Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)

This, (more often than not), is the place where we, (the editorial ‘we’, not necessarily the ‘you-and-me-we’), have the opportunity, (if not ‘prompting’), to reflect on the week that has just passed. The theme, (of this bloghop), being gratitude, it, (this backwards-looking), is less critique and more appraisal. Yet, (if we are to maximize our efforts to self-improve ourselves), the categorizing of the people, places and things that’ve stimulated our ‘gratitude bone’* to: positive, negative and Pilgrim’s Progress-type events; (yet) will, (yield), maximum benefit, (if not), establish them in a context of ‘good thing that happened’ versus, ‘what a shame’.

However you choose to approach, (the task of writing a TToT), we might appreciate the wisdom of our Founderess, Lizzi. Not only did she describe an ideal size of a Grat List, she included the proviso that the total, (number), remains in the hands, (and keyboards), of the participants. Further thoughtfulness is demonstrated by the (implied) inclusion of the idea of an item requiring a classification of ‘hypo-gratitudinous’ (which is, of course), the thing that while it doesn’t make one happy, upon careful reflection, reminds us not to be unnecessarily unhappy. (Plus!) she allowed for the access to a Book of Secret Rules (aka the Secret Book of Rules). Good work, Mizz L.

Which brings us to today. Dyanne is our host. She has provided a place for like-minded people to not only gather, but to share thoughts, insights, reflections and made-up-shit under that aegis of the Sage of Manchester.**

(At this point of the intro, I might include a word-to-the-wise, (for the benefit) of New Readers and/or as (a reminder) to regular participants to share their grat posts in the atmosphere of consideration and good intent that hosts, since 1992, have established and, not to get out of line…lest we forget who the current host is…. never mind.***

jeez them plastic keys on this computer is mighty itchy this morning!

1) Una

What?

2) Phyllis

3) the Wakefield Doctrine (see item #4 below) this work project will be used (in these pages) as both laboratory and study hall. We did a live rehearsal/soft opening this week. Had invited guests. Got feedback. Nothing surprising, but the work is still ahead. Even allowing for being a clark, the study of oneself on video while practicing something not comfortable… I.e. public speaking, calls for a bland diet and faith in the principles of a certain personality theory.

Should be fun.

4) the work project (true to my predominant worldview, i.e. Outsider(clark))… I am behind a camera even as I am on camera… is there nothing a clark won’t do to give proof to the saying: ‘While never enjoying the spotlight, a clark will not tolerate being ignored.’ lol

5) the Six Sentence Story (sorta like that card box full of comic books that one kid you knew, not a friend, more a friend of a kid a friend of yours knew, always seemed to have… not that you didn’t have some of them, he had all of them (and in perfect condition)

6) the remarkable work Lizzi did creating this thing of hers..( yeah, I mentioned this above, in the intro…did you think I was new to this Grat-listing thing?? lol)

7) ‘the Whitechapel Interlude‘ and ‘the Case of the Missing Fig Leaf‘

8) THIS SPACE AVAILABLE To anyone reading this who think they’d like to take this here bloghop here out for a test drive. Send in a Grat, will post it here and (you can) see how it looks!

9) something, something. (Thumbnail (on the landing page) is courtesy of Friend of the Doctrine Cynthia)

10) Secret Rule 1.3

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* not a ‘real’ bone, at least not in the anatomical sense… maybe the analogic (or similistic, can never keep those rhetoric things apart). Kinda interesting, though… we all know there is such a thing as a ‘funny bone’. If there were a analogue for gratitude, would it be a limb, or…an organ or maybe a system? ‘Boy howdy, this surprise party has my gratitude ducts all….’  err maybe not

** don’t bother checking wikipedia, they do not have such a listing …yet

*** ‘Get out of line’… Dyanne… as if