Triangle Chimera

1 Play. Lighten Up

No matter where you are or what is happening, find at least one fun thing to do with what you are given. Play within the moment like you have no obligations to the future, to survival, to what may be about to happen. Move your body and voice. Follow your desire to alter and manipulate things around you. Pretend that the boundaries you are faced with don’t exist. If you are out of touch with your sense of what playfulness is, explore and practice that idea so you can get in touch with it more easily. Lighten up about your situation in any way possible.

2 Test What You Know, or What You Think You Know

Review your knowledge about the things that you are encountering. Recount what you know about these things. Explain the parts that are clear, and the parts that are gray. Test your understanding about the implications of these things and their implied meanings. Ask questions as to awaken curiosity about the thing you are faced with.  Review what you know about yourself: how you behave in certain situations, what your beliefs are, what your interests are, what drives you and what upsets you, etc. Review what you know and what you don’t know about others. Explain these things to another person if possible.

3 Bring Someone In

Have an imaginary (or real, if you’re brave) dialogue with the people you encounter (strangers, acquaintances, co-workers, friends) about whatever situation you are currently faced with. Imagine that you are explaining the deep, personal aspects of it to them and see what kind of response you imagine they would have. Or you can find a way to actually share what you are comfortable with, or find a way to present the subject indirectly. The goal is to include others into issue. Increasing the diversity of different opinions and perspectives will surely help, while also dissolving the illusion of isolation.