passion + reason = the cat calendar

The integration of passion and reason is how we create efficiencies in our life. A cat calendar is one of the smallest and most concrete examples that I can think of that clearly demonstrates the integration of passion and reason and the efficiency it creates. If you have a passion for something like cats AND you need a calendar to plan your life and stay organized, you will most likely identify the cat calender as an ideal tool to invest in because it provides you with both passion and reason. The structure and emotion you have are integrated into ONE thing and it enriches your life in some way.

Since the human brain can only focus on ONE thing in any given moment, the more you integrate passion and reason into ONE thing, the more brain time you free up to focus on integrating more passion and reason. The more you practice this, the better you get at recognizing opportunities for more integration and alignment. This is how you create efficiencies in your life and for your system. You will develop faster as an individual when you actively pursue your passions through a filter of reason.

What are examples, like the cat calendar, that exist in your environment? Did you identify something that already had your passion and reason integrated, or have you incorporated the two yourself into something you use daily?

like cannibals, we consume ourselves.

Human beings are both mechanical and organic. We have organized parts within us, like organs, veins, a right brain, and a left brain, that allow us to grow both physically and mentally. Not only are we structured in this uniform way, but we, as human beings, have a propensity for organizing and structuring the world outside of us that allows our environment to grow and change as we do.

The mechanical parts that exist internally and externally are the certain, or known, parts. The organic parts that exist within us and outside of us are the uncertain, or unknown, parts. The organic parts are unique to every individual and the attribute of uncertainty is what allows us to change in ways that we desire.

For example, the left brain part of our system is based in logic, or characteristics of certainty. The right brain is responsible for our unique emotions, or characteristics of uncertainty. These concepts are interchangeable and reminiscent of the ancient chinese philosophy of achieving balance. We have both of these parts within us and rely on the balance of uncertainty and certainty, the known and unknown, the mechanical and the organic. You cannot have one without the other as they each, mutually consume one another.

In what ways do you see both mechanical and organic characteristics in one thing? What are some examples that show we need both in order to thrive?