Comments on: Reactionary

By: David

David — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:41:25 +0000

…we just might be reminded of those serving you locally, where a thanks is due…after seeing what happened to Haiti, I really do find myself blessed..do you?

The article applies to any of us…from our marriages and relationships to business, and jobs and the services we provide. Sam’s article is a tribute to the Emergency Services provided us…

I normally don’t forward much of anything email wise to anyone (I use a great amount of discretion in what types of email I get anyway) but Sam’s article I felt was timely…and encouraging…I just happen to use the principles in prayer for the Mohave River Valley…and it’s why I believe we will have one of the safest and blessed places to live here in America…which I believe comes about by those serving us in Emergency Services throughout the Valley, and of course of the local faiths also.

We do pray pro-actively for you all and appreciate what you do…we are in this together…

So thank you, to the PD’s, Fire Departments, EMT’s, and all local services that make this Valley great! Thanks to Sam for provoking this…

By: Sam Carpenter

Sam Carpenter — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:26:41 +0000

Staying inside the circle is a challenge alright, especially when it comes to politics. I try to tell myself that my interest is in the entertainment of it becasue anything further just stirs up the dust. Thanks Mike.

By: Sam Carpenter

Sam Carpenter — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:21:12 +0000

Thanks Robert. Treading on the smart-phone life-style is annoying for some folks but I spent too many years with the attention span of a mosquito, and if I can save one person from that, it’s worth it to me to mouth off.

By: Mike Key

Mike Key — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 06:32:59 +0000

Great post Sam, I actually have set periods and times of the day that I use my cell phone and inboxes.

Ah, the political one is one I struggle with too. Specially with the latest things going on. I try to ignore it.

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:20:28 +0000

Heh, the message may be beat to death but it’s always timely. Of course I resonated with your first bullet point above. I even wrote a post about “taking off your digital armor” …. just shut it off, unplug and learn how to focus again. Thanks for the thoughts Sam, like a page out of your book.

By: Sam Carpenter

Sam Carpenter — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:56:11 +0000

The thing I’ve found is that with this action vs. reaction personna, I still work just as hard, but the work I do is the work that that is my preference: creating systems and writing, mostly. There is this image what my life used to be: It’s of a pinball within a pinball machine, and my movements were subject to whatever random levers would hammer me, first pounding me in one direction and then another! Oh yes, and Whackamole! Thanks, Karol.

By: Karol Gajda

Karol Gajda — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:20:55 +0000

I love your concept of Reactionaries. Even when we’re actively pursuing a positive life, and taking action on goals, we can fall into a reactionary phase. It’s important to realize when we do that and work to stop that.

Also: “Stop fretting about systems you can’t control and focus on systems you can control.” Perfect.

Thank you for writing this Sam!
Karol