there is an idea in chemistry called le chatelier’s principle, which states that when an organism is under threat, it does whatever it can to remain at equalibrium. if it cannot achieve that, only then does it establish a new equilibrium. like when people are on stage. one’s relationship with making music is different when there is no audience vs. when there is one. as the lights come on and you are introduced, there is a threat to the previous music making reality – now a bunch of people are watching and listening (and sometimes talking quite loudly about last nights baseball game). then, one’s molecules from the previous equilibrium are bouncing around trying to find a way back to the space they occupied when nobody else was present. the result is a new equilibrium, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it is better, just different. might be the same thing happens when one wishes to make changes to one’s behaviour. like to quit smoking or to stop frequently displays of negativity or trying be more friendly if one is known for being aloof – anything you determine to change about yourself immediately threatens the equilibrium that pre-existed. a fight ensues between the desire for change and the investment in being the way one was. an organism fights with all it has to not let its equilibrium change. there is an echo there, right?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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