Molly, dear, why don't you just expand your identity and follow your imperative by eating more cheeseburgers and start spamming the net with all sorts of different Molly-Avatars? Puh, no Molly, it is not my secret dream to be a baby again.
On 18 Feb., 15:27, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > Expanding Identities > > Who am I? > > How you answer that question says a lot, not just about how you see > yourself, but also about how you see others and how you relate to the > world. And it’s an important question at this time in history when the > challenges of our global community are drawing us out of limited > identities based on "me" and "mine" into identities based on the "we" > of the whole planet. > > Identities help us find our way in the world, navigate challenges and > make choices. They can be founded on anything from the color of our > skin or religious orientation, to goals we have achieved or dreams we > hold. Often during times of stress those boundaries can contract and > tighten—we protect what is ours more rigorously and separate ourselves > from the needs of others. > > But times of struggle can also be motivation to expand our boundaries. > Instead of contracting around our own needs, we can open to the needs > of others, share resources, and choose to cooperate. As we do so, our > identities shift and the separation between "me" and "you" or "us" and > "them" seems less compelling and defining. But how can this happen? > Where do we start? > > Its not easy letting go of strong identifications, opening to those > who are different than us, or finding ways to share resources and live > together peacefully. Expanding our identities is our choice, and our > imperative. We can restrict ourselves around a small "me" or around an > impenetrable group boundary. Or we can discover ways to relate more > deeply to others and life itself. It may be that not only our own > wellbeing, but the long-term viability of the entire earth is at > stake. It is up to each of us to answer and live the question, moment > by moment: Who would I like to be? > > http://www.globalonenessproject.org/themes/expanding-identities > > What do you think? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.
