[Fredslist] Fw: Times they are a changin' Future Works Gazette,
June 2005
Karen Sands
ks at futureworksinstitute.com
Fri Jun 10 16:02:10 EDT 2005
Times they are a changin' - Future Works® Gazette, June 2005Debra can this go out today, Friday. Please if you can. Thanks, Karen
May you leave footprints in the Sands of Time SM, Karen
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Karen's Quintessential Principle of Greatness
for June 2005
How these times are changing!
On the surface, our culture appears to be incoherent and in deep distress. We appear aimless, unable to satisfy our deep hungering. No doubt, this is a time when we feel incredibly stuck, caught in the downward pull of quicksand. We don't see an immediate solution; nothing we've done in the past has worked for long: "MBO", Re-engineering, Quality Circles, etc.
Many of us are so stunned by the rapidity of backward momentum that we have become silent. The line it is drawn
The curse it is cast
The slow one now
Will later be fast
As the present now
Will later be past
The order is
Rapidly fadin'.
And the first one now
Will later be last
For the times they are a-changin'.
- Bob Dylan
The Times They Are A-Changin'
Don't let that fool you. We are in deep reflection. We have entered a time of epoch renewal... of epic proportion. We have entered the Canyon of the SoulSM. We find ourselves at the edge of the abyss. But I promise you this is a good thing. It is here in the in-between time that we mine for our greatness and return to the outer world awakened and transformed. We re-enter "real time" ready to join the vanguard leading all of us into a better future.
The timing is perfect.
If the current crazy-making chaos and upheaval isn't enough to shake us into a new paradigm, then the recent March 2005 CNN report should be enough to wake us out of our myopic view of the universe and our place in it. The rapid moving text messaging read: "Scientists have received radio signals they believe are coming from aliens, emanating from deep in space between Pisces and Aries constellations." This awe inspiring news bit reminds me of Marilyn Ferguson's Aquarian Conspiracy. No doubt now, we must accept that we are truly living on "Spaceship Earth"!
Read complete article: How these times are changing!
Have you recently quested into the Canyon of the SoulSM, or are you just hiking the walls out... or have you left the descent far behind to blaze new trails miles ahead?
Do you incorporate the "renewal process" into the strategic planning for your business?
"Making every moment count."
"Life is short."
"It's got to matter or why bother?"
These increasingly uttered sentiments speak to a crisis of meaning for all of us. A pervasive craving for transcendence or wholeness is spreading like a viral epidemic. As early as 1990, Christina and Stanislav Grof, MD, forecasted what many of us would be experiencing: a "spiritual bankruptcy" or "soul sickness", precursors to the dark night of the soul that ushers in the dawn of healing and transformation.
What a gift for each of us who are paying attention!
We're taking the time to re-define what's really important to us. Taking stock at every level. Everyone wants more meaning in their life and work. Don't you?
We all want our lives to matter. We want relationships that count. We all seek work that adds value and makes money too. My mantra is "doing well doing good!"
Joe, age 47, came to me because he wanted more intensity and vitality in life. "I've made it to the top. I have more money than I'll ever need. But I feel like I am wasting my life doing work I could do blindfolded or give to someone else to do... I have a great wife and all the toys... now I want to live a life of value... creativity... give back."
Just going to work everyday to pay the bills or save for retirement isn't the answer for most of us anymore. So many of us have strived throughout our youth, driven by extrinsic rewards. We relied on acquisition to make us feel good. However, at midlife many of us find the "Wizard" of big bucks and corner offices is no big deal. And there's no yellow brick road to the land of peace and abundance. Suddenly almost everything we've been about no longer holds meaning for us.
We fall into the Canyon of the SoulSM. Sometimes it seems there is no getting out. However, the descent is a self-renewal process which brings deepening and leaps of consciousness, opening us to profound connections with nature and attunement to the creative energies of the universe. This leads ultimately to a "fuller expression of one's deeper potential."
Read complete feature: Trusting the Process: The Wisdom in How it Works - Part 2
Go with the Force
a.. You just completed your business plan and are looking for investors. You distribute copies of your plan to a top-notch network of venture capitalists. Now that you have finished this phase of development, you:
1.. display symptoms of "hurry-sickness." Anxious and impatient, you call contacts right away.
2.. trust that you have done all you need to for now and switch your focus to another aspect of building your business.
3.. can't stop obsessing about your business plan as you worry over the details.
4.. take some time off to go to the museum, take a walk or get a massage. You know that it is now essential you be fully replenished for the next phase of the project.
b.. You are living in a state of extended mediocrity. Your job pays really well but offers little satisfaction. You are in a lukewarm relationship that's going nowhere. You decide:
1.. to join a monastery.
2.. let go of the safety net, grab the trapeze and jump into flight. You apply for new jobs trusting the process.
3.. that you have to "settle" for what you have. After all, it is better than nothing.
4.. to aim for an "early retirement" and marry your lover. Things might improve with a commitment.
Complete the Greatness Quiz - Go With the Force
From Susan Felix, Berkeley, California:
I have read your terrific newsletter and reviewed your site. And although I like a lot of the material in both, you never really say what greatness is. What is your definition of greatness?
Dear Susan,
Whether you are a school teacher, a mad scientist or a driven CEO, we all are made from the same stuff. After all, we only use a mere 5% of our available brain power. If we only doubled what we use, we would be making quantum leaps for humanity. It is the same with our innate greatness. We all have enormously untapped reservoirs of greatness, just waiting to be released. No matter what life cycle or stage of life we are in, be it a stay-at-home Mom or a soon-to-be retiree, we can bring our unique brand of greatness to whatever we do and to all we engage. It is our divine-given gift, thus our responsibility as conscious human beings to share it with others so that they too may ignite it within themselves.
In broadest terms, greatness is a vague concept that is almost completely dependent on a person's perspective and biases. Without a clear personal definition, we can be assured to never reach our own greatness, much less catalyze someone else's.
I know that when I'm in my greatness I "ring true". Like a tuning fork, I vibrate with my own unique tonality. In those moments I am on purpose, in total alignment with my bio-rhythms, in touch with all that is and able to access my deepest knowing. It may present itself as I magnetize a team of senior executives to perform beyond all expectations, or when I touch someone so deeply when they most need to be inspired to bold action and to live their truth in the face of unnerving odds.
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