A couple of weeks ago I posted a cartoon and a practice invitation for you to think through the ways we jump to conclusions about people, and what would happen if we reframed our perspectives. Here's the cartoon that prompted that post: I was picturing you telling stories like this one of mine, about the time I rounded a corner in an office building, late at night, thinking I was alone, and found myself nose-to-nose with a woman I didn't expect to be there. She was short, and had dark, wild hair, and she didn't expect me, either. I was so startled that I grabbed her shoulders and … [Read more...] about The “Giant, Hideous Insects” All Around Us
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Reframing (and an April/May practice invitation)
What if a giant, hideous insect shows up at our door? Or at our church? or business? (Or, in this time of social distancing, on the sidewalk.) What do we assume about why they're there, and what they want, and what we should do about it? Our gut reaction, most of the time, will be to get away. We are wired that way. We make quick assumptions about what's threatening and we do what's necessary to protect ourselves. We barely process why we reacted as we did. I love, in this old Far Side comic, how Edna's friend doesn't jump to the conclusion that the giant, hideous insect is dangerous. … [Read more...] about Reframing (and an April/May practice invitation)