Soundbyte Psychology

Here in a few minutes, I’m going to submit this entry, then I’m going to go write an email saying goodbye to a friend and a fellow musician… forever. I’m generally an amoral person, but live my life by a set of seven rules. It’s really sad that he broke one of them: “If a person asks or tells you to choose between them and someone or something else, you sever from the person doing the asking/telling.” Never support dividers. Their energy will infect you and drive a schism into your heart and you will infect others around you. In the past, the rule has come up only with people who I was fine severing from my life. This one is more difficult. Not only is he amazingly talented, but we’ve led similar lives and have shared experiences I don’t often find with the general populace. But the rule remains… and it’s there for a reason.

Post-note: In the past, others have created drama or made severance drag on longer than needed. As a testament to his character, not only did he respond from the strength of his character, but went above and beyond this. Fare well.

You wake up to the sound of barking. The dog next door again, barking right at your window. Do you: explain the situation to your neighbor; or, kill the dog? Many decide to explain before taking action. Not good. What if they let it continue, or, worse, spur the canine on to bark more loudly? If you kill the dog you have already made yourself suspect. The solution? If the odds are that your neighbor will not step in, then by-pass diplomacy for action. Your quality of sleep determines the quality of your day. Kill the mutt and sleep in the day after. Practice intelligent solutions.