More than likely you like a good story. To tell or hear matters little. So why do we like stories?
Beyond all the obvious reasons (interest, mystery, lessons) the crux lies in the reality that you cannot be anywhere but the present moment when either hearing or telling a story. Stray to far from "now" and you might miss a important piece. Start wandering and before you know it your lost. Or driven past your exit while fully engrossed in an audio book! So how does Story become part of The Box? Why is this timeless conveyor of all knowledge and learning so key? I'll let you decide. Read to a child. Better yet read to a bunch of children. As you read, steal a glance of them. Note their attention & interest. Now, how does "story" keep us in the moment? We look forward to hearing exactly how it works for you. Among all the wonder in which we exist there seems to be an immovable object; the linear progression of time. No matter what I do, dreams I imagine or challenges I conjure there is always the earthen call of Process.
Early on time seemed abundant, providing and endless quality to all my endeavors. Then, and I'm not sure exactly when, one day time became very...hmmm...static. It's dynamic nature seemed to disappear. Where once there was color and shades now stood black and white. What was once a circus of energy that beckoned participation had transformed into a one trick pony ride. What to do? How to recapture the boundless nature of experience? Where do I begin? Within our soft skills resource, The Box, resides a module titled Process. In it we unpack, consider and offer each individual the opportunity to consider the concept of Process. That is, how things happen, the connectivity of energy, goals and resources - of which all reside within the framework time. Daily, with each recursive plodding of each sweep of the hands of a clock we are offered the chance to decide if time is really a static measurement or a dynamic canvas. How do you begin the consideration of Process? Linear (1,2,3,4) -or- Non-linear (3,#,45,G,!,8)? Structured or non-structured? One size does not fit all. Offering ourselves the chance to decide whether the moment calls for one or the other can open doors to innovation and continued growth. From there I always seem to find myself back at the place I thought was long gone! |
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