Hungry for Change

Wildly Imaginative.
Disruptive by Nature.

Has anyone felt a surge of creativity? Happy Best Friends Day!

I removed pictures from an old cork board that I found deep in my closet. It was close to Narnia, but not quite. Oddly enough, the board had clustered pictures of people who I no longer have any association with. (and yes I know that wasn't grammatically correct)
There went Joe, Angela, Bridget, Chris...and it felt good seeing spiral down into my kitchen garbage can. Once thrown in with rotting food, nothing can be salvaged! This might fall under spiteful catharsis, but hey, isn't that what voodoo really is?
And with a clean slate, up went the pithy hook from IBM's global site (above); a DB9 set against the view of the Charles Bridge in that oh so lovely, but creepy town of Prague; a salute to female snowboarders everywhere, "Ride Like a Girl."; a babbling brook (for a constant stream of free flowing creativity); "Home is the most important place in the world" (compliments of the ikea catalog); and an homage to my grandmother.
And this may sound too abstract, but I've closed the door on wishing for people to fulfill my ideals. We're looking to feel a certain way and find someone to validate it for us. It seems far more noble to chase a higher expression of ourselves and our ideals than the person who we think might make it ok for us to have them. I spoke to someone who has become a fundamentally ridiculous presence in my life. He is a person who looks for someone to pat him on the back for a good deed (of which he would have felt guilty for not doing anyway). He is a person who perpetuates a negative energy cycle because his expectations exceed what he is willing to give. I am almost convinced that he does not understand constructivism. Blood, sweat and tears mean very little to him and his perceived rewards reflect that. And while we run around trying to outdo each other story for story, the integral part the exchange that he is missing is that if you are good to people, they are good to you. When a friend rushes to your aid when you are in a bind and they take care of all that you cannot, that is undeniably a reflection of you. They exist in few, but are great in force. When someone on the outside tells you that you have nice friends, you should tell them it is because I would do the same for them. This is what a positive energy cycle is. And there is no shame in relieving yourself of people who are determined to be less. We mirror the behavior of others, no matter how hard we try. In a reactionary world, it is hard to be proactive.