Genius Gets Real -- The Workshop of Life

Thanks to everyone for your suggestions. It appears that after some really heady and occasionally heated conversations about transformation, the power of intent, and the economy -- the latter of which was surprisingly related to the former two -- people are ready to put their words to practice.

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This topic, therefore, is going to more of a workshop where life becomes the exercise and our virtual space here becomes a place to share your experience, gain input from others, be coached, and learn from one another's encounters with life -- the place where ideas and our ego meet reality.

My suggestion -- pick a particular area of your life you would like to focus upon (it will most likely expand as we go on, but let's start more specifically to gain some clarity). You may considering sharing what you're encountering;how you see yourself connected to the results that are occurring; what you'd like to create from the situation; what you're willing to do about it; what level of ownership for your current situation you're currently at; what you'd do would do differently if you took a greater level of ownership for your role and the outcome?

I'd invite us to consider writing our process in steps so as not to create posts that are so long that others grow weary attempting to sort through them. Perhaps taking on one of the above questions at a time might be an approach. Or starting out by bulletizing to give us context and a more whole picture -- and then going into detail on the above bullets on subsequent posts.

Part of the magic of this type of process is to allow what other people write to be a catalyst for your own reaction or response. Notice what comes up for you; what it reminds you of; what would you suggest that someone might do differently to achieve results that better points them toward their desired outcome.

Also, it's valuable to remember that our experience is our own -- and that part of the secret of this exercise is to try to do "paradigm-shifting" -- experiencing life through the eyes of another -- walking a mile in someone else's shoes. The more we can be free of judgment and full of compassion, the more this process will benefit each of us.

Let the exercise begin.

Christopher

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Genius in Action -- What's Your Ripple Effect?

In the last several topics, we've explored the notion of a collective consciousness, and of a collective paradigm that is based on the belief that we are not whole; need fixing; and are not fully capable to run our own lives (therefore, those who "know" better than we, should be allowed to make decisions on our behalf -- be it in healthcare, politics, religion, or life).

For specific references, please visit:

Genius Fiddling While Rome Burns -- What Might Africa, The Middle East, and Global Warming Tell Us About Our Personal and Collective Mind?

or

Naked Genius -- Being the Difference We Want to See in the World

We also delved into the notion of our own egos -- and the mythical role in which we cast ourselves as the central (and generally heroic) character of life's story. Several contributors have also proffered the idea that our addiction to our own self importance is one of the primary causes of the continuation of not only our own ego-myth, but also of the collective story of incurable lack (and therefore the need for continual consumption) that has been laid forth as the basis of our modern culture (and the its accompanying justification for a constant-growth economy and profit at the expense of all else).

Hand-in-hand with this notion, we explored the driving urgency that leads many to feel (perhaps stemming from the sense of our own importance and the fundamental assumption that our own view is correct -- or at least most correct) that we must change the world (or alter the collective consciousness).

This idea met with great skepticism by some and the suggestion by others that changing the collective consciousness is not only futile, but unnecessary. Perhaps what we should thus focus on, some suggested, is what we would like to clear up in ourselves. Though we've taken a shallow dive into that topic previously, my hope is that in this new topic we can move beyond concepts, beliefs, and platitudes and share some real experiences that each of us may have had or ones you'd like to create (i.e. I'm looking to move as much as possible into the experiential versus the theoretical).

So here's an invitation:

What is it, you'd like to see the world (i.e. yourself) change, do more of, less of, or do better? What is it that you could do that, without the need to change others, might impact in the most positive way how you experience your life, those in your life, and your circumstances? What is it you could do (or possibly stop doing) to make your life richer, more meaningful to you, and enhance the odds of enriching the lives of those around you as well, should they feel the need to be so enriched?

And lastly, while I'm very interested in what we're already doing that is working, I'm also very interested in what you know would make a significant difference for your life that your not doing; and why you believe you're not.

Oh... and one final note... I'm truly appreciative of all of the ideas, comments, and contributions of everyone who's taken the time to participate actively in this blog. I also know there's a number of people who write me that they are regular readers, but haven't yet commented for a variety of reasons. I definitely respect everyone's right to participate in whatever way is appropriate for them -- and I also encourage anyone reading this blog to comment. We will all most assuredly benefit from more voices and fresh perspectives.

Your ideas, questions, stories, and humor are most welcome,
Christopher

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