Some people develop a strange kind of intelligence and it's the ability to see what two sides of a conflict are incapable of seeing. They can sit between two opposing realities and understand the logic of both despite getting accused of being indecisive. These individuals are looking at the systems connecting the sides. Some trauma survivors become exceptional at this because they grew up having to mediate. The child that grew up understanding one parent's anger while also understanding the other parent's pain. This is the child that became a translator, the peacekeeper. This also might be the person who is triangulated between two competing realities. And these individuals learn something that most people aren't forced to learn, that two people can experience the same reality completely differently, and both experiences contain truth. So instead of asking who is right, these individuals have learned to be curious about what's happening between them, and that is the beginning of trielectrical thinking. Dialectical thinking can hold two opposing truths, but trialectical thinking introduces a third dimension, ie the relationship between them. The context, the system and the invisible forces shaping both perspectives. This is what makes Edward Soja's theory of 3rd space so interesting. Instead of reducing reality to either the physical world or the way we conceptualize it. 3rd space looks at the live space where the two realities intersect and that is what a trielectrical thinker does. They become the ultimate mediator of perspectives, they don't flatten the perspective and they don't pick a winner. They expand the frame until the contradiction makes more sense. And that may be the strange gift hidden inside being forced to understand everybody else. Eventually you learn to see the space between perspectives and realities, and once you see that space, you see the possibilities that other people can't.
People who spend long periods of time at home and slowly lose the desire to go outside often think they're just resting. But psychologically, many of them are experiencing something called mental rumination. It's a state where the brain starts slowing down while the number of thoughts inside keeps increasing and the motivation to do anything slowly disappears. The mind gets stuck in the past, worries about the future and burns itself out. This isn't laziness, it's a nervous system stuck in survival mode. And the longer it lasts, the more distant normal life begins to feel. And the difficult part is that you usually can't escape it through one massive burst of motivation. And sometimes,recovery starts with just one small step.
I’m very grateful to everyone at Barcelona for making my time here such a positive and memorable experience. I’ve enjoyed every moment and will take many special memories with me.
I wish the club and all its supporters the very best of luck and every success in the season ahead.
After four years full of challenges and hard work, it's time to move on.
I leave with the feeling that the mission is complete. 4 seasons, 3 championships.
I will never forget the love I received from the fans from my very first days.
Catalonia is my place on earth.
Thank you to everyone I met along the way during these beautiful four years.
A special thank you to President Laporta for giving me the chance to live the most incredible chapter of my career.
Barça is back where it belongs.
Visca el Barça. Visca Catalunya 💙❤️
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