be rid of it: but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to handle it while you’re experiancing it.
Matthew Armstrong: you’re not my cousin Matthew Armstrong in Austrailia are you?? How cool would that be!? We’ve never even met have we?….and whether you are or not: ya working with kids primary aged is fascinating, especially when you start to take what you see and realize how true (although often more complex) it is of adult behaviour as well. What do you do with the kids/at the school?
4. | July 18th, 2006 at 6:26 am
I am indeed your cousin.
Kinda cool. Just stumbled across this blog.
I tech the kids Computers at the moment. Pretty much everything up to and including using Excel, Word and Publisher. That’s the grade 6’s anyway. The rest work their way up to that point. Slowly.
Painfuly.
But I do get a real kick out of watching some of them turn out some really good pieces of work. Even their work on the kids painting programs can be really inventive and creative. A lot better than I could have doneat that age, but then all we had back then were a couple of old Apple 2’s. Archaic by todays standards.
You really have to come to Australia to see how the rest of the Armstrongs live.
You’d be more than welcome to crash with us. Whichever group of ‘us’ that turns out to be. No pressure though. Honest. 
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