Category Archives: R Mindset

Vexations

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7-1 ProblemSolving

When dealing with Problems, it’s tempting to lose a Sense of Proportion. Rhinos know; We are prone to helping Problems expand themselves. It seldom actually involves a bicycle pump, but a dose of concentrated Imagination can work wonders, transforming an Inconvenience into a fully-realized Trauma.

It takes effort to keep the Probem fully inflated and dire. We are energetic critters though, so it isn’t beyond our capacities. If We pump hard enough, the Problem can always get bigger. Our flair for the Dramatic can get confused with a flair for the Catastrophic. Maybe flair is over-rated.

On our sensible days, We concentrate on other things. The Problems that don’t disappear do shrink.

So that’s a relief. Where is a sensible day when you need one?

Seals of Approval

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6-29 Binox

Rhinos are always on the lookout, seeking opportunities and lunch, plus anything else that seems to be of interest. One thing We don’t search for is other critters’ Good Opinion.

All critters have opinions. Fair enough. Why would We concern ourselves with what those opinions are? We might get a door prize or a nod of approval?

What We require is our own Good Opinion. We want to get along with our business, and leave others to do the same.

That is the Rhino Way.

Comfort Zones

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6-26 Relaaax

Most critters have a range, a territory that’s familiar. They know where water is, food, convenient terrain, and where other critters are, friendly or otherwise. That’s all the comfort they expect, and that is mostly what gets delivered. Plus some weather.

Those of Us with an Inner Rhino approach these matters from a different angle. For Us, Comfort is a state of mind. We are at home wherever We are. We are here to participate. We enjoy ourselves, and trust We will bring pleasure to those that meet Us. We do not burden events with Expectations.

Perfectly and happily Natural. No wonder We feel comfy.

Stimulation in Sumatra

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6-25 SRBrilliance
Most days Rhinos work with whatever is going on in our heads, making our way, nibbling and ruminating. But on rare and spectacular occasion, an Idea strikes us, a Perception or Whatever, that clarifies things in some ultra-dynamic way. It feels like being clocked with a skillet. Inspiring if a bit disorienting.

It happens, and naturally, We are grateful. Whether every critter is chosen for these insights, We cannot say. Rhinos are just pleased to be on the Delivery List. All families, all locales, We get these Messages.

What We do not know (one thing among many) is Where do these Ideas come from?! How do they locate Us, and send just the right Idea to the right customer? Is there some sort of place where Ideas develop themselves? We might like to take credit for our own mental acuity, but We can’t do it. Someplace, Ideas are brewing and enhancing themselves. Incubating.

But Where?

The Emerald City

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6-19 Destinations

One way of defining a Quest is the ambition to get There, wherever that may be. We are each part of some bigger plan, making our contribution. We don’t do the mapping; some natural core Rhino gyroscope keeps us spinning forward.

We proceed as best We can, on our way. Our Guides aid and abet, but it’s our job to weigh our options as they pop up. One perplexing thing is when Nature moves the goal posts. Don’t laugh. It happens.

There is no yellow brick road connecting our dots, Tin Man.

Splitlevel Point of View

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6-15 Wordnamics

Words are tricky little units, each having some meaning which makes it different from all the other words. The given word (see top) grabs focus, and makes the Reader’s mind function in some special way, as part of some complex equation. Communication.

Words are made to limit the range of the  mind, to get specific, to cut to the chase. “Cow” not “How” nor “Wow”.

We Rhinos are not really into language, that way. For Us, any given word is simply removed from the enormity of the rest of what there is to grasp or appreciate. Why waste the time on the one “not thing” when there is so much left to revel in? Each word is like a negative space, an idea removed from the aggregate enormity of everything else. (see below)

Right? Not to mention, words have no scent. Honestly, now.

Excess Luggage

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6-14 Grudge

R Mothers all tell their tots, carrying a Grudge is no good. It’s exhausting and grumpy-making. Nursing the Grudge accomplishes nothing; they just grow and become ever more demanding. AND, the Grudge makes food bitter. Talk about an unacceptable situation!

Worst, it makes the Grudge-Bearer feel put-upon, and that is just NotRhino. Let’s move onto the part where We Say what needs Saying and Do what needs Doing. And then perfect our Samba Footwork, which could use the attention, let’s face it.

on a roll

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6-12 Wheelmakerz

One  noteworthy feature of growing up is that We each reinvent the wheel. Not literally of course, since a wheel is a thing and Rhinos are not into thing-ness. Still, whatever the issue, each of Us feels sure that We see it in dazzling ways unforeseen by anybody else ever. Genius.

It’s part of finding out how breathtakingly remarkable our minds are. It’s part of waking up. It’s Big Fun.

Also, the process makes Us sassy, always a good thing.

In one ear and out the other…

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6-10 Streams

Our subject today is Streams of Consciousness. This somewhat tortured illustration shows how it works, give or take. Sometimes We think our ideas come from Inside, sometimes Outside, and both ways We are right. The border line between Inside and Outside is blurry. Where do We leave off and the Rest of Everything commence?

We would like to point out that each of Us makes a contribution to the Outside, like it or not: things come down the Cosmic Streams of Consciousness, process themselves inside Us, and then, enhanced, go on their way. Given the preoccupations inside our heads a lot of the time, it might clarify why things are in such a bizarre state so often. Who can define an enhancement?

Are Rhinos the movers-and-shakers of the Butterfly Effect? Ponder that one, if you please.