an exploration of limits and possibilities
an exploration of limits and possibilities
on trimming the edges
The gas trimmer needs refilling. With a jerry can of gas it can go all day. It’s powerful and able to tear apart trees and shrubs as necessary.
The corded trimmer will go day in and day out as long as it’s plugged in. The cord gets tangled. Plug in trimmers have limited range and are easily unplugged.
The battery powered trimmer is light and quiet. It doesn’t use gas or oil. It never becomes flooded. The cord never gets tangled nor destroys shrubs.
But…
And this is a nice juicy butt.
The batteries are expensive. They run out of power before the job is done. Getting half a job done is never satisfying.
What’s more?
It’s easy to mess up sliding the battery down into the charger. I’ve gone to sleep giddy with anticipation of using my trimmer in the morning only to wake up to a brick rather than a battery.
Whatever too you have or whatever tool you use will have it’s own unique possibilities and limitations.
This is true for trimmers. This is also true for the soft skill / relational tools that we all develop.
How do you choose?
How do you live with your limits and strengths?
What kind of trimmer are you?
Definitely not a gas model, although after dinner discussions at the table may put that in doubt.
Definitely not a corded model. I don't need constant fuel. Running on E negative is my hallmark.
This time of year, I think I am solar powered.
Battery? Maybe battery. Mine recharges with alone time, time with ideas and art and people I have made with my body. There are always ideas, nature is beautiful and my body's buds live with me for now, so I get a daily dose of happy energy.
At some point my body's buds will not be here to cook for and to laugh with. I will enjoy the time alone for a short while. Then the recharging may become difficult. A battery that isn't activated regularly looses its ability to recharge. I will need lots of ideas and lots of beauty when my buds move out. It won't be enough. But it will help.
Until then, I am useful. I am recharging daily and building muscle memory of how alive you can feel when you are important to someone.