I think conflict exists because of caring. If someone doesn't care, there's no energy, hence no conflict.
The aikido of our work is tapping the emotional energy that is often expressed in anger or other raw emotions such that people discover the deeper meaning that fuels their angst. And not just their own but each others. Doing so can turn conflicted parties into unlikely partners. Suzanne -- your story about your dad is a great example! Peggy _________________________________ Peggy Holman [email protected] 15347 SE 49th Place Bellevue, WA 98006 425-746-6274 www.peggyholman.com www.journalismthatmatters.org Enjoy the award winning Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval into Opportunity "An angel told me that the only way to step into the fire and not get burnt, is to become the fire". -- Drew Dellinger On Jul 28, 2012, at 4:36 AM, Harrison Owen wrote: > Caring and Conflict seem almost like polar opposites β but as Marie suggests, > they are integrally related, I think. I had a neighbor who was described as > βthe most even tempered man in town β Always mad!β It was kind of a joke, but > after knowing him for 40 years I came to see that his anger was actually a > manifestation of the deep caring he felt, but could not fully express. > Because of an odd combination of social pressures and norms he never had the > space to be the caring person he was. Sad! So I think it is true: Show me a > situation where there is no conflict, and I will show you a situation where > nobody cares. > > Harrison > > Harrison Owen > 7808 River Falls Dr. > Potomac, MD 20854 > USA > > 189 Beaucaire Ave. (summer) > Camden, Maine 20854 > > Phone 301-365-2093 > (summer) 207-763-3261 > > www.openspaceworld.com > www.ho-image.com (Personal Website) > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of OSLIST > Go to:http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org
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