God Willing the Tipping Point is Coming Soon. God Willing the Tipping Point is Coming Soon. God Willing the Tipping Point is Coming Soon.
Only have to write it another 97 times. Isn't that how it works; the teacher would make a student write something on the blackboard a hundred times so that changes behavior, or its a punishment. It's supposed to do something positive, right?
I am ready for the tipping point coming soon. I am ready for the tipping point coming soon, etc.
Off topic, but I came across the following and thought I would get your boots on the ground feedback. Seems like Americans need a daily Thai dose of staying in the moment and actually trying to connect with people. I'll try to use the 'jai-dee' and 'jai-yen' terms!
"Nothing made the reality of time urgency more stark than living in Thailand for 3 years.
Known as the “Land of Smiles,” Thailand is famous for running on its own time. If you’re going to an event that starts at 10 a.m., don’t expect anyone else to show up until it’s roughly 11.
As an American, this was maddening at first. I was the type to arrive 5 minutes early as a show of good faith. This didn’t get me anywhere in Thailand.
After I lived there long enough, I adapted to the slower, leisurely pace and started to understand why “jai-dee” (kind-hearted) and “jai-yen” (cool-hearted) were common phrases in Thailand.
“Jai-yen” is meant to describe someone who doesn’t lose their cool in tense situations. By contrast, someone who flies off the handle or gets belligerent is said to have “jai-rorn,” a hot heart.
It was common for people to hold eye contact when they spoke to me, to place a hand on my shoulder and smile. I wasn’t used to this level of intimacy at first, but eventually relaxed enough to enjoy it and return it in kind.
I noticed as I rushed from errand to errand in the typical fashion of most Americans that I was doing it as a distraction, not because I was actually under a deadline.
This behavior seemed both inexplicable and amusing to many of my Thai friends. As someone who has experienced anxiety throughout my life, I started to feel more than a little bit neurotic in the most literal sense of the word.
Once I started to allow myself to slow down, I felt like I actually arrived in Thailand and in my own body for the first time."
I think some of this goes with living in the moment whatever that moment is. There is a tendency I notice of thinking "After I finish X, then I can do Y" This makes X an "unpleasant" task, such as working, while Y is then the "pleasant" reward afterwards, such as a beer with friends. It's really a false dichotomy though I find I can sometimes become intensely absorbed in something mundane like cleaning dishes or sweeping leaves. I have no tolerance for work I can't tolerate, but this is rare as even unpleasant things have their beauty. Buddha said you should hold onto a feeling and absorb yourself in it until you are able to release it and live in a new feeling. I think Americans have been pushed very far into taking a pill for everything states of emotion such as grief, anxiety, boredom and anger are all viewed as unnatural and needing to be suppressed. Regarding showing up on time to an event: it doesn't get very far that is true. Thais tend to sample the wind and change plans at the very last minute and also don't want to confront embarrassment if no one shows so everything runs late as it all comes together. Anymore I barely bother with time people just show up at the bungalow when they show up!
Thanks Peter and also thanks on mentioning Lazada on my laptop problem. I tried Shoppee awhile back the delivery failed they couldn't find my address (they never can). I got real lucky on Lazada though I picked up the first used laptop under 5000 baht that I saw that had Office preloaded I met the delivery guy at the post office. It works like a charm for my job and is a real lifesaver. I'm on satellite hotspot DTAC Happy about 150 baht a month but generally does what I need it to do...
God Willing the Tipping Point is Coming Soon. God Willing the Tipping Point is Coming Soon. God Willing the Tipping Point is Coming Soon.
Only have to write it another 97 times. Isn't that how it works; the teacher would make a student write something on the blackboard a hundred times so that changes behavior, or its a punishment. It's supposed to do something positive, right?
I am ready for the tipping point coming soon. I am ready for the tipping point coming soon, etc.
I am so ready!
LOL they've done it with "safe and effective" for too long!
Off topic, but I came across the following and thought I would get your boots on the ground feedback. Seems like Americans need a daily Thai dose of staying in the moment and actually trying to connect with people. I'll try to use the 'jai-dee' and 'jai-yen' terms!
"Nothing made the reality of time urgency more stark than living in Thailand for 3 years.
Known as the “Land of Smiles,” Thailand is famous for running on its own time. If you’re going to an event that starts at 10 a.m., don’t expect anyone else to show up until it’s roughly 11.
As an American, this was maddening at first. I was the type to arrive 5 minutes early as a show of good faith. This didn’t get me anywhere in Thailand.
After I lived there long enough, I adapted to the slower, leisurely pace and started to understand why “jai-dee” (kind-hearted) and “jai-yen” (cool-hearted) were common phrases in Thailand.
“Jai-yen” is meant to describe someone who doesn’t lose their cool in tense situations. By contrast, someone who flies off the handle or gets belligerent is said to have “jai-rorn,” a hot heart.
It was common for people to hold eye contact when they spoke to me, to place a hand on my shoulder and smile. I wasn’t used to this level of intimacy at first, but eventually relaxed enough to enjoy it and return it in kind.
I noticed as I rushed from errand to errand in the typical fashion of most Americans that I was doing it as a distraction, not because I was actually under a deadline.
This behavior seemed both inexplicable and amusing to many of my Thai friends. As someone who has experienced anxiety throughout my life, I started to feel more than a little bit neurotic in the most literal sense of the word.
Once I started to allow myself to slow down, I felt like I actually arrived in Thailand and in my own body for the first time."
https://www.healthline.com/health/7-ways-to-slow-down-and-be-a-better-human#Another-way-of-life
I think some of this goes with living in the moment whatever that moment is. There is a tendency I notice of thinking "After I finish X, then I can do Y" This makes X an "unpleasant" task, such as working, while Y is then the "pleasant" reward afterwards, such as a beer with friends. It's really a false dichotomy though I find I can sometimes become intensely absorbed in something mundane like cleaning dishes or sweeping leaves. I have no tolerance for work I can't tolerate, but this is rare as even unpleasant things have their beauty. Buddha said you should hold onto a feeling and absorb yourself in it until you are able to release it and live in a new feeling. I think Americans have been pushed very far into taking a pill for everything states of emotion such as grief, anxiety, boredom and anger are all viewed as unnatural and needing to be suppressed. Regarding showing up on time to an event: it doesn't get very far that is true. Thais tend to sample the wind and change plans at the very last minute and also don't want to confront embarrassment if no one shows so everything runs late as it all comes together. Anymore I barely bother with time people just show up at the bungalow when they show up!
Hi Ami,
I am pretty sure you will love this article written by dr Naomi WOLF - it's a very humane and recognizable personal account from her part.
> https://gab.com/BlueSphinx/posts/108226441193980170
Thanks Peter and also thanks on mentioning Lazada on my laptop problem. I tried Shoppee awhile back the delivery failed they couldn't find my address (they never can). I got real lucky on Lazada though I picked up the first used laptop under 5000 baht that I saw that had Office preloaded I met the delivery guy at the post office. It works like a charm for my job and is a real lifesaver. I'm on satellite hotspot DTAC Happy about 150 baht a month but generally does what I need it to do...