What do we do when all looks lost, and disaster appears inevitable? We activate the trim tabs to push gently and intuitively against existing leverage points. Small, subtle moves can be powerful!
Thank you for this wonderfully encouraging post. After a dismal week of yet more horror show on Capitol Hill, I needed the trim tab metaphor! All is not lost, we can each be a trim tab in our own way as we collectively work to steer our world towards a compassionate future. Blessings and gratitude!
This is such a beautiful reminder of the power of the small subtle shifts that matter more than we sometimes think, Karen. I would like to say yes to more of this….Do you mind if i quote you?
“Perhaps it is to push gently and intuitively against existing leverage points, creating “low pressure” cells that attract innovative and energetic people that affect change in the larger system.” Yes let’s push gently yet firmly into more trim tab moves - like the upcoming meeting with matthew Green and A Resonant World🙏🙂💕
I appreciate the "trim tab" metaphor. Perhaps we find the "trim tab" when we change our perspective on communication from one that is linear to one that is both quantum and recognizes the bioactive nature of human interaction.
Following is a destructive example of a single “word” becoming a trim tab:
The Power of Words
“Sweep” has become an ordinary word to describe one of the most common encounters between the homeless and the public.
We sweep trash and garbage. The dehumanization that is created by this single word is devastating.
What it means, to be a “human being” has been lost and sacrificed.
The consequences of this, in history and these present moments, can create irreparable harm and trauma.
Contributing to both mental illness and drug addiction.
We extend our compassion and support to victims of the Camp and Park fires, who have lost “everything” while at the same time we intentionally create this same devastation daily and repeatedly for the homeless.
For the homeless, we have become the fire 🔥!
Too often without remorse or compassion.
What is judged to be “legal” does not equate to what is moral and ethical.
Homelessness will go on until solutions originate from ethical and moral imperatives. There are no legal solutions that will work separate from ethical and moral values.
“When we deny the humanity of others, our own humanity begins to erode, until we lose what it means to be human… compassion.”
Thank you for this wonderfully encouraging post. After a dismal week of yet more horror show on Capitol Hill, I needed the trim tab metaphor! All is not lost, we can each be a trim tab in our own way as we collectively work to steer our world towards a compassionate future. Blessings and gratitude!
This is such a beautiful reminder of the power of the small subtle shifts that matter more than we sometimes think, Karen. I would like to say yes to more of this….Do you mind if i quote you?
“Perhaps it is to push gently and intuitively against existing leverage points, creating “low pressure” cells that attract innovative and energetic people that affect change in the larger system.” Yes let’s push gently yet firmly into more trim tab moves - like the upcoming meeting with matthew Green and A Resonant World🙏🙂💕
I appreciate the "trim tab" metaphor. Perhaps we find the "trim tab" when we change our perspective on communication from one that is linear to one that is both quantum and recognizes the bioactive nature of human interaction.
I love this physics and metaphor.
Trim tabs can equally have negative consequences.
Following is a destructive example of a single “word” becoming a trim tab:
The Power of Words
“Sweep” has become an ordinary word to describe one of the most common encounters between the homeless and the public.
We sweep trash and garbage. The dehumanization that is created by this single word is devastating.
What it means, to be a “human being” has been lost and sacrificed.
The consequences of this, in history and these present moments, can create irreparable harm and trauma.
Contributing to both mental illness and drug addiction.
We extend our compassion and support to victims of the Camp and Park fires, who have lost “everything” while at the same time we intentionally create this same devastation daily and repeatedly for the homeless.
For the homeless, we have become the fire 🔥!
Too often without remorse or compassion.
What is judged to be “legal” does not equate to what is moral and ethical.
Homelessness will go on until solutions originate from ethical and moral imperatives. There are no legal solutions that will work separate from ethical and moral values.
“When we deny the humanity of others, our own humanity begins to erode, until we lose what it means to be human… compassion.”
Michael Tscheu