“We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” This quote goes along with, "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results."
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It's not really due to fault that we go round and round. Cyclical iterations are a function of consciousness evolving itself. It's why systems tend to change slowly, outside of revolutions, that is. However, how many revolutions might be true revolutions? How many revolutions might actually express a radically [Latin for radical=radix=root] new dynamic? How might we escape our reiterative cycles?
Consider how many times you reenact behaviors and circumstances in your personal relationships before you: a.) notice you're doing or being some way that is less than optimal; b.) catch yourself in the moment; c.) identify what you can do differently; d.) begin to actually do that different thing; e.) do that different thing on a regular basis; f.) have that new behavior become a seamless, automatic part of your life. (I oversimplified this process quite a bit so as not to belabor the alphabet.) How often, might you guess, do individuals succeed in a making a complete shift in any one behavior in the course of their entire life? Now consider the vision we have for our global community. (This is fun, isn't it?)
Yesterday, I spent time with Barbara Marx Hubbard and a group of 70 intrepid travelers as we explored the possibility that something radically new is at hand, preparing to emerge in a surprising form. To consider making radical change the way we've always done it can feel daunting. Finding our way outside the box of current thought into fresh perspectives is energizing, creative and positively uplifting.
Let's consider:
- Imagine now, what might it take to engage this process of new thinking collectively?
- What rituals or habits might we develop as larger social units that could employ to facilitate this kind of process?
- How might we facilitate this process as a movement?
