AW: Central Asia
Julie Smith
jsmith at mosquitonet.com
Wed Aug 29 09:23:07 PDT 2001
Hmmmm...... I see what you mean, Judi and Harrison. There is that aspect of conflict that puts us in touch with ourselves. The internal struggle that accompanies external conflict can force us to explore our deeper truths and meanings in life. That exploration can result in important learning and growth.
And then there is that aspect of conflict that blames and judges the other. It is the healing of this aspect, I think, that I was trying to get at in my earlier post. This is the healing that allows us to have a shared truth with another rather than a solo truth that excludes the other. That shared truth sometimes opens us to the possibility of recognizing our connection, our oneness.
I love the four laws of Spirit that Birgitt shared.
Thank you, everyone, for such thoughtful conversation.
Julie
----- Original Message -----
From: Harrison Owen
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Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 7:23 AM
Subject: Re: AW: Central Asia
At 11:40 AM 8/29/2001 -0300, you wrote:
Hi all,
A very rich exchange, indeed. Intriguing to hear a plethora of experience!
Julie -- you wrote...
I spend some of my time mediating with people who are in conflict. It seems
to me that people in conflict are usually not in touch with truth.
My experience has been that people in conflict -- including myself(!) are quite often beginning to touch their own truth when in conflict!
Judi
Personally I find that when folks are in conflict they are totally connected to the Truth -- their own. Not necessarily a bad thing if space can be provided so that some perspective may be achieved. And the good news about conflict is that somebody cares. No Conflict? Nobody cares! but you do need some space to move about in. which is why, I guess, we do what we do.
ho
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