Like any good mother, her desire was to have her child grow bright and bold, and to be full of good humor and wit, and to be generous and courageous and kind.
For, being such, how could anyone not have the most beautiful story?
After all, what is the code and concept of life, of living, of humanity, if it is not to find one's calling and to have that calling be greater than one's self; if it is not to pursue that calling and complete it with joyous self-respect?
Collaborate. Create. Celebrate. Learning as we go, growth is an exciting ongoing experience. Inspiration is everywhere - nurturing us. Extraordinary new births of excellence bloom within and around us. Elements of 'Leadership Beyond The Hero' - a superforce, sharp and superb - bolster us. You're welcome.
Takumi. Namaste. Presence. To be of that spirit which so richly embodies a moment, anyone coming upon that moment is equally enriched, beautified, imbued, as it were.
This is the spirit-of-ownership Beyond The Hero life-shapers thrive on, i.e. designing one's moments; owning one's moments, embodying one's moments. And, as we shall see, it brings superb value when applied to creativity, solution-building, and strengthening bonds. High stakes!
To borrow my mother's phrasing, "to the one who owns such a stake, this is a different kettle of fish." Embraced. Owned.Translated. It is having the choice to put moments together and choosing to do so. It is having the choice to make the move, learning ever better ways of making the move, and making the moves. It is having the choice to seize the wind then seizing the wind. It is having the choice to take the lead, and taking that lead. Ah, but this kind of taking the lead is different. It does not push nor pull; it transports.
The efficacy and quality of this 'taking the lead' has no parallel (and may even be unimaginable) within the crab bucket, whether a crab is trapped in the huddle of its struggle, clinging to the winner's rim, or scampering betwixt the fetched pails. There - Beyond The Hero - you got this has a different meaning.
Owning one's moments is of necessity different on the hero's journey (aspirational) than beyond the hero (transformational). And, as said, bears no resemblance to the energetic lifestyle, leadership demands or leverage requirements of the proverbial crabs in a bucket.
Where such a high stake is owned, its challenge welcome, the experience embraced, and preparation is not shunned, this vantage offers some stimulating views, explored in this episode.
And here is a revitalizing awareness: the accelerating invasions of robots (not by any measure new) in fields of customary human activity lifts to the fore opportunities and-or challenges, depending on one's outlook. It highlights that there is much more (way-way-way much more) to even the most ordinary of human potential than to be cyclically occupied in robotic activity (and all that that entails)? Have you noticed? It is high time to live up to being human!
Learning to lead with courage, honesty, integrity
Welcome to episode two of BEYOND THE HERO (part 2) - transported - curated by Neville DeAngelou. We have found that an owned moment, well designed, has an empowering capacity to launch us on to enthralling new realms of significance and discovery. Let's explore a few subtly beautiful ways this is actually occurring and being accomplished around us.
Be amazing.
Enjoy actionable discoveries continuously shared - smartly - particularly those that uplift, inspire, promote harmony, expand opportunities, exemplify beauty, and reveal wonder, in other words, those proven to strengthen our emboldened exercise of genuine love through all of love's fertile dimensions, supplying those of us who are blessed and inspired to take action with necessary skillsets to be awesome in our real world. Namaste. Share.
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Did you learn anything new this week? Keep the fire burning.
There exists amongst us a breed BEYOND THE HERO - not some sort of stereotype - critical to the call of our moment, growing, expanding, reshaping, and refining, as is necessary for the chimes of our times - extraordinarily participatory, nurturing, nourishing, discovering, unfolding, creating and building, embracing the fullness of life, in full claim of this birthright and privilege of each and every person born on this planet.
In Part 2 of this segment, as we explore, examine and exemplify the learnings and practices of this breed's effective emergent leaders (of all stripes) who are performing apopros to the better values of our times, we are highlighting a few critical elements.
We are WIDE OPEN wholly responsible for making this world a better place.
Today's pivot QUESTION: you noticed it, you know it is needed, you have the grand idea of it or perhaps just a kernel of an idea, and of course you are quite aware you don't know everything about it, you don't have all of the necessary resources, you don't have all of the skills required, well,
- is this not as good a time as any gone by for YOU to take the lead, give your idea the momentum it needs, attract a team of like minds if necessary, get things started, light the fire, OR why aren't you seizing the moment?
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You MAKE THE MOVE
Don't be a crab; be you. [You are human, uniquely so, of your heart, your soul, your mind, your spirit, your will, your intention, your vision - each and all of which are maleable, changeable, re-orderable, prepped for growth at your demand, responsive to your commands.] Don't be a crab; be you! Then raise the stakes! Next level.
Take the step - the very next step. [Put one foot in front of the other. Step from where you are; you will experience at least another angle of view and probably more of a view than is available at your current position or placement.] Step away from stuck. Step around from blocked. Step onward. Press forward. Make the shift. Take in the view. Inhale. Exhale. The next step is now prepped. Be on the move.
To the transformed life-shifter - Beyond The Hero - each step emboldened by and in the wholeness and oneness of being you transports. Step off the brakes. Stay in the lead. Breathe.
BEYOND THE HERO, the skills used along each journey of significance were honed from the hero's journey where no hero can go it alone or come through without being transformed. BEYOND THE HERO, its leaders are of a brand new breed, as we shall continue to discover.
"Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior. Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny." _ Mohandas Gandhi
Perspective matters.
"Do not repeat the tactics which have gained you one victory, but let your methods be regulated by the infinite variety of circumstances." _ Sun Tzu
- the reality and recognition (strong sense) of being lifted (and-or being in the presence of a welcomed uplift) and being moved beyond, toward better
That's what good leadership does - Leadership Beyond The Hero!
Sound Leadership facilitates (leaves room, creates opportunities) for each and all to be and-or become (to want to be and-or want to become) one's best operational self - uncoerced, without bribery, without quid pro quo.
Action Options to eradicate Systemic RACISM & stop Police Brutality
Remember: this is YOUR LIFE; only you can live it. Live out the expression of your love.
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"Know what you own. Understand what you claim. Believe you can achieve what you conceive then call it by its name. Mine! The extent to which you have this clarity of mind, this purity of understanding, this strength of belief, you have the fire, the fuel, the impetus, the passion, the determination, the willpower you require to pursue and retrieve your truest desire. But do not claim what does not belong to you. It will not keep you . . . it will suffer you but for only so long."
You are valued. You are important. What you experience is important. Your intention matters. You are a whole being. You are a true wonder. You diminish yourself whenever you pit valued elements of who you are against vital elements of who you are: your intuitive self against your intellectual self, your rational self against your emotional self, your gut against your heart against your head. Don't be put at war against yourself: you are a masterpiece. An intricate being. Human!
Life is a SUMMATION of sorted Moments
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Life: it is a dance. It gets better with practice; its music is in your heart and in your soul and in your blood and in your bones. Life; it is a dance. It gets better with practice. You have a partner – your spirit. You can have a party if you like, but choose smartly who you invite, for life – your life – is a dance. It gets better with practice, unless you stop the music or so crowd your dance floor there is no space to move or be moved within it. Explore. Yes, life; it is a dance. It gets better with practice until the dance becomes the dancer and the dancer becomes the dance and life and all of existence becomes a singular flow. Yes, life; it is a dance. It gets better with practice. Dance.
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Where Does Home Transport You?
Home is a special place. Love resides there. The best journeys take you there. Hope lives there. Home leaves no question about belonging. Friends belong there. Dreams thrive there. Home is a place of forgiveness. There is no rejection there. Home is a place of rest and recuperation and rejuvination. There is laughter there. Life takes you to unexpected places; love brings you home. At home you are free to flourish. It is where you birthed your wings. Are you there yet? We live amongst viruses and bacteria: some are villains and some are monsters. Don't feed monsters. Villains are everywhere; you are ever in their sights. Be prepared: find your rhythm, stay in balance, keep your values and your vision in focus. Choose your friends wisely. You got this.
Out beyond ideas of right doing and wrong doing there is a field. I'll meet you there.
When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about.
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live laugh love
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let your light shine
Come, let us all be friends for once,
Let us make life easy on us,
Let us be lovers and loved ones,
The earth shall be left to no one.
Across the nation and around the world there is a long rumble.
It is a rumble so loud it strikes ready ears as a distant clap of a fierce thunder. It is a rumble so low, it rides beneath the noise of a thousand human fears; it can no longer be heard. Fear of flight, fear of heights, fear of sand, fear of snow, fear of monsters in the closet, fear of bugs in the pillow, fear of cats, fear of bats, fear of strangers at the door, fear of being lost, fear of being laughed at, fear of being stuck in the toilet bowl, fear of whites, fear of blacks, fear of browns, blues and yellows, fear of nakedness, fear of the unknown, fear of being hurt.
Smile. Live. Love. Laugh. Look. Listen. Learn. Be awesome. You are powerful beyond measure. You are not alone. You can do all things. I am you. You are me. We are one. Keep Sharing.
May our light shine on sprinkled seeds along The Journey.
"Live Your Life - Live it well. You are worth it."
Listen. Learn. Lead.
"I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality, and freedom for their spirits. I believe that what self-centered men have torn down, men other-centered can build up." Martin Luther King Jr.Look. Listen. Learn. STRETCH & SAVE! (A Place Called Ah.)
Breathe.
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BE EVER REMINDED:the life you are living is YOUR life; ONLY YOU can live it!
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