punctuated equilibrium...

I am hoping that I enter this state soon, for my pilot is nowhere to be found for now, coupled with the moon going into the new phase, hence that drained feeling, the silent normalcy that is damn near deafening. I anxiously await my next state of

…punctuated equilibrium: where periods of my perceived stability, the equilibrium, are punctuated by a swift burst of change

and therefore I can grow again. Change is good. It is necessary and inevitable.

The theory of punctuated equilibrium is founded in Darwin’s theory of evolution, in the sense that the periods of radical change that Darwin could not *put his finger* upon, Stephen Jay Gould and Niles Eldredge were able to explain it a bit further. According to Gould and Eldredge, species were for the most part stable in their evolution, however they would at times forgo a period of growth that is so rapidly developmental that a gap would appear between the specie striations. That gap, they concluded, was secondary to punctuated equilibrium.

This bridged into change theory, props to Kurt Lewin, who identified that group dynamics and change mirror this to a degree. It is a bit to cover, would take many entries, yet it should be known that Lewin’s theories were born out of the motivation to resolve social conflict. I guess one can interpret Ned Lamont as the needed punctuated equilibrium, facilitating resolution badly needed not only in American politics, but on a global scale for the current Administration’s politics affects policy worldwide.

I encourage you, wholeheartedly, to discover Kurt Lewin’s work, including Action Theory and his founding the Research Center for Group Dynamics at MIT, starting with Bernard Burnes, “Kurt Lewin and the Planned Approach to Change: A Re-appraisal”:
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1467-6486.2004.00463.x?cookieSet=1

You will not be disappointed.

Speaking of punctuated equilibrium, that makes me bridge to the concept of a pregnant pause (mental leap, I know… cannot explain for it is late in the evening). A pregnant pause is when we stop in our conversation with intention, so that the listener can reflect a bit before we deliver, therefore they will be able to make their own conclusion. Maybe. It also allows for you to challenge their beliefs and understanding of the context of the situation, for a brief moment of silence, so that when you deliver the goods they are really poised to think. The pregnant pause, therefore, can be viewed as a punctuation mark, possibly a comma perhaps, in the flow of conversation.

Punctuated equilibrium… pregnant pause… punctuation…comma… there is the mental leap. Now , take this jump with me:

From: http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/9/24/232025/180

It Will Look Like Just A Comma...
by dpotts [Subscribe]
Sun Sep 24, 2006 at 08:20:25 PM PDT
The President has said history will view the war in Iraq as "just a comma". Here is my response, I just wish it were a lot shorter.
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I like to tell people when the final history is written on Iraq, it will look like just a comma...
-- George W. Bush
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How dare you call the 2,687 American soldiers lives lost in an unjustified war a comma.

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Now, how do you feel? Consider those commas as one long pregnant pause… and add many more for those soldiers of other countries that have died, as well as innocent Iraqi civilians, forever silent.

Hence the need for the punctuated equilibrium in Ned Lamont, and countless other dedicated progressives, to be elected and lead the US and her policies in the right direction.

Makes you think again about punctuated equilibrium, pregnant pauses and punctuation marks, eh?

On the flip—end the punctuated equilibrium of the occupation in Iraq.

question: what is your punctuation mark that precedes your moment of change?