Gratitude for sharing this useful practice. I’d like to reciprocate with a linguistic tool useful for proper presence in any paradigm where we find ourselves being nudged to choose sides.
Make ‘why’ the last question I ask myself. Who, what, where, when are all great start points- and ‘how’ may be the best to respectfully explore the situation being examined. Discovering how usually reveals all the pertinent information, and once my curiosity is satisfied, the ‘why’ of the matter becomes less consequential.
Starting at ‘why’ for me feels like I’m already playing the blame game.
I am in total alignment with embodied sense making and I feel that if this simple tool you present were taught and utilized in schools, universities, businesses and government, we would go into dialogue and negotiation in a completely different place. As a coach/teacher of nonviolent communication, I find over and over again that our culture has so inundated us to fight to win, that we have little idea how to build a community of cohabitation. Everything is power over, not power with. Even in close living families, it takes a sustained, countercultural effort to come from the heart first. I applaud your ongoing efforts.
Thank you for sharing this... I practice this daily... particularly in this Spiritual war to remember what is Real ... in these crazy times. Love, Light and God Bless!
This is important to consider again and again as the 'world" impinges on our awareness in our everyday life. Thsnk you!
Gratitude for sharing this useful practice. I’d like to reciprocate with a linguistic tool useful for proper presence in any paradigm where we find ourselves being nudged to choose sides.
Make ‘why’ the last question I ask myself. Who, what, where, when are all great start points- and ‘how’ may be the best to respectfully explore the situation being examined. Discovering how usually reveals all the pertinent information, and once my curiosity is satisfied, the ‘why’ of the matter becomes less consequential.
Starting at ‘why’ for me feels like I’m already playing the blame game.
Embodiment! Thank you! I'm thinking of renaming my Tai Chi School, "The School of Embodiment"
I am in total alignment with embodied sense making and I feel that if this simple tool you present were taught and utilized in schools, universities, businesses and government, we would go into dialogue and negotiation in a completely different place. As a coach/teacher of nonviolent communication, I find over and over again that our culture has so inundated us to fight to win, that we have little idea how to build a community of cohabitation. Everything is power over, not power with. Even in close living families, it takes a sustained, countercultural effort to come from the heart first. I applaud your ongoing efforts.
Thanks!
Thank you for sharing this... I practice this daily... particularly in this Spiritual war to remember what is Real ... in these crazy times. Love, Light and God Bless!
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Ellen
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