Lola Wright kicks off our September series, “Who You Be,” with her talk “Waking Up To Radical Responsibility”, which includes insights from the Conscious Leadership practices.
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Opening:
- Isaiah Thomas – when the world was telling us “ain’t no way” Aretha inspired us
- She shifted the consciousness of the world, she moved the Universe by her being
- It wasn’t just about the music
Objectives:
- Identify your orientation – where am I?
- Above the Line – open, curious and committed to learning
- Below the Line – closed, defensive and committed to being right
- Know the formula; practice the formula
- Principle = Oneness: Recognize your spiritual nature, your true self, your essence
- Practice = Noticing or Awareness
- Commitment = 100% Responsibility
Keywords/Stories/Points:
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- 100% Responsibility – ending blame and criticism
- How is this experience an opportunity for me?
- Willingness to pay attention to results rather than what you say you want.
- What you say you want vs what you’re actually creating.
- Are you taking responsibility for your potential?
- 100% Responsibility – ending blame and criticism
SLIDE: God is neither person, place, nor thing. God is everyone’s potential. God is invisible energy-intelligence. Consciousness is the degree of your God-awareness. – William Warch
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- James Lowry – radical act of wealth accumulation
- 1939 born to two Chicago postal workers
- 1968 first black man to be fired at McKinsey Consulting
- Transcend circumstances and conditions and rise up into the high altar of consciousness
- James Lowry – radical act of wealth accumulation
SLIDE: When you know who you are, you accept responsibility. Through constant realization of your divinity, you are bypassing petty grievances and fears. – William Warch
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- Knowing who you are enables you to break free from the Drama Triangle
- Know the Truth of who and what you are – God-awareness
SLIDE: Your spiritual development is not a matter of developing your spirit. It is already fully developed. Your spiritual development comes from developing your awareness of the perfection that already is. – William Warch
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- Presence (above the line) or Drama (below the line); Discernment
SLIDE: There are times when you meet someone that you might think could not possibly have the Christ (I AM presence) within. Perhaps their actions reveal nothing but hatred and ugliness. This only shows one of two things. Either they have separated themselves in thought from their God self, or you are caught up in judging their personality by appearances. – William Warch
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- Drama Triangle (victim consciousness
- Hero – temporary relief; say and do things to make the immediate pain go away; seeks value by being needed by others
- Villain – blame or criticize self, others or the group
- Victim – at the effect of; circumstance, condition is doing something to cause one’s life to be the way it is; powerless
- Presence
- Victim becomes Creator – take responsibility, stop complaining
- Villain becomes Challenger – bring healthy pressure to Creator to support them in facing and dealing with life
- Hero becomes Coach – seeks to support; not fixing
- Drama Triangle (victim consciousness
Summary:
- Are you willing to take 100% responsibility (not more or less than 100% responsibility) for this issue?
- Are you willing to stop blaming and criticizing others and yourself?
Closing:
Prayer & Meditation