Powerful times right now, astrologically speaking. If you disbelieve then I ask you, are these powerful times in your life or for the world? Maybe what is important is that we all agree that things feel rough. The planet is suffering from a bit too much modernization and could use a step back in gas emissions, and other causes of global warming. Maybe we should all be focusing on finding solutions to sustainable living. Do we really need to throw out so many computer parts and other debris of advanced civilization?
On my personal wish list is a cultural war of peace on the middle east and at home. As Americans we made coke, McDonald's hamburgers and movies household worlds just about everywhere in the world. Couldn't we also export beneficial psychological and social principles as well? What about, "When you feel angry, use 'I' statements!" Or, "When you want to kill the other person, maybe what you are feeling is a projection and you do some things that aren't nice too."
Ken Wilbur, the social philosopher, says we are always evolving and everyone is at a personal edge. I'd like to see all those Oprah-and-Dr. Phil-watching-people ship oversees the knowledge they have been accumulating for decades. "Hey Terrorists, I hear you are hurting. I hear you don't like our way of living. If I were in your shoes, I can imagine myself feeling angry too.... When I'm angry, I like to look underneath the anger to find the hurt. Do you hurt?...."
Politicians too could learn a few things. In collaborative law we learn how to start up a meeting putting an issue on the white-board. "Today we want to find a win/win resolution to _________." The group fills in what they want to work on next. They assume there is a win/win outcome and roll up their sleeves willing to contribute their unique gifts and skills to make it happen. It's assumed everyone has something valuable to contribute, and all concerns are legitimate concerns. When the option of fighting is taken away, that's when the creative juices flow and people find the new, and formerly hidden, way out of the problem.
My voice sounded hokey or canned to me as I typed this last paragraph. As if I've said those words a few too many times.
That's my dilemma tonight. Big things are in the air. We are called to be our best right now. Am I being my best?
Would the world be better served if I got out of this lovely office house at 68th and Roosevelt and hit the road to report on things I see and cross pollinate ideas across many different segments of the population? Do I get married and move to a smaller town and teach college? Is leading the wonderful Kithe meeting this morning pushing other lawyers to collaborative excellence enough contribution, and the best donation of my gifts and skills to the collective good?
Do we hunker down here at Lawlady Inc for the long haul, and work on the next phase of expansion into low-income client services. That who has been calling us lately seeking advice. People who can't pay much with serious conflicts. I imagined a legal clinic way back in 1997 when I first thought of the brand. Is now the time for that?
Are you thinking things like this tonight? I tell you somethings in the air over here. Are you breathing the same air?
Many blessings to our troops oversees. Particularly Officer McCaffrey. I miss you.
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