'Life Space'

Parker and colleagues' (2023) research suggests that climate is "perceptions as employees' of their work ". He then traces Lewin's (1936) term 'life space'. This means to explain individuals' motivational and affective reactions to change. The term is a field where psychological activities occur.

Present, Past, and Future

Is it just me or is this order wack... past, present, and future? It was written like the paragraph heading but I'm low-key tracking. Because when has anything happened in the order it should've?

Present

Ephesians 5:15-16 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.

I am currently in the midst of my second quarter's finals. I have rewritten my plan to organize my work too many times, mainly because I did not buy an iPad to have chicken scratch of notes. So here I am, on a Sunday night not even halfway through my project, and haven't read my readings for today. Just not making the best of time at all. Distracting myself with calling loved ones and Instagram. Maybe the present was written first cause this is where we need to be first.

Past

Isaiah 42:9 Behold, the former things have come to pass, Now I declare new things; Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.

If I'm not present then where am I? I always love to look back at life. Laugh when Ari says "They just don't know you" because man I've changed so much. As it's okay to look back, sometimes what is back there should stay. Especially the feelings tied to it. God has moved us past bad situations. Shoot he even moved passed situations we liked. We deserve something new, whether we know what it is. So the past can "sit yo ass down" cause what's next... welp even that hs so nice body you, clear skin you, not broken-hearted yet you, and maybe that 'You'you thought you loved so much can't even keep up.

Future

2 Corinthians 4:17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.

Ooo GLORY. With all the sins of others and even ourselves, we will have eternal glory. That's the 'life space' I am in. Although my present is overwhelmed with the work to be done, my past reminds me that I don't even have my master's (so I'm lacking, actually not), yet, my future is glorious. Knowing that I am gonna sit my ass down and make this work. The Zeigarnik effect says that unfinished tasks cause tension and the tension of minimum time to do an assignment makes me sick. Not the space to be in.

Bible Scriptures

Xoxo, somewhere around 'life-space' and someone around 22 weeks PhD student