Early March 2023, I published a diagram (below left) on the impact of (i) coupling & decoupling, as well as (ii) chaos, equilibrium & vacuum on the four (4) stadia that govern Change in our lives, being Doubt, Fear, Hope & Love. Even then my 2023 diagram felt quite complex.
Following some recent changes, I felt that my 2023 diagram needed more simplicity. Please see my 2025 update below right.


In my 2025 diagram, coupling & decoupling have disappeared. I did wonder using a coupling label for my green arrows, and decoupling for my red arrows. However, that descriptive labelling felt as adding unnecessary complexity. My 2025 diagram is also the result of some changes in my life.
I’ve waited for two weeks with publishing my revised diagram considering several changes for others and me. My model has been validated by those changes. Over the past month, I’ve moved from doubt towards hope. Recently, my hope was crushed. Now, I’m in a vacuum, between doubt and hope.
Considering my personality (eg, my Zodiac), I will probably (nearly) always be at the (left) ratio side of my 2025 diagram. My emotions, at the right side of my 2025 diagram, are usually short-lived.
My validation should feel as winning. I’m less sure that I’m pleased by my result. It feels more like a “loss“.
Notwithstanding the above, my watching of Hallmark Christmas movies gives some positivity, and also removes the silence around me.
The Sound of Silence (2015) by Disturbed
band, lyrics, video, Wiki-band, Wiki-song
[Verse 1]
Hello darkness, my old friend
I’ve come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains within the sound of silence
Note: all markings (bold, italic, underlining) by LO unless in quotes or stated otherwise.


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