Another great post from the founder of Courage to Lead, and ongoing offering at Calling Lakes Centre: I dont know anyone whod recommend living a divided life—a life in which our words and actions conceal or even contradict our personal truth, in which the deepest things in us are hidden from view. And yet our culture counsels us to do exactly that: Dont wear your heart on your sleeve. Play your cards close to your vest. Dont make yourself vulnerable. Sadly, most of us learn early on that its not safe to be in the world as who we truly are, with what we really value and believe. But when we live masked, even armored lives, the world pays a price. Ever have a masked and armored relative, acquaintance, colleague, boss, teacher or physician? Theres no way to connect and establish trust with such a person—and the quality of what might happen between us suffers as a result. Of course, the person who lives a divided life also suffers. I cant imagine a sadder way to die than knowing I never showed up on earth as who I really am. But every time we show up as our true selves, we reclaim identity and integrity, and new life can grow around us. I sometimes call the decision to live an undivided life the Rosa Parks decision. We can all be grateful that, despite the many risks, Mrs. Parks stepped forward with her full humanity and helped us confront the evil of racism that tries to rob so many people of their humanity. Heres a six-minute video in which I talk about living divided no more. Its a theme at the heart of the work of the Center for Courage & Renewal, a nonprofit organization I began almost twenty years ago, which produced this video. Please see CourageRenewal.org/...
Posted on: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 16:17:03 +0000
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