Gregg and Greg,

A similar though slightly different angle offered by Austrian poet, Rainer
Maria Rilke:

“Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting
to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything that
frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that wants our
love.”

Thanks for the perspectives,

Ali

El sáb, 8 ene 2022 a la(s) 05:19, Henriques, Gregg - henriqgx (
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> Hi TOK Folks,
>
>
>
>   Please check out Jewel Kinch-Thomas’ latest from the Jazz Leadership
> Project on “antagonistic cooperation,” which I think is a fascinating
> concept:
>
>
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.tuneintoleadership.com_blog_antagonistic-2Dcooperation-2Dadvancing-2Dthrough-2Dchallenge&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=ktNeCZg2AKsibR-WQYMqiixc8fdcBsTKRX2Y2dzXJK0&s=Mi9Wjg0qy9O2hkl-FiHbWB70JIkyZWjyxIEn46sSVQs&e= 
>
>
>
> Among other things, It talks about how challenges are opportunities for
> growth, and at one point frames them as “dragons.” I like this frame
> especially. Folks sometimes ask me about the Garden, and whether it is too
> focused on the “light” and wisdom and positive being. When that comes up, I
> remind folks its origin, which is in the clinic room, facing human
> psychological suffering, angst, and crises in meaning and mental health. To
> which I then say, the dragon (or if you like, staying with the overall
> metaphor, the serpent) resides just behind the Tree of Life. It is there
> and central to the Garden’s essence. Indeed, the Garden is positioned in
> relationship to the dragon, perhaps in a way that can be framed as a kind
> of “antagonistic cooperation.”
>
>
> Best,
> Gregg
>
>
>
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