“When our mental functioning is whittling away and our mind becomes a lame duck, perception does not form the context anymore and all connections on the social chessboard are conked out. Only patience and endurance may draw us out of the quagmire of numbness and allow us to tear open the cloudy screen that is hiding our points of ‘interest’ and ‘attention’, so long as we focus on the ‘singular moments’ and the ‘appealing details’ in our life. Awareness can help us shape a comprehensive picture for a functional future. ("Lost the global story.")” LifeMindMomentsLostFocusAwarenessFuturePerceptionConnectionsPatienceDetailsEnduranceMentalComprehensiveNumbnessCloudyPictureShapeContextQuagmireScreenFunctioningAppealingSingularChessboardGlobal StoryLame DuckConked OutTear OpenWhittle Away Author:Erik Pevernagie
“At the beginning of our life, we may feel bare and helpless and gradually adorn ourselves with the most fanciful trappings, trying to be ‘someone else’. After erring and drifting, we eventually realize we want to discover ‘ourselves’, without any airbrushing, so as to meet our real self and not the one imposed on us. ("Lost the global story.")” LifeHelplessDriftingReal SelfBareAirbrushingAdornGlobal StoryTrappingsDiscover Oneself Author:Erik Pevernagie