{"id":3023,"date":"2007-12-07T17:23:23","date_gmt":"2007-12-07T21:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/?p=3023"},"modified":"2007-12-07T17:23:23","modified_gmt":"2007-12-07T21:23:23","slug":"passive-and-active-states-are-equally-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/3023\/passive-and-active-states-are-equally-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Passive and Active States Are Equally Important"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3024\" title=\"audio_blood\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/audio_blood.jpg\" alt=\"audio_blood\" width=\"393\" height=\"156\" \/><br \/>\n<!-- AudioAcrobat.com Player code BEGIN --><\/p>\n<div class=\"aaplayer\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.audioacrobat.com\/playweb?audioid=Paf8005f24e4228cc216b19fbb4142c55ZV1xRXZuY2N0Uw&amp;buffer=5&amp;shape=5&amp;fc=00CCFF&amp;pc=AAAAFF&amp;kc=888800&amp;bc=FFFFFF&amp;brand=1&amp;player=ap03\" height=\"20\" width=\"164\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><!-- AudioAcrobat.com Player code END --><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Gill Sans; font-size: small;\"><strong>Passive and Active States Are  Equally Important <\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Gill Sans; font-size: small;\">The  origin of ideas is one of the great mysteries of the mind. Though they  can identify many of the processes involved, classic patterns, and mechanisms  for triggering them, modern psychology and even the great spiritual  traditions cannot fully explain them. It&#8217;s said that Mozart and Shakespeare  wrote their masterpieces fully formed without editing. Their art was  in them already. All they had to do was listen. And write. This was  as much a mystery to them as it is to us. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Gill Sans; font-size: small;\">If  mystery isn&#8217;t present your process isn&#8217;t inspired &#8211; a living breathing  thing. Mystery opens the way for discovery, insight, and breakthroughs.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Gill Sans; font-size: small;\">So, how do you develop what you can&#8217;t  define? Celebrate it. Cultivating curiosity will help you become ready  for discovery.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Gill Sans; font-size: small;\">Attention reveals. 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