I have been making some stupid mistakes lately! I have been putting two of my most personal mandates in conflict with each other. Those two are:

“Simplify” & “Never Stop Learning”

Before I go on, let me add the other two: Think For Yourself, Question Everything. I have many things that define who I am, but these are the four most essential ones. Now on to the story.

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I got it into my always overcrowded mind that I needed to simplify RJsCorner by settling exclusively on “Having My Say” topics. That implied no more special projects that run through multiple posts. But, I pretty quickly realized that I need projects much more than I need simplification. I will admit that sometimes I let life get too complicated. One reason for that is I overthink almost everything. The other is that there are usually a hundred things constantly swirling through my mind at the same time. I can’t help it, that is just who I am. To slow down this constant “Brain Swirl”, I need projects that allow me to focus as exclusively as possible, on just one thing for extended periods. Focus is the critical word here.

A year ago, my new project was to become more artsy. That has been a joyous journey that helped me find a long-lost portion of my creativity. I started out drawing images in the analog mode via pencils, pens, and also tried a dozen other mediums. I eventually settled into my natural digital mindset. That project has allowed me to create my other active blog site called RJsMosaics. While I love that project, it has now settled into an ordinary part of my daily life.

I have been thinking hard about where to go from here. If you are a regular reader, you know that I recently started a new project to study eccentricity and particularly, how that characteristic has often made the world a better place. Studying eccentricity is proving to be a fun project, but basically lacks the depth that I had hoped it had.

I think I have come up with perhaps the most challenging project of a lifetime. That topic is:

Just from personal experiences, I have seen how different people approach the fact of death. Those stories will be part of this new project that I am now in the beginning stages of planning. I will also be giving you quotes from people much smarter than I am about this subject. I will try to keep my posts focusing on the light-hearted side of this terminal condition if there is such a thing.

I chose the rather startling image above just to get your attention. I am looking for something a little more docile to represent the series itself. 😎