“Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.” -Issac Newton

Ugh…a Science Life Lessons. Written in the key of geek.  Newton’s Third Law of Motion stats that;

“The mutual forces of action and reaction between two bodies are equal, opposite and collinear. This means that whenever a first body exerts a force F on a second body, the second body exerts a force −F on the first body. F and −F are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction. This law is sometimes referred to as the action-reaction law, with F called the "action" and −F the "reaction".”

More simply put, Newton was saying for every action, there is an equal,yet opposite, reaction. Example? I alwaysYou drink too much beer/liquor (the action) you will get carried out of the bar super hammered (the reaction.) It could lead to a chain of events whereas you end up in jail (BIGGER reaction.) Side Note: Probably a good idea not to get caught so not to go to jail…

What’s the point in this? Nothing we do in life is without consequence. Life is literally a sequence of action/reaction events. Everything we say, do, even our facial expressions--affects everything about the outcome of our day. Pretty much, we have actions that, in turn, determine where our lives are headed. In the aforementioned scenario, we could drink less shots and double up on the beers, therefore stopping us from getting drunk – which stops the entire chain of bad events that follows. Here’s the problem. Do we do things, knowing they are bad for us? Do we really ever think about the consequences of our actions?

It would seem as though it’s human nature to do things without thinking them through. As a relationship ends, do we stop and think “Had I just done this ONE thing different... or” I might regret this later?” No. Probably not. There in lies the problem. I feel like it is innate in us to just go with the moment without really thinking of the consequences. I find myself pondering this quite often. My train of thoughts seems to always start with "Why aren't we naked?" “Why did he/she do/say this?! Now I’m just angry/happy/upset/sexually frustrated/indifferent about them/the situation.” End of story. Decision made. Fate sealed for whatever situation I’m in. (Horrible, but trueReaction.)

I feel like when it comes to life in a more general sense, my life is more closely related to some cheesey romantic comedy with no real purpose and nothing gets resolved Newton’s First Law of Motion:

 “An object at rest will remain at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force. An object in motion continues in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.”

This means that there is a natural tendency of objects to keep on doing what they're doing. All objects resist changes in their state of motion. In the absence of an unbalanced force, an object in motion will maintain this state of motion. Confused on what I mean? I’m literally saying "Sorry for partyin" “I will likely resist changes to what I want want/think/feel/believe if you are pushing me to do it.” More often than not, I feel like people learn this the hard way. Character flaw? Per haps – or, just maybe, quite possibly….I am what I am. (I’m pretty sure Dr. Suess said something like this - What person can disagree with this logic?)

For everyone else who reads this and thinks, god, Kara - shut up how is any of this relevant? Well, it is. Force is what drives life. It’s the biggest deciding factor on whether we decide to end a relationship, quit our job on a whim, or act like a total psycho for no reason. (Action) Force is an enabler. It’s created out of passion. No matter what the action, there is the inevitable reaction. For those of us who flow through life, trying to maintain our constant state of being, well…there’s force there too. An absolute love for our life – just the way it is. ~K