Don't the three of us look happy? Well, we are! I'm so looking forward to sharing this blog with two of my Aiki sisters, Ellen and Judy. We all anticipate sharing ideas about centering, aikido, and living more purposeful and powerful lives – and hearing ideas, too. For my part, I love to talk about conflict, communication, and intention.
As a beginning, there's a quotation from A Simpler Way, by Margaret J. Wheatley and Myron Kellner-Rogers that goes, "The environment is invented by our presence in it." This simple phrase helps me reflect and take more intentional action in general, and especially when I feel challenged or pressured.
In difficult moments, I often feel acted upon. It's important, I think, to remember that I'm also an actor. When I speak, I am doing more than communicating information. I'm helping to create meaning in the environment and in the relationship. When I hold back, I'm in fact saying something, too. When any of us simply walk into a space, the space is changed.
So how will I create my life today? Will I influence my environments intentionally or reactively? Blogging is new to me, and "environment" in the e-world seems a whole new ball game. How will we cook up our environment together?
Let us hear from you!
Judy Ringer
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