
Our 2-year-old friend, Tate, contemplates the temporal nature of bubbles!
As graphic facilitators, we go into many conversations blind to the real depth of the content and unaware of the outcome.
As facilitators, it is imperative to keep our ego in check.
It is a very Zen way of working.
Keeping the Ego—representing reason, common sense, decision-making and personal ambition—sublimated to the needs of the moment is key to participating fully.
Why?
Ego defense mechanisms
are psychological strategies used by humans to cope with reality and to maintain self-image. They are often used by the ego when our unconscious behavior conflicts with reality and the behaviors of those around us: usually driven by fear and desire.
The real trick as a facilitator is to achieve a level of mindfulness that is aware of the suffering and needs of all parties, now and into the future, while remaining unattached.
This article from FacilitatorU.com shares a wonderful story of how a
2-year-old became a teacher on the importance of mindfulness and joy.
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