Life Lesson: Stagnation vs Fluidity
78Don't Let Stagnation Run Your Life. Fluidity Is Best!
Welcome reader,
It's apparent you happened upon my hub for one of several reasons, but what matters most is that you are indeed reading it.
It may sound a little bit weird or even completely odd to you, but that is okay by me. I bring up "stagnation" versus "fluidity", because it seems to be a problem within the construct of each person's individual life.
It appears to be a dysfunction brought on by many different factors. Some of those factors are completely unknown to you or even the average person. It is important that you identify stagnation in your life, so you can move the obstacle it represents. You might not be aware that your life is not suppose to have stagnation and should you be learning about that right here, and right now, then I am happy to have taught you one thing, before you leave my hub.
Yes, I am aware you don't know me from Adam(who could be anyone), but my ultimate goal is only to share with you knowledge(things I've learned) and wisdom(experiences and discerned truth), so as to help you benefit and become a more productive person. This will obviously affect your life and even have an effect on your overall quality of life.
Fluidity removes limitations!
I do not claim to have all the answers or know everything there is to know. But, what I have learned about "stagnation" is from my own personal experience and I can honestly inform you that it is very destructive to your quality of life.
That may be difficult to understand, but the best way to live life, is in a fluid motion or fluidity. To constantly have your life moving along in a fluid progression takes a lot of time and effort. Not to mention, it takes much imagination to find things to keep yourself busy, so stagnation does not creep its way into your life.
Stagnation isn't productive.
Stagnation create obstacles!
The general problem is that stagnation is actually taught in schools, through the entire education process, albeit public or private schools, students are shown the least productive system to create a quality of life that they want.
It's really a shame, but it is how schools continue to limit the ability of the individuals, because of the agenda of those who are already in power over the masses. Many students are led to believe that they are grow up and work for someone else, besides themselves. This singular misconception defeats Capitalism, and creates stagnation.
It creates stagnation because people are forced to work for someone else. The "job" market is a misconception to begin with. The "labor" market consists of those people who do not work for themselves and that workforce are slightly out of hand, because the quality of life they are searching for, is no longer available within the "labor" market.
The unemployed people, the most average, has no clue about operating a business, even though they probably could(have the potential), just because they have done the job for a long period of time.
Happiness comes from being productive.
Educate self creates a productive life!
The problem with the job market is that most jobs are not productive with regards to profitability of the company. The people working the positions are not motivated properly, except to suit themselves. Therefore, the position they are occupying is a dead-end. It leads to nowhere and teach the person nothing about business. This hurts the most.
To be fluid in your life is to be able to constantly think of things, either to improve your life or that of other people. Why other people? Because, while you are helping other people, then you are helping yourself build a legacy that will keep your name alive, even after you are gone.
To be fluid, is like driving a car. You look in the rear-view mirror, to see where you've been and you look forward, to see where you are going. When you have an obstacle in your way, then you find a way to remove the obstacle, such as a "red" light? You might be taking a "right" turn, so you can continue to move. If you're not going that direction, then you evaluate your position and continue to think ahead.
Your life should be built around the same sort of thinking, so you can always avoid stagnation. You could do wonderful things with your life, once your realize to obtain fluidity in your life, you must use your knowledge, imagination and awareness to create your own future.
Stagnation will come at you in ways you've never seen, so beware it's always lurking. To get Fluidity, begin with a new view- the future is within your hands. Reach out and Take it!
Thank you for your time.
Raymond Choiniere II - Cagsil Services Founder.
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Well written, and I completely agree with almost all you had to say. Just didn't know how to say it.
That is a wonderful hub Cagsil. I am glad to have had the opportunity to read this hub, which sounds perfectly clear and reasonable to me.
Thank you everyone. :) Always appreciated. :)
I liked this hub so much I came back to read it again and noticed my comment was gone, anyway awesome read.
Hey zzron, don't be upset I didn't approve your first comment. It had a link to FaceBook, for which, I did not want on the hub. I do appreciate you coming back to read it again and leave another comment. Thank you very much. Always nice to see you. :)
Well done Cags. Very enlightening opinions.
No problem, I started that site to help others to promote their hubs. I'll try to remember not to post that link on you hubs :)
Hey Ohma, I'm sorry to tell you, but stagnation is a fact. It happens in all of us, because that's what we were taught. I find myself troubled by it, even to go as far as to say it is a daily struggle. The problem is many people do not see it in their life, because they are not aware of its existence or the meaning. This puts obstacles in the way. Thank you for coming by my hub and for your compliment. :)
Hey zzron, I don't mind links. But, relevant to the topic. :)
Sorry I missed your hubchallenge, bro. I was working on the novel. But, I see you were, once again unafraid of hitting the deep stuff in a half an hour. You're a daring one. And nice job of it. I agree in particular with your point about capitalism and working for yourself. Nobody EVER intended people to have careers working for someone else. You were supposed to work for someone else for a while, learn some craft, save some cash, and do it for yourself. I believe Lincoln had some pretty harsh things to say about what not doing so said about a person's intellect and, frankly, their heart. Anyway, nice pull for 30 minute Instant Hub Challenge. Wish it had been later.
Hey Shades, it's not a problem about missing it. I can understand the novel would come first. ;) Thank you for the compliment and believe it or not, to me it's not deep thinking. This is everyday thinking. The many businesses that exist are example of one person can do, when they realize stagnation cannot happen. It's too bad that many jobs are dead-ends, because they don't teach profitability. Glad you stopped by and left a comment. It was nice to see you. :)
It's so sad that we just refuse to learn from nature. Whatever is stagnant tends to attract infection and toxicity - whether it is stagnant water or stagnant stuff in our system. Like the Universe, we were, as you have so wonderfully put it - supposed to be in a state of fluidity. Wonderful hub - and in 30 minutes? Wow!
Well, and there in your insightful remark begins the conversation about the nature of man. Just man, as well as that poor creature in this modern thing.
Are there lesser and greater among us; those destined to labor, not clever enough to be truly independent (particularly in a complex modern economy where supply chains are what they are, tax law is what it is, labor laws what they are etc.)? Are there greater amongst us, the modern "survival of the fittest" winners who are naturally disposed to float to the top of the pile that modernity has made? How does mediocrity of genetics intersect with complex social reality in a world where Adam Smith is being raped as hard now as Marx was raped by Stalin and "Communism?"
Thanks Raymond, your words always help me to recalibrate my current mind-set, and to iluminate the real road blocks that I usually put in my own way.
Very good for 30 minutes, 'tho I guess you had been brewing it in your head for a while?
In my schooling it quickly became apparent that they were into producing pen pushers or button pushers, and as I knew that neither role would fit me, I left, albeit two years before they let me go!
However, I also realize that it is the labors of those folk constrained to these things that make my life possible!
Good hub, I hope it reaches those in need of mind expansion!
John
Well said Cagsil. I've spent many years getting nowhere in the workaday world. You're right, it's a dead-end that many people would like to get out of, but setting up a business for themselves seems like too much work and too risky. 9-to-5 seems safer, somehow (a falsehood of course when you're working for someone else).
I'm currently persuing my own affiliate marketing business, and I'm confident it will work for me sooner than later.
It does take a different mindset to be independent, though. You tend to lose friends who can't understand why you would suddenly want to do something you've never done before. I suppose in a way, they're jealous. Meanwhile, they stagnate in their 9-to-5 jobs. Go figure.
Thank you Timorous, Aquasilver, lightningjohn and Shalini. I am glad you liked it. I really appreciate everyone who has read it and were kind enough to leave a comment.
@Aquasilver, actually I was not stewing on it. I did have part of this hub, which I was going to write, but not with this in mind. As for it reaching those who need mind expansion- it happens to be everyone. Remember, if you will, no one knows everything and some are ignorant in some way or another(this does not exclude you).
@Timorous, I am sure you'll work it out. I am sure that should you want to succeed, you could put a little more effort into HubPages and find it better than affiliate marketing. Not to mention, more money, because you can use your affiliates from other places here, just embed the links within your hubs that you write.
Thank you again.
Great Hub. People should learn this at an early age, altho, I do agree, we are "schooled" to go to work for someone else, thereby half of us losing our creativity at an early age. I was never meant to be a drone, tho I did achieve "executive secretary" and then "managerial positions" in my time in the working force, but alas, I had to keep a timeclock and when late was chastised, which naturally made me "toe a line"
Yet even when you work for yourself, if you have not learned the discipline necessary, along with drive, you will have challenges doing this. The key to it all is to keep learning....once you stop doing this, stagnation sets in. LOL Although I must say, I go through periods in my writing where I just can't think of a thing to write about...but I think this is a normal thing....
Thanks for all this good info...Have a great day!!
Hey wealthmadehealthy, I am glad you like it. I appreciate the compliment as well. The other part of stagnation is one person's ability or refusal to learn more. Branch out and expand their learning curve, so they do not run into too many challenges while hopefully building their company or business. Sure, a business like the "BIG" businesses operating isn't the goal. The goal is to simply create wealth through small business, and not be content with just a little. Even a small home-based business(self-employed work) can yield a great income without having to be like the BIG companies of the world. Thank you for stopping by. I appreciate it. :)
After reading this and strongly agreeing with your theme of fighting against stagnation, I am curious about what would be your reaction to my hub, "I Bled All the Way to the Cemetery."
Hey mysterylady, I am glad you enjoyed the hub and I'll have to check out your hub, to see what you mean. I'm not much of a person who reacts to much, but I'll read it and give you my view about it. Thank you for stopping by and commenting on my hub. Much appreciated. Nice to see you again. :)
Well done, fluidity is our natural state and it takes a lot of life force, energy, time and effort to hold back that natural state to the point where one's life or areas of it have reached the stagnation point. Hence the years of training to that end from birth forward. Great Hub! It is indeed time for us to loosen up!
This is a great hub, which is certainly relevant to the majority of people populating this earth. We can all become stagnant without realising, and thus it is important to realise when it is happening so that it can be stopped. Once you are in that stagnation state it can be impossible to get out of it. Great hub.
Hi Raymond if I may, Aguasilver thats really funny that you recommend mind expansion for me because I give a man a compliment on his writing. To me this proves that it is you whom are in need of mind expansion, perhaps mental evaluation, as to how can I offend you by giving somone else some credit! As for your pathetic beliefe system I wont even go there, have a nice day.
Actually, Lightning John, Aguasilver's name is also John. He was merely signing his post. What he said had nothing to do with you.
Thats really too bad, my appologies if this is true.
It's true, you have my word on that!
Hey Lightning John, I must agree with both you and Website Examiner....however, let me explain- Aquasilver is a man, his first name is John and lightning John you would be correct, he is in need of mind expansion himself. His religious view(so-called commitment) is what limits his expansion. So, you are both correct in some way. Aquasilver(John) is one of the many religious folk here and he always signs his posts(comments and forum) with his name. :)
Hey Nasus Loops, Yes you would be right too. If people do not see it happening, how can they themselves fix the problem. Well, they cannot. It must be recognized first and foremost, so as to find ways to prevent it from happening. Thank you very much for coming by my hub and as always, I appreciate your comment and compliment. :)
@Raisingme - Nice to see you again too. I am glad you enjoyed the hub and left a comment too. Also, appreciative of your compliment as well. Thank you very much. :)
I graciously accept the Hub-Flub of the year award if I am found worthy.
Cagsil, how about unapproving those comments since Lightning John's first comment (the one I responded to), as it was all based upon a simple misunderstanding? Just an idea, no reason to make anybody look bad.
Hey Lightning John, it's nothing to worry about or get upset at. I guess, in the end, you will have learned something from this experience and will be a better person because of it. Don't see it as a negative, as you do now, but as a simple misunderstanding, which it was, and accept it happened, then move on.
@Website Examiner, I am not in a position to do that, even though I can deny/delete the comments. If someone said something/voiced their opinion, I would be unable to withdraw their comments, because I cannot erase the sound from being heard. I understand where you are coming from, but you are supporting a weakened position, and I'm compassionate about that position, but learning is more important. And, I would suggest that you need to change your view??? Just a suggestion. So, I hope you can understand where I am coming from.
On a side note- how can one ever understand being humble or humility, if that is removed from happening? If a mistake isn't learned from...then it becomes more costly in the long run. I'll leave you with that.
Sure thing Cagsil, sure thing. Of course, my suggestion presupposed that Lightning John would request such a deletion. But no problem, sure thing, I respect your decision.
No worries I stand by what I say. Just from being singled out in the past though, it was an honest mistake that I assumed John was directing a comment at me. Cheers!
I really like this hub. I very much agree that people become stagnant as a result of working for others, instead of doing something which has meaning to them. Makes all the different in the world. Thank you.
Thank you samiaali. I am very glad you liked the hub and I appreciate you reading it and commenting. It is also nice to see you agree with it as well. :)
Many insightful observations about business, work, and life! As I am currently struggling with this very issue, I can only conclude that the 'coincidence' of coming upon this wonderful article at this time has come to show me new, useful ways to look at my situation. Thank you so much for writing it.
Thank you very much Tom for stopping by, reading and commenting. I appreciate your compliment and glad it could be of some help. My purpose in life is to help people increase their own awareness and better their life, and since you've managed to learn something new from it, only means I was successful, which warms my heart. :) Much appreciated. :)
That most American public schools are in the business of churning out worker bees (when there were still plenty of places for worker bees TO work) was made clear one afternoon when my super-brain daughter was in high school. She was an overachiever who never recognized the signs of impending burnout, but I did and would keep her out of school for a day or two every few weeks to sleep and recharge her batteries.
Being absent so many days of a school year, according to the assistant principal whose job it was to monitor attendance, made her a "truant" and subject to expulsion. Never mind the state legislators who wrote the truancy laws didn't agree and said so. But phone conversations over several weeks between myself and AsstPrin did not change his mind.
The day before he intended to expel this otherwise model student with a 4.0+ GPA, he informed me in a face-to-face meeting that "regular attendance MUST be enforced, else students will not understand how vital it is to punch a time clock every day to keep a job".
I replied that my daughter's professional destiny would not involve punching a time clock (it doesn't), but he was bent on the expulsion.
That is until I informed him, having been in state politics for 4 years, that I was on a first-name basis with every TV news crew in town, that the school already had an image problem by virtue of another student being killed *in the building* only a week earlier by a gun tossed into a hallway trash can, and therefore he was going to look rather silly on the 6 o'clock news (on three channels, no less) explaining why he was expelling a model student for "truancy".
btw, I (and therefore my daughter) come from a long line of adventurous, thinking-outside-the-box types, so "fluidity" is a family tradition. ;D
Thank you kindly JamaGenee for reading and commenting. I appreciate it very much. :)
Excellent article Cagsil! I know it sounds like a cliché, but I truly could not have said it better myself. Stagnation is never good. Stagnation will have a very negative impact on our health and mind.
Stagnation is something we all suffer from, one time or another. Some struggle with it every single day of their life. Others find the ability to break away from it. Life is just too short to let stagnation take over and run our lives. Thanks for a vital hub with an essential meaning!
Hey SanneL, you're correct Stagnation is never good except for a short period of time. It's a given that people are going to slip into it, but must recognize that they have so they can get out of it. I appreciate you reading and commenting, as well as, your compliment. :) Thank you very much for visiting. :)
Having worked in the health care field for most of my career, I never thought about going solo. I can see where in many fields becoming your own boss is preferred over working for someone else, though.
I found your hub thought-provoking and interesting.
Voted up and SHARED.
Thank you L.L.Woodard for reading and commenting. I appreciate you voting it up and sharing also.
I think you have two articles here. The first being how to change from stagnation to fluidity. You totally had me in the first paragraph or two.
Then you started talking about working for yourself, which could be a whole article unto itself, but I'd like to see you expand on the first paragraphs and keep going in that direction because that is most useful to me.
I hope that makes sense.
I tried to add a bit to that but it's not showing up. I wanted to amend it to say I've been self-employed most of my adult life and still feel completely stagnant at this time. So self-employment alone is not the cure.
Hello Moonmaiden, I guess you would be correct. I probably could have two separate articles. However, since this hub was part of a "Instant Hub Challenge", it was written within 30 minutes directly from conscious thought against a 30 minute timer.
Just to clarify, stagnation is taught in schools, which is the part you missed. They teach students to be stagnant in their life through what they are taught. It is done on a subconscious level, so people are unaware it is happening.
The best way to create the quality of life one wants in America is related to how fluidly you live your life. Stagnation causes stress and disjointedness of the individual. Working for yourself is how one opens their mind to the possibilities that they can obtain/attain any quality of life they choose/want. It cannot be obtained in any other manner, otherwise it is considered settling and that just another form of stagnation.
Yes, your comment made sense. I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment. Maybe at a later time, I will either write another hub with regards to this topic or I will add to this one. I'm not sure about it yet. This hub has a specific message and it has stuck as it is now. But, thank you very much. If you have any further questions, feel free to ask. I'll see what I can do.
I understand that self employment alone won't change a person's stagnation in other aspects, but it does change a person's path for their own quality of life, which is the ultimate goal of each person living.
If you're business thinking has worked it's way into your personal life, and become a habit, then you're likely to experience stagnation. Stagnation isn't going to be completely wiped out. It is going to exist on some level. As long as it isn't too much, then you'll be okay.
travelespresso 23 months ago
Very deep and meaningful Cags.