Diane Geiger – Post 6: "Ambivalence Can Ruin Your Life"
Posted By: Diane Geiger TenHoopen
Posted: 11/5/2008
(This is one of my favorite Jenny Holzer truisms.)
Ambivalence is uncomfortable. We often long for more passion and romance in our lives for exactly that reason: romantic passion is not ambivalent. It opens the door to possibilities, and is the energy that makes those possibilities a reality.
Ambivalence, on the other hand, is undecided, and prevents progress.
I started out this week saying that our relationships matter; that romance can be a powerful force in all our relationships, including our relationship with our cities/regions.
My hope is that I’ve inspired you this week to consider how romance (and a romantic approach) can be used to transform our cities and regions. And that you’ll consider the possibility of kindling (or rekindling) your romantic relationship with Detroit.