Ruminations - just not about AGO...

An interesting comment by a sister blogger, Erin, says
"...stop looking for lessons and get my head back in the game...."

I fell asleep last night thinking about this and wondering. Do I spend so much time in my head that I lose touch with my emotions and my spiritual body?

I don't know.
Joel mentioned that the last big post was humerous in places.
Did I do that for you - for the blog?
There certainly isn't much humor in the house right now.
Some of the tension broke yesterday when all three of us ended up in the same room on two different occassions....
But nothing was funny.

And - maybe -
it's possible to step back to a broader view, and begin to see that things can have a funny side, even while one takes in all (or most) of what is to be learned there.

My MAPP scores say I'm a broad-view sort of girl. And perspective is absolutely something I seek. And empathy - the ability to see with another's eyes, to imagine what it might be like to be in their shoes... - and stay outside and objective.

And facts of situations - curcumstances - events.
If you want to talk to me about your opinion, say, "I think" or "I feel". And this is especially true for me if you want to talk about a person.

I've always liked an image/characterization that I learned years ago in Robert Heinlein fiction: that of the "Sacred Witness".
She/he's a person who sees only what she/he sees, and holds opinions or comments on nothing else. If you ask a Sacred Witness what color that house across the street is, she will say, "It's white on this side." There are no assumptions made about the color of the other sides.

For me, there can be no assumptions made about people: their motives, thoughts, feelings, etc.
(That is NOT to say that I don't sometimes make assumptions...I'm still a human, after all.)

So I don't know for sure if I cut off a piece of myself when I am able to see a broader view. I know the broad view has value. I know that seeing facts, and options, and possibilities, makes me more valuable as a mediator.
I'm certain I will not try to mediate in a matter involving myself and/or my own family.

Just wanted to get this on paper, so I can look at it and maybe hear back from one or two of you.
Where are you with this ... ?

Have a lovely weekend.
My little piece of heaven is celebrating it's 60th year with this AspenFest weekend. The parade starts at 10:00.
See you there! :)