[Ailist] If you had one wish...

[Madelyn Blair]

Sue,

Her full name is Karen Armstrong.

Madelyn

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On Mar 23, 2009, at 11:41 AM, Sue Hammond wrote:

> 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-----
>> From: ailist-bounces at lists.business.utah.edu
>> [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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