Pushing the Bounds of Technology and Digestion

Well, maybe a more accurate title would be “Pushing MY Bounds of Technology and MY Perspective on Digestion.”

This week I made my first video.  I didn’t have any other recording device besides my trusty six year old mac.  (Not that I am complaining about my mac.)  I didn’t read too many directions.  I explored the features, created a practice video that had nothing to do with content (just used the technology features), and then took what I learned from that first practice round and spent more than triple the time making my first two-minute video.

I think this process is similar and different to finding a personalized, healthy diet. 

Similarities:  1)  When trying new foods it is important to test them out before committing to a whole lot of something that may or may not “sit” well. 

2)    If you don’t try out new foods, you never know what you are missing and it may be a lot.  (Even with all my trepidation, I actually had a really good time and spent hours working on this video . . . I know a bit hard to believe). 

3)    Often someone (usually a parent), teaches you some basics as a baby about what is OK to eat and what isn’t . . . and they may or may not be 100% right. (Macs are really amazing teachers.  If the software didn’t make it obvious, I was able to search the internet with my questions.  On the web, the answers were probably generally correct enough, too.)

4)    Sometimes simple is better. (Don’t think I need to go too much more into that one.  Variety is the spice of life, until there is too much spice and then its just painful.)

5)    Both can have dangerous side effects.  At the most extreme, eating something you are allergic to can kill you and creating a video and publishing it can kill your reputation.  (Caveat:  Both have remedies that have the potential to save our lives and reputations when accessed early and appropriately.)

Differences:

Wow, this is tougher than I would have thought.  I am not sure which one has more long lasting, deeper effects.  Both can bring individuals and communities joy or suffering.  Maybe the biggest difference is that I do not need to make a video everyday in order to live.  Yes, that's it. 

Even though I can now see the power in making videos and hope to experiment more, this blog will continue to focus on health, healing, eating, and digestion as the main metaphor for exploring life.

And if you have made it this far, here is the video.