Tuesday, October 14, 2008

shifting paradigms

recognizing that the survival of sentient beings depends more on the spirit of female compassion and nurturing ~ than on male dominance and aggression ~ recognizing that the ability to understand and use language is the gift that bestows the greatest chances for our continued existence ~ and that the first language we learn comes from the beating heart of our mother ~ like a metronome, that sets the tempo for an orchestra ~ it creates the rhythm we follow to connect with one another throughout life ~ and these are the connections that, I believe, we depend on for sustenance ~ more so than the myth of the rugged individualist ~ let the shift begin.

6 comments:

Oberon said...

....perfect.

Shimmerrings said...

Well, Lee, you know how I feel about language and communications, eh? Wonderfully expressed!

Bill Robertson said...

Shimmerrings ~ I sure do ..thanks..!

The paradigm is shifting, and the crown needs to be passed ~ language did not begin with males coordinating the hunt, as I was taught to believe; it began with females raising children.

the loading dock said...

this really touched me- thank you Lee! language is the key to transforming the world.
we are the change & in the world with our words & actions.

Alan said...

Survival is no more dependent on the yin than it is on the yang. What we are witnessing is an imbalance which favors the yang, and any paradigm shift is not in order for the yin to trump the yang, but to achieve the harmony that has long been lost.

What's a rugged individualist? It's a myth. Ask Donne.

brad4d said...

Supportive mother nature shares her sex for the first few days from the point of conception , until the introduction of testosterone shifts the (discouraging) projection of judgment from the encouraging evaluation of wombness. In other words, we all start as female, until the chromosome pairs up. Talk about same sex unity.