Sitting

Sitting
And this moment is my path

Saturday, February 6, 2010

"It’s a kind of a cheap shot that we go for constantly. We may not notice the subtle intelligence of the intangible, which is the binding factor that makes creation possible. The easy thing to do is to make the grand gesture that is noticed by everyone. But that is not necessarily where the real energy and wisdom manifests." (Alice Haspray)

Monday, February 1, 2010

Hagen, Chapter 10 Notes: The Warp & Woof of Reality




Once we accept dysfunction, take it in to be "normal," or alright, we live in illusion.

Nature is intentional, equanimous, interrelated. We are often at our most skilled when we choose to do nothing. It often takes great restraint and self-discipline to choose to not interfere with the cycle of life.

In our work places we can begin to notice the waterfall of problems that can be caused when we over-manage. Our discomfort with conflict and progress leads us to develop committees that slow decision-making often times about things that are inevitable. In my own workplace we find ourselves uncomfortable with the natural energy of students. We hurry them to be quiet, then wonder why they're not engaged. We then create committees to explore strategies to increase student engagement.

We grow when we act in accord with nature; the grass doesn't need to be told to grow.