Second office this morning. Not the secret one in the secret library hole, but another one, three subway stops away. I walked into the building and through about 400 young, graduating nurses, all in graduation dresses, all made up.

Tough life.

Ongoing and permanent feedback loops, everywhere.

Our sensors, our processors, and our stimulators. Understanding those mechanisms and how they work is important. The invisible loops that work on our heads, the loops that sometimes continue their movement and influence long after the instigating event has stopped, yet that still cycle around, influencing our thoughts, emotions and behaviors…

those need to be understood most of all.

Ever done something and not known why? Or worse, ever done something and regretted it, not because of the mistake but because you’ve made that mistake before and yet couldn’t seem to avoid the repeat? That’s the work of residue loops, swirling and influencing our actions, like the whirls left over by a canoe paddle that’s already three strokes further along.

Solution? Just remember you’re always under the influence of something, and *then* decide how to be. Not easy, but possible.

Rain.