In the original post on the Myth of Stability I mentioned that people like, perhaps even need, stability.  It's how we predict what's going to happen to us in the future.  It's how we talk ourselves into falling asleep at night.  It's how we get up to face the next day.  Because lets face it, if you knew disaster was just around the bend, would you really feel like getting up? But I must concede, not everyone seems to like stability.  Take, for instance, ...

Stability.  We all want it.  We want our days to be predictable and even a bit mundane. "Wait a second," you may be thinking, "I want excitement in my life.  I don't want it to be boring." Unless you're name is Evel Knievel, I doubt that very much.  Don't get me wrong, we love the illusion of danger and excitement - that's why roller coasters are so popular.  But we don't really want true danger.  If we did, why can't we walk outside without SPF 50 sunscreen?  Why are we worried about eating non-organic food? We want excitement as long ...

In today's world things don't last long. Not even championship games. Being a huge Steelers fan I loved their SuperBowl run this year.  I watched dozens of hours worth of pre-game shows.  I read any article that mentioned the Steelers.  Frankly I loved every minute of it.  Even the game was intense.  Some have said the Steelers victory over the Cardinals was an all time classic.  Don Banks of Sports Illustrated even described it as "the best Super Bowl in history". Despite the accolades and endless pre-game material, the broadcast was over ...