The results of a recent study that came across my desk categorizes the lower forty-eight states of this county into culture areas and analyzed how such affects the entirety of each and how these differences manifest in the whole of this country’s life.

The results come from going back to the origins of how, when, and by whom each cultural area was settled and how the economic, political, and religious factors of that time went through the different phases of history to arrive at where our lives are at the present time.

While the emphasis was on current political topics one can also see how these differences, including the geography and weather aspects, manifest into other areas including architecture, accents, food preferences, religion, sports, travel, education, life styles, et cetera, as well as the relationships between each other and the whole of this country.

When you look at where you live and the interior there of for your choices of life style, what do you see?

What role do cultural differences of where you have lived for your entire life, including different cultural areas, affect how you live now?

What roles do emotions and intellect play here?

Are you aware of the effects of area cultures and how do you react to them?

The highest levels of aesthetic manifestations result when the laws of physics and principles of aesthetics are used congruent with the time and place of their creation.

So, where are you in all of such? Where do want to be? How important is it to you? What do you choose to, or not, do about it.

Food for thought.