Spock and Kirk -- sci-fi archetypes for mind and heart.
Once in awhile I read a blog post or essay that actually changes the way I live. That’s happened more than once reading Steve Pavlina’s blog. While I don’t follow all of the practices he advocates (like raw veganism, or abstaining from coffee and alcohol), I consistently find that Steve hits the nail on the head when he writes about emotional processing, creating/manifesting the life you want, and generally following your heart path.
Steve makes a great point in a recent post; trying to set your priorities via logic alone will yield inconsistent and unhelpful results. Life priorities made from a purely logical basis, without achieving resonance from the heart, can leave us pursuing goals that we aren’t entirely committed to. From the post:
Generally the way youâll notice that an adjustment is needed is that youâll notice a nagging feeling that something isnât right with the way youâre currently living.
Another clue is that you wonât seem to be making much progress in your top priorities. If you look at your actual results in those areas, youâll see evidence that youâre drifting or even declining.
Often this happens because we like to assume that we can improve some area of life by making it the #1 priority. For instance, if you feel that your finances are weak, you may decide to focus on making more money for a while. But then a few years pass, and your finances donât seem to be that much better. Overall you feel more stressed too. The main reason you failed here is that making money wasnât a true priority. It was actually a distraction from a deeper, more important part of your life.
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I met Michel Bauwens over at Marvin Brown‘s place when Michel was in town giving a talk on The Future of Peer Production. Talking with Michel (and reading some of his work) was part of the inspiration for my recent post “Watching Open Source Destroy Capitalism.” I forwarded the post to Marvin, who sent it on to Michel, which eventually resulted in the following interview with Michel and shareable.net co-founder Neal Gorenflo. The original can be found here. 
