Friday, February 10, 2012

Motor of the World

A   L   O   H   A  !

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Click on these Pics!
" My haters 
are my motivators! "

Ellen DeGeneres













" A prism may have unsuspected powers.
Who knows what truths and myths
they might reflect
or analyze, the way they prise
the colours out of light? "

by
Dave King



" And the bow shall be in the cloud;
and I will look upon it, 
that I may remember the everlasting- "
Genesis 9:8-17













" Can I see another's woe,
and not be in sorrow too?
 Can I see another's grief, 
and not seek
for kind relief? "

William Blake


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Modern Research Psychology
is showing us much
about how we really
make decisions.





Even eye-witness memories
are not just facts
but constructions
based on what
we think that we know.

Most often,
we see what we
expect to see.

We find
what we expect to find,
by noticing confirmation
of our beliefs,
and failing to note-
or even notice-
that which does not fit
what we
"KNOW."

It is my belief
that unconscious bias
is the secret motor
of the world.

Many fight against
those they deem
hypocrites,
or "wrong"
or even
"evil."

I fight not bad people
but good intentions
gone awry.

It takes great discrimination,
dedication,
honesty & humility
even to begin
to unfold
our OWN
bias-

But be sure of one thing:
bias lives
in you
and in me.


Can you think of a bias
that you have examined
and disposed of?


Thank YOU for spending time here
with us !

                                  Warmly, cloudia

31 comments:

Commander Zaius said...

" My haters
are my motivators! "


Ellen DeGeneres


By all accounts I hear she is a very nice lady. It ticks me off when ignorant asses insult her.

FruitCake said...

Thanks for all your posts, Claudia, including this one.

Gemel said...

A delight to visit as always ♥♥♥

Daryl said...

Happy Weekend, sis!

sealaura said...

Hi Friend!

Thanks for the words of encouragement about my move to Texas. I always feel refreshed and inspired from your blog. Definitely digging the Ellen quote. Good for her!

Jeannie said...

My daughter is studying sociology and has informed me of the many gender biases we all have and are generally unaware of - but they affect how we relate to each other and how we raise our children. It's astonishing how true it is when examples are pointed out.

In learning to paint (or draw) we are continually reminded to paint what we really see, not what we think or know is there. This is harder than you realize. But when you do begin to look at things as they really are, the world is very exciting.

author.nara.malone said...

This is something I needed to see today. Thanks so much for taking time to share it.

Charles Gramlich said...

Good intentions gone awry. Now there is something scary

Ruby said...

I love the prism quote :)

Myrna R. said...

I appreciate what you say about bias. Always nice to visit here.

Dianne said...

dear kind, brave, thoughtful ellen
this crap makes me sad and angry

I saw your cat/daughter over at fireblossom's place - she is precious

Have Myelin? said...

Stopped by to say hello!

I like Ellen - but sometimes her pranks feel a little too ....much like bullying. I've seen scenes that make me go "noooo.....don't do that!"

Maybe I'm too sensitive.

21 Wits said...

You are right Cloudia, bias does live inside us all. I feel more aware of it at various times, like my feelings about something just by my mood of the moment...I can read a book, watch a movie or hear a song that one day makes me feel a certain direction, but later in hearing or seeing that same movie or book my heart and soul tends to believe otherwise...does that make any sense? Sure we have convictions that run strong, but so often we react to things in the heat of the passion, of where we are at that moment in time... a constant for me is seeing bullies. My son was a part of 7 boys on top of a snow bank once all picking and hitting one boy until his nose bled...I left the window and dragged my son and this little boy inside our house, cleaned the wound of the boy (everyone had been picking on far too long) after hot chocolate I sent them both back outside...still today that one picked on boy is a friend to them all...

Anonymous said...

After good classes and books, I've dropped some biases about different religions and their traditions. I think the spirit of aloha should be an official religion. Are you hanging off the lanai railing to get those rainbow pics? Be Careful! DrumMajor

Other Mary said...

I love Blake. You're so right, everyone has a bias, and it's good to examine them every so often.

Anonymous said...

Ever since I learned that my cousin is gay, I have dropped my bias against gays. They deserve to be happy just like me and you.

Cloudia said...

You folks really MAKE these posts with YOUr responses! SO much here- thank YOU very much

DeniseinVA said...

This is another inspiring post, thanks Cloudia, and thank you also for taking the time to research and find the name of my little bird. Have a wonderful weekend.

Raph G. Neckmann said...

Hello again, dear friend Cloudia! It's so good to be back with my human bloggy friends.

I'll have to think about bias - that's a deep question that requires consideration.

I do love the photo with the spectral colours!

Kay said...

Hmmm...

This is such an excellent post, Cloudia and really made me think.

I think I was prejudiced against rich people. I figured they'd be snooty or condescending. I found that's not always the case. Have a great weekend, Cloudia.

Cloudia said...

thank YOU :-)

Full-On-Forward said...

I gave up- "That my way is usually best"--I learned that way back in my Paramedic days when I Knew what to do--but someone else would do it differently and get the same results in the same time. I learned the invaluable lesson that there was more than one way to skin a cat so to speak, and I rarely if ever had the "only" correct answer.!!!

Not that I would Ever skin a Cat--may it never be! As a matter of fact- that is a terrible saying and I'm not going to use it anymore!

Great thoughtful post!

Lori Skoog said...

Do you ever read Margret and Helen (one of my links). They have a lot to say about Ellen D. today.

As usual, your words are loaded and you get people to think.

Elephant's Child said...

Thank you. Glorious photos and quotes (as always). I try and examine my assumptions for bias often. I regret to say that I also find it there. An ongoing battle.

Anonymous said...

Allow me to think about the question.
The second picture is incredible ! Please have you all a good weekend ahead.


daily athens photo

Maxwell Mead Williams Robinson Barry said...

love the quote on top,

amazing poetry/post.

bless your weekend.

TALON said...

Loved the Chesterton quote, Cloudia. And so much wisdom in your words. We do so often see what we want to see and not always what is truly there.

Hope you have a lovely weekend!

LadyFi said...

This is definitely very thought-provoking!

claude said...

Hi Cloudia !

The sky on the second photo is verey beautiful
I just read your prévious post and I find the bird very colored and pretty
The photo of palm or coconut trees is wondeful.
Have a nice week-end in the sun, Cloudia, over here we got snow and it is very cold.
Aloha !

Fireblossom said...

I misread "dedication" as "medication" the first time! :-P

Cloudia said...

thank YOU!