I used up my "About" section describing Reconsiderate, so I'll use up some blog space to talk about me.
Activities:
--Aikido
--Karate (A mix of Tae Kwon Do and Muy Thai)
--Writing / Recording music
--Studying / Practicing Spanish
--Worrying about the rift between my day job and my passions
--Considering going on to higher education, but getting frustrated by the list of things I might possibly study (see interests below)
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My Interests:
--Systems of knowledge that fit neatly into simple tiered models (such as the 7 chakras, 8 circuits or 10 sephirot)
--The coexistence of the different layers of consciousness, how they interact and how we might use this to our advantage
--Apophenia
--How language, via grammar and various poetic devices, influences human behavior
--Mathematical patterns, including those found in sacred geometry, but also general patterns in numbers and permutations in musical composition
--Materialization of thoughts and will
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My personality:
I tend to be something of "a monkey wrench in the system", a wild card that disrupts expectations, often leaving folks confounded and frustrated, or simply confused, not knowing how to respond. Basically, to deal with me with open sincerity is to be whisked away to that unlikely time and place where everything you hadn't been preparing for is suddenly made reality. Or, at least, it's referred to and simulated.
The astute and alert person regards this as a great service, recognizing it as an opportunity to re-examine himself and tend to those aspects of his cognizance and circumspection that are not quite as fool-proof as he'd assumed they were. Unfortunately, the majority of people seem unable or unwilling to see things this way, and instead accuse me of being a jerk or a weirdo or whatever like this. But the truth is that this is not something I do on purpose or can even control. It's just the way I am, and there's nothing that I or anyone else can do about it.
Over time, I've learned that expressing myself fully is far more important than appearing friendly, amicable, politically correct or what have you. It's kind of a catch-22 because it means that I don't form the types of relationships that most other people do, which in turn means that I don't enjoy family ties, close friendships, etc. So that I might continue to express myself without reservation, yet still get along with others, I have given birth to Reconsiderate. Reconsiderate is the abstract embodiment of my purest self, fully expressive and existing safely within the medium of recorded audio.
Of course, what I'd love more than anything in this world would be to live freely as Reconsiderate in all places and at all times. But it would seem that this is impossible, or at least thoroughly difficult. Our culture does embrace such uninhibited expressiveness as "art" though, so the whole "recording artist" thing has been working out pretty well for me as an adopted identity. Perhaps, in time, I will manage to make a big enough dent in the world that Heaven can find its way onto earth for me. At long last, I'll have my niche. Finally, I'll be home.