[Ailist] If you had one wish...

[Sue Hammond]

Bill Moyers interviewed a woman who is trying to create a compassion 
movement throughout the world. She is British, first name Karen, not 
sure of her last name. You can usually see those programs on the web. 
Karen is an ex-nun who has researched all the religions of the world and 
finds that compassion is the underlying denominator of all. I believe 
her definition included what I would call reframing, of putting yourself 
in someone else's shoes to see it from their viewpoint.
I also want to recommend Barbara Fredrickson's new book on Positivity. 
She translates her academic writing into a much more accessible read. I 
would bet that our wishes will reflect the outcomes of a 3:1 positivity 
ratio. I don't think she would mind if I share those ten positive 
emotions with you all. They are: joy, gratitude, serenity, interest, 
hope, pride, amusement, inspiration, awe and love. In a one sentence 
summary, the idea is to practice 3 of those positive emotions to one 
negative. That practice will change your mind...literally and chemically.
Sue

Roger Davies wrote:
> Hi Nick,
>
>  In most everything that I have thought deeply about I seem to end up at a
> root of compassion as a foundation. Compassion in the sense of caring
> passionately about the effects one's actions might have on the well being of
> others and the environment. 
>
> The other sense I have is that we lose some degree of humanity and humility
> when we convince ourselves that we are infallibly correct about something.
>
> So now I have to combine these into one wish! 
>
> My wish would therefore be that we recognize each other's humanity, keep our
> minds open and act compassionately in everything that we do. 
>
> Roger
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:ailist-bounces at lists.business.utah.edu] On Behalf Of Nick Heap
> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 3:48 PM
> To: Appreciative Inquiry
> Subject: [Ailist] If you had one wish...
>
> Dear All,
>
> I am playing with this question "If you had one wish, to make the world a
> better place, what would you use it for?" I am attracted to it because it is
> very simple and anyone can answer it. People could share their wishes and
> help each other achieve them.
>
> So I wonder if we could share our "wishes", see what common ground there may
> be and perhaps help each other achieve them somehow. I have already posted
> the question on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com and had some interesting replies.
>
> My wish is that "People concentrate their energy on loving rather then on
> being loved".
>
> What is yours? It doesn't matter at all if it's completely different from
> mine.
>
> Any other comments would be welcome.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Nick Heap
>
> www.nickheap.co.uk
>
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