Today's Principle.......presented by Bleujay

"A problem must be identified before a solution can be determined."

I love this principle! First you need to know (find out) what you actually want, and only then you should think about how to reach that aim!

Nice to read from you again after quite a while @bleujay!

Indeed, a problem is not a problem when we don't recognize a situation as a problem. I've been in houses with plumbing issues and sometimes, taking care of them can be a mystery.
Beautiful shots of the flowers.

You surprised me today @bleujay, I saw Hellebores flowers for the first time, strange, I've never seen them before.

Very interesting texture and structure of flowers, I'll have to google it :)

Your watercolor is as always lively and calm, correct!

Regarding the principle... sometimes people don't look for the origins of the problem, it can be a scary or hateful occupation... for example, when problems arise because I, or someone else, does not want to go where God tells us to go, and to understand this is to agree with God and do something by contradiction, like in mathematics, or like Jonah refused to go to Nineveh :)
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Ever since going through ITIL training and certification back in my corporate days, I think about problems and the process a little more clinically.

I tend to isolate the issues that indicate there might be a problem that would need to be solved. Kinda like collecting all of the symptoms in order to diagnose the problem. Sometimes there are multiple problems that have to be addressed too.

Sometimes, for sure we have to collect and analyze the issues to trace it back to the problem. Then, we can more clearly address the problem to reduce or eliminate the issues.

I find my laziness (or need to be efficient to avoid unnecessary work ;) makes me resistant to people who come up with solutions in search of a problem. That’s probably another discussion though.

Always excellent photography,
always excellent watercolors,
and, very valuable, always excellent text! 🙏

Blessed weekend @bleujay friend...

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The plumber example is really good, you have a leak, but if you don't know where is it from, how can you solve it?

Beautiful plant aswell!

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your wisdom is very unique :)
about problem solving... it is like illness

in this period i'm in renovation situation (bathroom)
so in the same sense...

we're creating problem out of nothing :)
but at least we have top notch bath :D

ps. your flowers and art are also unique ;)

Blessed weekend to you friend and your family

I came for the painting, but was also blessed by the principle.

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I enjoyed seeing your photos of the Hellebores in the decorative ceramic vase/pitcher.

You always do such nice watercolors. That is a very sweet representation of the Snowdrop.

It is true I think that you have to recognize the problem in order to discern a correct solution. Sometimes I think people don't look back far enough for the core problem and try to make solutions on something that is only a symptom, which can't be fixed that way.

It is always good to give a little extra thought on these things.

The flowers are beautiful and I have never seen them before. I was surprised. Today's principal was amazing.. First diagnosis, then treatment. In the same way, first we have to identify the problem and then we have to solve it. Of course, some problems are not solved. Anyway, I couldn't finish without praising your painting. Great.

It's so true, rushing to patch things up without pinpointing the real issue just leads to the same problems over and over. Getting to the root of it saves so much time and effort

muy lindas pics! saludos from argentina!

So very true @bleujay. We spend a lot of our time attempting to figure out solutions when we don't really know what we are trying to resolve. Instinctively we can often sense an issue, we can feel something is wrong or needs fixing somehow but we just can't identify the actual issue itself. Such is the nature of life.

Humans are good at problem solving a lot of the time, but when they don't know what the problem is they stumble and they clash. These scenarios can be very common, often subtle but sometimes pronounced.

I think it's great that you have produced a post to remind us all of this principle, even the most rational and intelligent of us need reminding of it from time to time.

Regarding the icing the photos of the flowers are saturated with warming green and cream colours, what a delight to look at. And the plates you rest those awesome vases on, nothing is spared in your elegant presentation.

Good to see you back @bleujay I had wondered where you had gone!


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I agree with you, organization, identify the problem first and then look for the solution

Let's talk no more about leaks... It's all too fresh in my head, interestingly though we learned another long held principle too, apparently, 'water and electricity do not mix', who knew?

Back to the principle though, many go in to 'headless chicken mode' rather than seeking the root of a problem at the start, m'lady says I am like a sociopath when something shocking, traumatic or major happens, I stand back for a moment to try and orient my mind to assess what is happening and what is the next logical (I become almost robotic) step to be taken. I can be in what looks to others, like a trance like state for a minute or two, to stop overload and seek solutions.

However, far more important than me rambling on about my neuroses 😁 is for me to wish you and yours a magnificent April and a wonderful start to Q2 of the year, a multitude of blooms really do begin to appear in earnest now 🙂

Many of which will be portrayed beautifully on this very page, in soul lifting art, I have no doubt 🌷