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| Finding Peace in the Midst of Change | | |
|  mollybrogan | Apr 14, 12:59pm | Both for individuals and for organizations, the skills that we most need to learn in order to survive and thrive are the skills of dealing with change. When we look at the trends underlying the rate of change - trends within society, demographic forces, technological shifts - nothing suggests that this is going to get easier. In fact, as we look forward into the new century, every indication is that the ride will get much wilder. Do you feel that you have the capacity for more change? Can you find peace in the midst of it?
The more variables there are that are changing and interacting, the more turbulent our future, and the less we can predict it. So we have to prepare for it in a different way. Surviving and thriving in a turbulent environment calls for a particular skill set. These skills are more than a certain philosophical bent, or a quirk of personality. They are actual methods, tools, ways of seeing that work in turbulent environments. Some of the less obvious skills needed to facilitate change in our lives are:
Capacity For Paradox: The skill of entertaining two opposing ideas at the same time, as the raftsman maintains his balance in the midst of the rushing river - not because of the river or in spite of the river, but with it. Here as elsewhere, the answer is not in the answer, but in the question. The question here is: "What would happen if I did not try to resolve this, but just let it be a paradox?"
Zanshin: the skill of sustaining relationships. Sustaining relationships strengthens your network before you need it, gives you an "early warning system," and generates ideas you could never have thought up yourself. The question here is, "Who am I talking to these days? Who could I call?"
Anamnesis: The skill of keeping touch with what is deep and constant in the midst of change. This allows you to maintain your balance and keep contact with your true goals. The question, for individuals, families and organizations, is: What are your deepest values? How do those deep values inform the way you react to change?
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| | royandroy | Apr 15, 1:57am | It seems that many people who have accepted their privileges as a given because of their social status will need these skills in order to survive.
Changes in status and inability to deal with them are severely damaging to the pampered ego and perhaps the current social and financial turbulence will bring home the realization that material goods don't create true happiness.
No man is an island and it requires an open personality and some understanding of human emotions to chart a safe course. Learn to think on your feet, consider your fellow human beings with compassion, be aware of subtle swings in social structure, read,read,read, keep an open mind, don't be afraid to keep testing your skills. |
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