Jeffrey Davis

Today…about 15 minutes ago…I realized I was psychic.

How?

It all started yesterday at the gym. There I am, in the middle of a half-way decent chest workout and all I can think about is a scene from an old Damon Wayans movie, who’s title I could not even recall, with an unknown number of years having passed since I last saw it.

Today I get home from the gym, scramble my habitual six eggs (2 whole eggs, 4 whites), and sit down to enjoy my post-workout protein for a few minutes. I flip on the tv and what does the guide say?

Blankman.

I thought to myself, “Holy crap! that’s the name of the movie I couldn’t get out of my head yesterday!”

So here I sit, watching this old Damon Wayans movie from 1994, being blown away by my newfound psychic powers.

Yeah, yeah, you say it’s just dejavu, but this happens to me SO often that I’ve deemed myself:

“Jeffrey Davis psuedo-psychic extraordinaire”

Who wants their future foretold first? I mean, wait, crap, shouldn’t I already know that?

“I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right.”
~Albert Einstein

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What if you woke up one day and realized that your “foundation” might be built on shifting sand, and not the rock that you believe it to be on?

In early September I wrote a post entitled The Mighty Crash. I wrote that post from the perspective that I had left foundationalism behind, only to realize mid-way through it that I, in fact, had not.

I ended the post by asking, “Is there still a way to hold a few core beliefs without the rest of them being dependent on those at the core?”.

After nearly two months of mediating on that question, I have concluded that for me the answer is no….and yes.

[It may be a good idea to read The Mighty Crash if you intend to stay with me from this point on in this post.]

The “No” Response:
For me (at this time), it is not possible to hold a few core beliefs upon which all others are constructed…at least not permanently. This paradigm affords no room for growth or the changing of one’s mind.

I recently heard a trainer in my business say, “I climbed to the top of the corporate ladder only to realize the ladder was leaning against the wrong wall.” The only way to grow from that scenario is to climb back down and start over…but I HATE to backtrack.

The “Yes” Response:
I do feel it is possible for me to explore whatever valuable ideas or “beliefs”, if you prefer, that are dominant in me for the present. I must, however, realize that such ideas/beliefs/whatever may only be temporary and not a permanent part of some dogmatic “foundation” to my life journey–which is not to say that they are without permanent value to my journey.

I’ll explain more on this paradigm in the next post, but what do you think so far?

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“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.”
~Albert Einstein

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What do you think things would be like today if we were able to excise the words “right” and “wrong” from our vocabulary?

Before I go into some lengthy dissertation on the topic, let me ask some questions of you–if I still have any readers left as long as it’s been since I updated my blog.

How do you define right and wrong? How can a person be sure of what is right and wrong? What purposes does it accomplish to label in such a way? Is there an alternative to doing so? If so, what?

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