Daily Question, May 19 When I shift my focus from me to we, what seems possible? 30 Reflections Share Click here to cancel reply.Please log in or Create a Profile to post a comment. Notify me when someone replies to my comment via e-mail. psybug8 months agopsybugI think the best way to get over from the focus of ‘me’ is when we volunteer and also think about what others people’s lives are like. I recorded a meditation which i would like to share … let me know how it resonates.. 1 Reply Valerie Galsky8 months agoValerie Galsky“Sometime around now – it may have happened five years ago or fifty years ago – but sometime around now, the rules for living successfully on this planet shifted. We can no longer hope to live meaningful, purposeful lives using the rules of a you or me world. It’s becoming clearer and clearer to those who will look that in order to live successfully on this planet, we must discover and live by the rules of you and me.” Werner Erhard 1 Reply reality8 months agorealityNever had a ‘me’ focus, it would have meant possibly near death levels of abuse; in my father’s military styled household 🙂 reality 3 Reply Debra8 months agoDebraReality: So very courageous for you to share that with us about your upbringing. You are a very strong person! Blessings. 2 Reply reality7 months agorealityYes, and some might say foolhearty, and they’d be right; but, I’ve always preferred being left- thanx for your gracious compliment and all you do. Have a great day 🙂 reality 2 Reply Malag8 months agoMalagThere’s a vein of arrogance when I think this is my effort, my solution, my result. It can be a lonely, dark place. I think I’ll let in more light and open further to “we” . 2 Reply Ose8 months agoOseI hope to find words for it later during the day. Greetings to you, friends. 2 Reply Elizabeth8 months agoElizabethThis daily question is actually a hard one. I think it helps to build relationships with the people around me and to make life seem more bearable and less lonely. It can make you feel like you have someone behind you, and you gain confidence. I will try to do this more often. 3 Reply Heather8 months agoHeatherWe are weathering the same storms, but in different boats. “Me” is when you are aware of your own boat, see its leaks, and fix it. “We” is when you recognize that other boats are different but no less than yours. You may help fix their leaks, and they may help with yours. Trouble for me personally is to let others see my leaks and accepting their help to fix them. 3 Reply Debra8 months agoDebraMany things seemingly insurmountable for me dissolve when ‘we’ is engaged and when community unfurls its vast energies. There is an excitement when people come together. There is a synergy that is positively infectious. And what is our ‘takeaway’ now —- in the current environment —- hope, commitment to each other and love. These three can be a huge deciding factor of what unfolds from this pandemic. 2 Reply Javier Visionquest8 months agoJavier VisionquestWhat is evil if not, simply, pathological selfishness? 1 Reply Melissa8 months agoMelissaWhat seems possible if we shift from me to we is a lot less suffering and hopefully a lot more peace for everyone. 2 Reply Hot Sauce8 months agoHot SauceWhen I shift my focus from "me" to "we," I learn to experience true love and community and to fight for justice and compassion for everyone. A world where everyone's human needs are met is the kind of world I envision. At the same time, it teaches me to forgive when an injustice is done to me. I would rather say, "This is my experience from which to take a lesson about the way I treat others," rather than, "Look at how terrible that scumbag is!" Everyone deserves to be humanized and treated with...When I shift my focus from “me” to “we,” I learn to experience true love and community and to fight for justice and compassion for everyone. A world where everyone’s human needs are met is the kind of world I envision. At the same time, it teaches me to forgive when an injustice is done to me. I would rather say, “This is my experience from which to take a lesson about the way I treat others,” rather than, “Look at how terrible that scumbag is!” Everyone deserves to be humanized and treated with inherent worth and dignity. Read More2 Reply TeriB8 months agoTeriBEverything! Life is much easier when you lend a helping hand or have some help! 2 Reply Antoinette8 months agoAntoinetteWe are all in this together! The focus needs to be on we for everything to be possible ! 2 Reply Paula8 months agoPaulaIf we dont change me for we now, in these times, if we dont think now in changing our structures based on individualism…then we are done 2 Reply Chester8 months agoChesterI have previously heard, “If you want to get things done fast, do it alone; if you want to do things well, do it together.” Extending this sentiment to this question – good, meaningful work is possible when we move from me to we. 2 Reply slawrence8 months agoslawrenceWhen I remind myself that my marriage is not “me and this person who can be frustrating” but instead a partnership, I feel kinder, more hopeful, more generous, and less apt to find fault. 3 Reply Maeve8 months agoMaeveWe’re all in this together. “If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” (Mother Teresa) 2 Reply Katrina8 months agoKatrinaCreative solutions, ideas, fun, compassion, justice, etc. are all so much more prolific and effective coming from we than I. Not that one can’t do these things, it’s just that the power of ‘we’ sparks so much more. 1 Reply Kahea8 months agoKaheaSo much can happen when you focus on a ” win win” situation instead of focusing on I or me… 1 Reply Pollyanna Gladwell8 months agoPollyanna GladwellFor recovering addicts like myself, the Twelve Step program along with the Twelve Traditions and the Fellowship are the basis of a “we” way of life that has transformed millions of lives, including those of the family and friends of the ones in recovery. Sharing what we have with others is a prerequisite to fully experience the joyful existence that is possible. We are responsible to be there whenever someone reaches out for help. With regular meetings unable to take place during this c...For recovering addicts like myself, the Twelve Step program along with the Twelve Traditions and the Fellowship are the basis of a “we” way of life that has transformed millions of lives, including those of the family and friends of the ones in recovery. Sharing what we have with others is a prerequisite to fully experience the joyful existence that is possible. We are responsible to be there whenever someone reaches out for help. With regular meetings unable to take place during this current lockdown, alternative methods of maintaining contact with each other were quickly found and have proved a lifeline for all of us who participate. We know that “… we must work together and hang together, else most of us will finally die alone.” Read More4 Reply Pilgrim8 months agoPilgrimI will look beyond myself for creative approaches – such as to handling isolation in the midst of pandemic. I will likely respond to needs beyond my own, notice humor and joy, get out of my head and into my heart, and take action. 4 Reply 1 2 Next » My Private Gratitude Journal Write an entry in your private gratefulness journal Get Started This site is brought to you by A Network for Grateful Living, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. All donations are fully tax deductible in the U.S.A. DONATE https://gratefulness.org/content/uploads/2015/03/GX-Gold-Participant-L.png Community Engagement Guidelines Privacy Policy [email protected] Connect with us on Social Media: © 2000 - 2021, A Network for Grateful Living Website by Briteweb
