[Ailist] Re: Connecting with Others

[Bruce Elkin]

> I think your idea of the middle ground, not dominators or collaborators is
> right on and is what I am also talking of.  What I deeply value about the
> appreciative way is it helps people find that middle ground that becomes a
> place of life-giving synergy and at that moment becomes a place of
> transcendence in that people are no longer working at the level of
> consciousness in which dominators or collaborators exist.

So, Rob, it¹s a kind of ³higher ground² you seek, a la Spiral Dynamics value
memes?  

Or like Fraternity (familial compassion) was to Liberty and Freedom in the
slogan of the French Revolution.
The higher level value allows you to see and act on the lower level values.

I think it is critical that we do not confuse hierarchies of value with
³dominator hierarchies².  We need hierarchies of value to think through and
act effectively in complex situations.

Yes?

Cheers!
Bruce
PS I¹ve been reading that long piece that describes the 3 faces of
compassion and both enjoy it very much and find it useful.  Thanks.
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