CULTIVATING an idea
Living wholeheartedly includes being vulnerable, believing we are enough and that we are worthy of love and belonging; or resilience to shame. Some of those are tougher to swallow for me. But it made me interested to read more.
Living wholeheartedly includes being vulnerable, believing we are enough and that we are worthy of love and belonging; or resilience to shame. Some of those are tougher to swallow for me. But it made me interested to read more.
Our language and labels affect our thoughts and perspectives, and ultimately our behaviors. What are the words you use when you label or evaluate things and other people?
We can look for and honor our common ground. We can connect intentionally with our shared humanity...that which draws us together rather than that which divides us.
If we look for our common ground rather than our differences, we can create connections rather than divisiveness.
We can be grateful for the job it has done, and let it gently fall away, like a beautifully colored Fall leaf falling to the ground having done its work, allowing it to “retire”... making space for a new way of seeing, being, and/or doing to take root with another season.
The soul is like a wild animal - tough, resilient, savvy, self-sufficient, and yet exceedingly sly. If we want to see a wild animal, the last thing we should do is go crashing through the woods, shouting for the creature to come out.
We can access and utilize all four sources of knowledge in partnership with each other to expand our personal and social power, the ability to have impact on ourselves and others, to take more effective action in the world.
“Our journey through life is one of peril and possibility—and sometimes both at once. How can we stand on the threshold between suffering and freedom and remain informed by both worlds?"
What makes you come alive? What do you live for? What, if taken away from you, would significantly reduce your joy and quality of life?
As you imagine the lushness of Spring and Summer yet to come, you might take time to imagine alternative (although not necessarily better) versions of Bob Anderson's questions: