Foundations for Analogies, Realities and Idealities

The clock read 11:07 p.m. as I sat in my dark home office waiting for creative inspiration to magically begin pouring out of my brain and onto Microsoft Word in a witty, smart and cohesive form of thought. For six weeks now I've been having creative thoughts race through my brain with more frequency than an Obama family vacation. Should I write a book? Of course I should! But just as sure as the sun will rise, and Christian Bale will lose his voice if he continues to play Batman, all my thoughts suddenly evaporated and I was left with a blank page and blinking curser.

Ok, maybe I was a bit ahead of myself with the book idea. What I need is to record my thoughts and inspirations as they come. Thus, the motivation for Analogies, Realities and Idealities.

Lately, I've immersed myself in various kinds of literature ranging from best selling business books to lesser known works of human behavior and psychology. As I broaden my perspective I continue to realize the ever repetitive and cyclical nature of world events. This seems to commonly apply to my particular areas of interest; economics, politics, sports and human behavior.

In any given situation, three things seem to present themselves. First up, Analogies. Any given complex situation or decision will be analogized for a variety of purposes including but not limited to humor, simplification, persuasion or clarification. Let's face it, there are no unique ideas, only new ways to apply existing ideas to reach a new outcome. This is one reason our society continues to experience exponential growth from a technological point of view. With no unique ideas, everything is analogous to something else. Drawing these parallels gives us greater context.

Number two, Realities. I've come to the conclusion that having a realist perspective is an innate talent. God gave you the abilities to sort through all of the noise and clutter to understand the realities of the world. This leads nicely into number three; Idealities. Not to say Idealists and Realists never share the same point of view, but they often fall at opposite ends of the spectrum. Any critical decision has an ideal solution and a real solution. In my view, the two are mutually exclusive 95 times out of 100.

Pull open today's paper (for anyone over 50) or pull up your favorite news website of choice (for anyone young enough to know Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus are one in the same). You'll likely see hundreds of stories that present situations, dilemmas and conflicts all which have analogies, realities and idealities. Consider this blog an attempt to draw parallels in the world around us while offering both a realist perspective with sympathy to the idealist. My intention is to touch on topical current event issues with a comical undertone and thought provoking ideas. I greatly appreciate feedback and comments (as long as they flattering). Seriously though, feel free to share you thoughts and ideas. Enjoy.