Margaret Wheatley is an American writer and management consultant who studies organizational behavior. This piece is excerpted from her book Perseverance.
SEED QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION: How do you relate to the notion that we are big enough to take it all in? Can you share a personal story of a time you bore witness with complete openness? What helps you fearlessly commit to wanting to see clearly?
Made by God, I am an open book to Him. (He is my Father.) No matter the obstacles around me ... I am thankful there are NONE keeping Him from me. I stand on His shoulders and become big enough to "take this moment in". (Fearful by nature, I am less in Him!)
... we all will die, there is always war and violence somewhere, poverty will go on, corruption is in line with the increasing number of humans and religion is not a solution for any problem ...
For me, to want to see clearly is not scary -- to do it, to actually open my eyes and see clearly is sometimes scary. We are big enough to be open to what life offers, and if we think we're not it's time we learn that we are. Our preconceived attitudes, predictions, expectations, and prejudices hinder us from seeing what is. Being open to what is and dealing with it is satisfying and growthful, and doing it reveals that and helps me to commit to doing it more. Being open to what is and dealing with what is is to be dealing with the truth, and truth may at times be scary and difficult to accept, but it is the truth that sets us free.