Comments on: Book Review: Transitions ~William Bridges

By: Patricia

Patricia — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:14:28 +0000

Stumbleupon is a program on the Internet which when one signs up and chooses 15 categories one can read lots of blog articles that have been stumbled in those categories. I click on my SU button and read about 5 post every evening. I can then like or dislike the post and subscribe or move on. I attempt to have at least one article a month stumbled by someone on to SU and some of those posts are the big numbers in the recently top posts box above.

It replaces magazines for me….with more interesting things. Not as fast as twitter….My UNICEF cookbook fundraiser some one pushed the button saying it was adult material…and that took and expert to clear up and get back up and running. – I am not a porn site.

I love reading the architecture sites for ideas for bikingarchitect and several of those posts have been Stumbled too and are getting some great reads…
If you click the share button and have joined SU you can post an article and do a short review to add it to the 5 million readers group.

No paper! less pollution! reading more diverse articles. I found my vegan raw information on SU and the politics of food…
I love the poetry sites too…I have not figured out how to due direct messaging on SU yet though have received some….So much to learn.

I spend the equivalent of one whole day reading and commenting on the blogs that I subscribe to and I usually don’t make it through the 2 complete pages….

IS that helpful? Did that answer your question?
Where as churches have Facebook sites and a few twitter sites…they are not on SU…just articles.
.-= Patricia´s last blog ..An Idea to Ponder =-.

By: Kay Lilland

Kay Lilland — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:33:39 +0000

In Patricia’s essay and in a comment, “stumble” is used in a way that is new to me. Please, someone, explain.

I am emerging from a 5 year focus on a project during which I have been only superficially connected to many friends. Perhaps today is a new beginning.

By: patricia

patricia — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:17:55 +0000

@Evelyn Lim
The beginnings might just be the perfect time to be more cautious,I tend to dive through the endings and then get frustrated at the neutral zone that it will not end fast enough – means I am not doing the work needed to do to get to the beginnings.

@ Davina,I think the neurtral zone is very active path finding and trial and error, where I fall apart in the NZ is wanting to just barge thru it and get on with the new beginning – trouble going with the flow and reading the signs

@ Jannie, I like the fellow’s name Bridges and I think of a transition like a bridge on the journey..Taking the first step on to the bridge and not knowing how long the bridge is or how sturdy over the crevice of the unknown makes it hard to let go..
end the relationship with the known. I just jump onto the bridge and then check it out wanting to dash to the other side,
Yes, I think life is cyclical and when the work is done then the circle gets wider and knowledge is expanded on the journey

By: Jannie

Jannie — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:40:52 +0000

For me the hardest part of transition is often starting. Without reading his book, to me it seems that things are always in cycles, and life always in the fluxes of little neutral and little ending phases, not sure how that would tie in to his book or if he addresses the cyclical nature of things. Jannies last blog post..A happier ending

By: Davina

Davina — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:25:03 +0000

Hi Patricia. I had to think about my answer for this one. I'd not considered there being an Ending phase before. My favourite phase is the beginning and I'd have to say that the idea of neutral is most difficult for me. I liken neutral to a resting place where I either sit down and don't want to get up, or because I sit down, doubt moves in and stops me from moving farther. Davinas last blog post..The Quote Effect: Naughty, Nice & Niche Bloggers

By: Evelyn Lim

Evelyn Lim — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:53:05 +0000

Thanks for the interesting review. I find that transition is most difficult at the beginning. I tend to put up a lot of resistance. However, when I overcome it, putting things into action is not quite so tough. Evelyn Lims last blog post..Past Life Memories In Hokkaido

By: patricia

patricia — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:34:46 +0000

Dot,
I agree that breaking down into stages truly assists in making the change happen and finding success. I think the Neutral Zone also gives one time to test the waters and try different pathways to discover what road to take next.

It is not just an instant situation – though there are those moments when one’s life can change in an instant…

By: Dot

Dot — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:54:23 +0000

I agree with Ruth. This review was so thought-provoking and interesting that I stumbled it and also mooched it for myself from BookMooch, a book swapping service. The idea of breaking down change into stages makes a huge abstract concept, change, easier to handle. Dots last blog post..This and That

By: patricia

patricia — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:41:31 +0000

Good morning Ruth,
2 years is about right timing for moving out of the neutral zone after a marriage – sometimes the marriage begins after a major disagreement or a big problem solving event.

I don’t quite know how long a transition at work takes – birth of a baby is about 2 years, when the kids start living their own life and get more control.

…and too sometimes you don’t realize you have moved out of the NZ until you have…rather a great hind sight vision or realization

I now understand Bridges has 4 books out…I might look at another since I have found #1 to be so helpful over the years.

By: Ruth

Ruth — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:15:35 +0000

Thanks for sharing that review. I hadn't thought before that there might be a zone between beginnings and endings. Phrasing it in terms of getting married is a really good way to make it clear, for me at least, since I've been married less than 2 years. I think we came out of the Neutral Zone about 2 or 3 months ago. I'm in the middle of a transition now at work, I hope this way of looking at them will help me smooth that one out. I feel like I'm ready to move out of the Neutral Zone there, but I'm not sure if I'm actually quite ready yet. Ruths last blog post..4 Hours of Sleep ? A Bad Day