I rely on simple narratives, simple things to guide my way in ever-present complexities. I can’t seem to not rely on simple stories with a few reminder values.
My friend Cory reminds me of one of those simple narratives in our recent podcast conversation. He says, appreciatively, that our conversations are three things: 1) dynamic, 2) heartfelt, and 3) safe. Ah, nice.
Nuancing…
Dynamic — it moves, it changes. The topic changes. We as humans change as we adapt to changes. Not stagnant. Not narrowed. What happens when we name and welcome things that are changing among us?
Heartfelt — honest. Honest with self. With knowns. With unknowns. What happens when we encourage the heartfelt? Just a little more than before.
Safe — there is “okness.” And belonging. What happens when we encourage and celebrate and name our belonging together, our OKness as humans together.
Humans seek these things. They live behind the named structure of meetings. We humans, we want these things. Dynamic. Heartfelt. Safe.
Today, working on these simple things feels like good guide.
This quote from Meg Wheatley, in Finding Our Way, 2005, the title of which caught my attention on my library shelf, p 127 seems apt today, Nov 6, 2024, shared with ❤️
Starting with David Whyte: ‘if you think life is always improving, you are going to miss half of it.’ Life is cyclical we pass through different moods, we live through seasons, we have times of rich harvests and times of bleak winter. Life uses cycles to create newness. We move from the old to the new only if we let go.”
Thx Diana. Appreciated.