Process

Process, the way life unfolds and evolves, has always fascinated me. Unlike those who are fixed on goals or maintaining a certain kind of lifestyle, I have consciously surfed my own life's process. The illusion that we control or totally shape our own lives has never taken hold in my mind. I leave that thinking to yowling Libertarians and the lucky rich.

My recent lesson in process is coming from a contractor, a plumber and others. Consulting with these skilled people on a project has already expanded my understanding of the layers of a process to achieve an apparently simple concrete result. Timing can be everything. Coordination is key and requires flexible patience. 

What about my own process then, in light of what I am learning now? Linear thinking continues to plague my own process. My head spins at the sight of a complex calculus equation. Learning to think in multiple dimensions comes slowly to me. This isn't multitasking, which can just be an excuse for disorganization. Thinking in multiple dimensions is a form of compassion. It includes the process of others in what I hope to achieve or who I wish to become.