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waitingman) wrote2008-02-19 11:54 pm
waitingman) wrote2008-02-19 11:54 pm
Fripposophy Pt IV
From the ongoing thoughts of Robert Fripp:
It is necessary to define the aim, clearly & simply, right at the beginning. This way, if we find ourselves beginning to drift & lose momentum (which is inevitable) we can refer back to the aim & use it as our point of (re)orientation. So, we must use our intelligence & discrimination when establishing our aim. Is this aim possible for me? Is this aim realistic + 10%? And we need information, from someone who has gone this way before; perhaps an instructor or mentor.
Then, if we commit ourselves to the aim, the commitment must be honoured. There can be no doubts. In the Great Divide, where we are too far from the beginning to go back & too far from the end to go forwards, aim defines the way & commitment keeps us on track.
And...
If we see something, part of the energy in the seeing becomes available to us to forward the project. This even when, as is likely, no one else is interested because they haven’t seen it! And if we see something that needs to be done, we are halfway committed to addressing it. The responsibility for making what-is-possible become actual falls mainly to us.
It is necessary to define the aim, clearly & simply, right at the beginning. This way, if we find ourselves beginning to drift & lose momentum (which is inevitable) we can refer back to the aim & use it as our point of (re)orientation. So, we must use our intelligence & discrimination when establishing our aim. Is this aim possible for me? Is this aim realistic + 10%? And we need information, from someone who has gone this way before; perhaps an instructor or mentor.
Then, if we commit ourselves to the aim, the commitment must be honoured. There can be no doubts. In the Great Divide, where we are too far from the beginning to go back & too far from the end to go forwards, aim defines the way & commitment keeps us on track.
And...
If we see something, part of the energy in the seeing becomes available to us to forward the project. This even when, as is likely, no one else is interested because they haven’t seen it! And if we see something that needs to be done, we are halfway committed to addressing it. The responsibility for making what-is-possible become actual falls mainly to us.