Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Week 4 Reading Reflexion
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As
I finish reading the last four chapters of the Art of Possibility I
have three thoughts I keep revising, "You are the salt of the world",
Why since we are little we feel so compelled to look for who or what to
blame when something goes wrong when this use of our energy never leads
to good, and a powerful image of how we are all connected from a book I
recently read, My Stroke of Insight, by Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D.
“You
are the salt of the world” this bible teaching encourages us to live
happily and in communion with those around us. A perfectly salted dish
is tasty, a bland dish can be hard to swallow and an overly salted dish
can be overwhelming. The same applies to our interactions with others
just perfect brings the best in all. The Art of Possibility authors
call this a spark, too intense or pasive interaction with others do not
allow for a spark. Too little salt does not allow enough of ourselves
to shine to light a spark. Too much salt and we may shine but fail to
light a spark in others. Very inspiring, how Maestro Zanders reminds us
to find the perfect balance to light a spark in our life and those
around us. I love the thought of being the salt of the world.
It
so easy to be caught up in blame or guilt, I know I blamed my brothers
and sisters for everything that broke or disappeared in our home. I
never lost or broke anything. As soon as my mother or father would begin
to question us, we were all pointing at each other even if we had no
clue about what they were asking about. We know blame is futile, still
many times it is the first thing we concentrate on.
My
Stroke of Insight is a great read, the author a brain scientist has a
stroke and is able to talk about the stroke as it occurred, her recovery
and her new view of her connections with people. Here is my favorite
quote from this book, it is about how she sees the connection we all
share. “I am the life-force power of the universe. I am the life-force
power of the 50 trillion beautiful molecular geniuses that make up my
form, at one with all that is.” (Jill Bolte Taylor)”
Dwayne BuchananFeb 26, 2012 12:26 PM
Vivian,
You are the salt of the world has always been something that I believe in. As salt gives flavor to food we are also what gives flavor to the world we live in. I have often told my students that if we were all the same it would be one boring world. We are what puts the flavor in our own world. The Art of Possibilities is a great extension of that verse, we can influence the world we live in and the people we come in contact with. The book has changed the way I look at the world I have influence in and hope that it changes the way I do things. |
