The FLASH drives

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  • Gerarddm
    #RESIST
    • Feb 2010
    • 32452

    The FLASH drives

    Seth Godin writes a blog ( he's a relatively well known marketing guy ) that a friend subscribes to, and given the obduracy of our right-wing brethren here I thought this was germane:

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    The FLASH drives

    Fear, loneliness, anger, shame, and hunger.

    They drive us. They divide us. They take us away from our work, our mission, our ability to make a difference. And yet, sometimes, they fuel our motion, leading to growth and connection.

    When a variety of FLASH shows up, it almost never all itself by name. Instead it lashes out. It criticizes what we have made or done. And mostly, it hides behind words, arguments and actions, instead of revealing itself.

    As you have guessed, correcting the lost argument is futile. Logic doesn't work either. You can't reason with FLASH because it is, by definition, unreasonable.

    Worth repeating that: We are rarely reasonable. Most of the time, we are afraid, lonely, angry, shameful, or hungry.

    Sometimes, we can address those emotions by seeing that reason can help our problem, but mostly, we start and end with the emotion.

    Recognize it.

    Pause to allow it to be seen and heard.

    And then, if we are willing, we can dance with it. We can put the arguments aside, the demands and the expectations and sit with the emotion. Not get defensive, because the emotion isn't about us or our work at all.

    Then, maybe, we can begin to bring civilization back into the conversation, the story o fus, the opportunity for growth and connection, and ultimately, the power of thought and reason and forward motion.

    Seth Godin Blog, 29 Nov 16


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    I might change the acronym to FLASHI, by adding Ignorance, but you get the gist.
    Gerard>
    Albuquerque, NM

    Next election, vote against EVERY Republican, for EVERY office, at EVERY level. Be patriotic, save the country.
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