Finding the light

  I

Routine, not rote, is rooted in our pattern of life and when the pattern of light

is changed, interrupted, anything can happen when finding the light

Amazed by how the youth are so eager to share their favorites, their delight

On your phone call not understanding the call may not be a screen finding the light

Plastic whistles, given to the old & retired folks, they have the time to watch alright 

And wait, and react, blowing the whistle when ICE vehicles are spotted finding the light

Folks wondering, how low can he go, don’t they remember the limbo dance right?

“Do the limbo rock, how low can you go” he plays no game, a dangerous trend finding the light

Transparency, a funny word for what one wants to see but can’t usually it's so bright

train of thought goes its way, observation of events leads to connect the dots finding the light

Poetry can break the guardrails built into an Artificial intelligence, no copyright

like chatGPT. Yes, poetry. I love that, yet concerned about finding the light

  II

How about using old fishing nets to create a safe zone against drones that stage fright

Apparently a new thing happening in Ukraine to make passageways finding the light 

A new nonprofit foundation created to fund efforts to encourage stoplight

time away from screens, walk a labyrinth, non-tech solution for finding the light 

Local performing company revises a classic tale incorporating pop songs, playwright

updates the storyline, mention of 6, 7 creates unexpected excitement finding the light

What is it that generates the viral win, right place, right time, or some floodlight

Has someone ever discovered the repeatable secret to finding the light 

In the cross of two shadows, there lies a darker diamond, as in the depths of chromite

there penetrates a force more constant than the moon finding the light 

“Staring at the blank page before you, Open up the dirty window” Let the sunlight

illuminate the words that you cannot find to help you finding the light 

So Sherlock, that painting’s not real, in a world with AI, it is harder to be right

Know what's real, or what’s Memorex, so revert to basic humanity, listen for the whistle, find the light

Quote from the lyrics to "Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7k0a5hYnSI

Random thoughts

Random thoughts

More stream of conscious 

There is something serendipitous about them more so than random

If you understand the adjacent possible, and listen, or really pay attention

The items that come along are not so much random, random indicates haphazard

But adjacent items become possible when paying attention

Kinda goes back to my “bingo theory”

Folks recognize the game of bingo, mostly seen these days as fund raisers

You buy a card or two, use a stamper or marker of some sort

And when the caller, announcer reads out the ball from the drum

B22, C4, D13

You see if it is on your card and mark it joyfully if it is

When you get a row, horizontal, diagonal, vertical, you get a prize for bingo

I started putting together that navigating daily life as a life long learner could be described that way

I found that if i heard about something, ok, that’s nice

And then sometime again, oh, I did hear that before

And perhaps either that day or very soon there after

Hear it again,  well then there must be something there

And when you follow that thread, lead, you open up a door to other

Possibilities, they now are adjacent to where you are 

In the realm of possible, that wasn't before

A multidimensional chess game, with complex moves, 

or so lost, you can't get there from here

The road maybe straight or winding, but it is purposeful

When you follow the triggers, follow the bingos as they occur

Multiple conversations recorded or otherwise over a period

All serve to have more info available for this conversation

The possibilities are adjacent, which ones will you explore

The interview with 2 psychologists was planned

As we were preparing before starting to record

Reviewing the process, what we’re about, small talk reveals

It is a small world after all

Draws back upon one of my internet buddies favorite sayings

“You’re only a stranger until you start talking”

Once you do, you tend to find out how much you do have in common

Moving about this world, in each our own circles of life

Without knowing of the other, until 

Finding low tech or no tech solutions to problems

Especially when created by high-tech 

The link shared with the reminder for today, 

where poetry can break the guardrails built into an 

Artificial intelligence, like chatGPT

yes, poetry. I love that and yet am concerned about it

How about using older fishing nets to create a safe zone against drones?

Apparently a new thing that is reusing old fishing nets in Ukraine to provide

Safe passageways from the drone attacks

A newish nonprofit foundation created to fund efforts 

Time away from screens. Org    or TAFS.org/

To help youth (and adults, we are equally at risk) of too much screen time

With the access or instigating to walk a labyrinth 

The benefits of walking meaningfully, exercise is accepted

Less so perhaps, the mental health aspects

So I am looking for more things like that

Looking to expand upon what is adjacent and hence possible