It has been a really long time since I published anything on Wise and Shine. I realized that it’s a new year, and what better time to start fresh?
First of all, I want to wish all you loyal followers of Wise and Shine a Happy New Year. I hope 2025 makes us wiser and lights a clear path ahead, guiding our thoughts, emotions, choices, and actions harmoniously.
2024 has been an intense year for me—mostly in a good way—but I was diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome after 4–5 months of severe hand pain. Surgery was the only option the doctors could offer—something I resisted. I didn’t want to have surgery. So, I tried acupuncture, including sessions with a good friend who practices Chinese Five Element Acupuncture with a holistic approach to health.
It got a little better, but then the pain returned. A combination of pain, sleepless nights, and a job where I used my hands daily affected me intensely. For the first time in my life, I truly understood what people with chronic pain go through. Yet, something inside me kept resisting surgery.
The pain in my hands also affected my creativity. Honestly, I’ve barely been active on the blog, aside from publishing a poem on December 12th on my personal blog. It was a poem I wrote in 2017 on my way back to Norway from Kuala Lumpur.
Last night, after discovering a new digital tool and testing it with my poem, I decided to publish a post on Wise and Shine. I came across the tool through my highly creative and talented friend, lars Flikkeid, who has an exceptional knack for finding resources like this.
I realized their approach to the poem is a perfect way to wish everyone a Happy New Year. May we all have the courage to live authentically, guided by trust, faith, and compassion.
By the way, I’d love to hear your thoughts on AI, this tool, and the AI-generated podcast.
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I know it doesn’t make much sense, but there’s something patronizing and insulting about being lectured by AI. It’s like an “uncanny valley” thing, like the act of mimicry itself is mocking us.
Thanks for sharing. Could you explain how you do find it patronizing and insulting? I am genuinely interested to know how people regarded it and why?
I’m of two minds. The AI commentary sets up a base understanding for those of us who struggle to read poetry. But, I feel concerned that AI is replacing the collective unconscious in our reality. The reason poetry resonates is that we are linked by fellow feeling and living in the same world. As a society, will we continue to reach for that feeling ourselves when AI can summarize Art and Feeling for us? Is it a shortcut that robs us of that journey?
What you described is, in many ways, so true. It often makes us lazier and simplifies things for us, stripping away feelings, connections, and deeper thought about the theme. As you mentioned, we try to reach for that emotional connection ourselves when we see art or read poetry, but when AI summarizes it for us, we tend to skip that part entirely.
I feel very conflicted about it, yet I find myself using it more and more, experimenting with its possibilities—like the photo in the blog, which was created by DALL-E.
I suppose I agree with you that being conscious of how and when we use AI is crucial. Still, I guess none of us can fully predict how it will affect us in the long run—both as individuals and as a society.
I suppose feeling conflicted is good, makes us aware of the pros and cons. I am impressed with the AI generated illustration to accompany your poem. It’s very interesting. It is a more abstract image than what I thought of while reading your poem. I wonder if I would like an AI illustration for my own poems (probably not?) haha
Haha, If you change your mind, you could share one of your poems with me (?)and I could give it a try with DALL-E I am subscribing to at the time being. See what it creates out of your poem.
Thanks for the offer! 💜I don’t want my words to become data for AI, even if that seems paranoid. It’s difficult enough to put the poems on a small blog. 😂
Fair enough and I fully respect it🧚♀️🌟
Thanks! 😊
Out with the old, in with the new! Happy New Year!
Happy new blessed year to you too🙂Mukta Verma
Thanks
Wow! The AI discussion is much more advanced than I anticipated it might be! The speech patterns are much more realistic too. I find the whole thing super impressive but also disturbing. I have high hopes for how AI can help us in the near future but also I have major concerns about how it will affect us.
On another note- great poem, nice to hear from you again and Happy New Year!
Hi, Todd, and nice to hear from you as well, and Happy super new year to you too.
Thanks for the poem, and yeah, about the AI talk—I found their voice quite nice because I usually do not like the AI talk tone, but these two were ok to listen to.
I guess that is what goes around with most of us—being impressed and not seeing the full picture and how it will impact us on the long run.
Greetings from India to you
India?! How exciting! 😎🤩
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Happy New Year to you Parisa, nice to see you back! Sorry to hear about your chronic pain, I know what is means, as I have been suffering from the piriformis syndrome for years! I am fond of AI, I think it helps me a lot. Moreover, scared or not, it’s something that is here to stay and I think it’s better to learn to use it to make the most out of it.
Happy New Year to you too, dear Cristiania🙂
Wishing you all the best for 2025.
I just came across some information about piriformis syndrome and would love to hear how you’ve managed it in your daily life. It sounds like an interesting topic—maybe even a great idea for a blog post?! And how to deal with chronicle pain in everyday life?
As for AI—it’s such a vast and fascinating subject. Like you, I’m still exploring it and learning as I go, but where it takes us, no one knows at the moment!
About the piriformis, I found out how to feel better on my own. Doctors were hopeless, I have seen so many all over Europe, with the best reputation but none could provide me with solution. So, my way is : walk about 5 kms a day (if possible); don’t sit too long (take sleeping pills for long trips); go to physiotherapy once per week, practice yoga, Pilates and stretching. It’s a lot for a week made of 7 days but I decided to make my health my priority. Therefore I reduced going out at dinner, cinemas, theaters, and concerts. When I feel really bad I take a painkiller.
Thank you for sharing, Cristiana.
I guess being our own doctor is many times the best thing we can do, or following what we know within.