"If you're in a bad situation, don't worry, it'll change. If you're in a good situation, don't worry, it'll change."
-- John A. Simone Jr.
Evolving Capacity
Our capacity to engage the world evolves as we are faced with situations that confound our current world views. As children we move from a relatively simple, direct relationship with the world to one that involves abstraction, hypothetical projection and logical order.
Conventional wisdom tells us this is the end. Actually, it’s only the beginning.
Over thirty years of research has shown that as we are continually challenged by changing, complex and confusing conditions that it is possible for us to evolve stages of consciousness that better equip us to adjust and fit ourselves to these contexts.
In order for us to make that shift though, we need desire, commitment and accountability to follow through on what is not an easy process of change.
Our best chance for evolution comes when we are assisted and supported, mentored and coached through the process.
Just like in martial arts, finding the right teacher or guide to the discipline can make all the difference. In the case of capacity evolution the stakes are much higher. We’re not learning an art, we are learning about our selves, how we make meaning and how we see the world.
Look at your self, now. What do you see?
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