We can all design our lists but good looks or possessions would not be on my top ten. Although I must say the beauty and grace of Virtue and Moir added to their performance at the Olympics but it was really their skating expertise that won the gold medal.
On Feb 20, 2:53 pm, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a sudden desire to go naked crowd surfing. Somebody pass the baby oil! > > I like me but I want to be smarter and better looking. > > dj > > > > On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 8:27 AM, 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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
