Quantum Leap or Bunny Hop?

Written by: Debbie

Definition of Quantum when pertaining to physics:

the smallest amount of a physical quantity that can exist independantly, especially a discrete quantity of electromagnetic radiation.

My son and I were laughing together over the use of the word quantum. People regard quantum as the definition of a large quantity, while referring to it in physics. Actually, in physics it is the smallest amount. So we asked, is a quantum leap really a bunny hop?

Either way, the smallest of shifts can make huge change. Think of the difference 1 degree makes in water, from hot to boiling! I had a friend tell me how a 3 foot shift in engineering made the difference whether a highway went through a skyscraper or a right of way that was already in existence. (This created a difference of millions of dollars and months of labor, not to mention relocating many businesses!)

What if you made one small change today? What if you decided that no matter what, you would not allow a complaint to pass your lips for 24 hours? What if you only used words that uplifted the people in your life? Would that change how they react to you? Would it at least change how you feel about yourself?

My husband and I had a 24 hour challenge over the weekend. Complaints were banned! We both noticed how much more we enjoyed one another’s company. We laughed even more! Traffic improved, store clerks were more efficient, it was crazy. Crazy good, that is!

Quantum Physics or Bunny Hop?

Written by: Debbie

Definition of quantum in regards to physics:

The smallest amount of a physical quantity that can exist independently, especially a discrete quantity of electromagnetic radiation.

My son and I were laughing together over the use of the word quantum. We often hear people speak as if it were a huge quantity, yet in physics it is the smallest amount. So we pondered, is a quantum leap really a bunny hop?

Either way, the smallest of shifts can create huge change. Think of the difference 1 degree makes in water, from hot to boiling! I had a friend tell me how a simple 3 foot variance in the engineering of a highway changed whether it went through a skyscraper or a right of way that was already in existence. (Ironically the engineer argued with her knowing this would make a difference of millions of dollars and months of labor, not to mention the number of businesses that would have to relocate!)

What if you made one small change today? What if you decided that no matter what, you would not allow a complaint to pass your lips for 24 hours? What if you could only use words that up lifted the people in your life? Would that change how they react to you? Would it at least change how you feel about yourself?

My husband and I had a 24 hour challenge like this over the weekend. We both noticed how much more we enjoyed one another’s company. We laughed more, traffic improved, store clerks were more efficient. It was crazy, crazy good that is!

Friday Silliness

Written by: Debbie

One of my favorite blogs is authored by Ettarose, she has titled it appropriately, edgeofsanity. Etta has a sarcastic outlook on life and tells it like it is. I am probably blowing her cover by saying she also has a heart of gold, but I am willing to take my lumps and out her! I mention her because she recently wrote a post about fools on the road, perpetrators of road rage.
I commented on her blog, how I like to visualize pink lights surrounding my car as a protection from the effects the fools might leave upon me.

Well, yesterday, Ettarose got her revenge. I had myself a blizzard of pink driving up and down the main road I travel from home to just about anywhere. There was not one trip, one time that I left my neighborhood and got onto this road that I wasn’t behind someone who was determined to teach me the lessons of patience. (You are aware not to ask for patience, as it is a lesson, not a gift, aren’t you?) Every single time and I mean every time the driver in front of me was going a minimum of 5 MPH under the speed limit, usually closer to 15!

I drove my son to his job,it was a loooonnnng, slow ride. Fortunately, he is still new enough at the job that he likes to leave earlier, rather than later. We had the time. When I picked him up after work, same thing occurred. I got giggly over it, he was amused wtih my reaction more than with the traffic.

On my way to my office for evening appointments, again it was a snail’s pace. ( I believe that is a legal speed designation, Snail’s Pace Per Hour.) I called my husband and asked him if I had missed the declaration of a national observance of Snail’s Pace on that road. He hadn’t seen it either.

It was his suggestion that prompted me to post this. Perhaps somewhere out there in cyberspace, someone knows of such a declaration having been made. Or maybe, the Universal Synapses collectively designed such a plan, maybe it is something from the quantum realm that a physicist can explain to me?