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Vital Key #4 - Part I:  "Dissolving Unhealthy Separation, Honoring Uniqueness Within the Whole"

6/18/2015

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There's a paradox at the center of our existence:  we are simultaneously One and Many.  We are distinct individuals, yet we are all inter-related.  The Universe is one Whole, yet it has endless facets and faces.

The way that cultures deal with this paradox has profound implications.

For several centuries now, Western societies have emphasized Separation at the expense of Wholeness and connection; we have a long history of valuing “rugged individualism” and the heroic journey of “going it alone.”  By comparison, Eastern philosophy and indigenous traditions tend to see everything as part of a greater whole; these traditions value relationship and interconnectedness.

Unfortunately, our world has become entrenched in Separation, over-valuing it to the point of forgetting Wholeness altogether.  It has become “every man for himself” which, coupled with the Power Over philosophy of “might makes right,” is tearing our planet apart.  We have forgotten that we are not just individuals, but also a single humanity, and indeed, a single world.  We have forgotten our inherent interconnectedness.


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Vital Key #1-Part II:  Consciously Choosing “Power With” vs “Power Over”

6/12/2015

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I feel compelled to go out on a limb and ask the difficult questions regarding our use of Power, like the two questions in the image above.  My initial vision for Part II of this blog was two-fold. First, it is important to create a connected understanding of our current issues with how we use our Power — concepts addressed in Vital Key #1 (in the book Extraordinary Leadership During Extraordinary Times).  Secondly in this two-fold process, it was my intention to include a sensitive multi-layered unpacking of the race-related violence, most recently witnessed in McKinney, Texas — a rather quiet town where, it just so happens, a family member resides.  In so much of mainstream media communications, people are outraged (rightly so!) and video clips are going viral because of the extreme use of Power Over right in front of our naked eyes. Literally, when I saw the most recent clip, I couldn't stop the burning tears from flowing, because it demonstrated how dehumanizing the current use of force is in our world.  Despite the critical need to unravel the core of these issues and truly begin to heal as a species, this is not just about the police and their use of force, nor is it solely about continued racism — no, it is about a much larger issue of control and deceit, and for the most part, orchestrated behind closed doors. These covert activities run within the intersection of our pervasive abuse of Power and the lack of truth-telling fueled by the need to control others — from one person to one community, to one country at a time. Please help me to shine a loving light on these unwanted activities, because with the constant intentional distractions, we could miss the very passing of laws that might stand to take away even more of our human rights and engender the unhealthy fear that perpetuates Power Over in a never-ending cycle.

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Announcing the Book Launch For:                                                            Extraordinary Leadership During Extraordinary Times

6/11/2015

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It is with deep gratitude that I share with you the beginning of a series of blog entries intended to introduce the concepts that I have explored in depth in the book Extraordinary Leadership During Extraordinary Times.  In this book, I have identified 7 Vital Keys that I believe will assist us in transforming ourselves and our world systems in dynamically positive ways to lead through our hearts, and to integrate those shifts into our walk on this planet, from the personal to the global.  Each blog will begin with one Vital Key at a time, including two posts for each key — the first will introduce the concept and the follow-up post will address a current event or concept in a "think tank-heart tank" invitational format to evoke potential solutions or new ways to approach the issues at hand through that specific Vital Key.  
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  I invite you to explore some of the content, as well as the Editorial and     Customer Reviews of this book on Amazon:

  http://www.amazon.com/Extraordinary-Leadership-During-Times-

  Transforming/dp/099088810X                               

  In order to reach the greatest audience possible, I encourage 
  readers to seek out the book on the day of the initial launch,                     Monday, June 22, 2015, which will encourage the 
  widest distribution.

  If it resonates with you, please do not hesitate to write a review                 and share it with others who you believe might benefit from 
  reading it.                

                          With Deep Gratitude~Joyce Anastasia

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Introducing Vital Key #1:  Consciously Choosing "Power With" vs. "Power Over"

6/9/2015

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Today, I will be introducing Vital Key #1,
“Consciously Choosing Power With versus Power Over”

This key
is vital because when leaders live and work without a healthy relationship to power, it undermines all the other vital keys and systems in our world.  This key encourages people to explore their own relationship with power and how they have used or abused it.  When our relationship to power is unhealthy, we tend to manipulate and harm others.  This leads to violence.  Violence begets more violence, and history has shown that the widespread misuse of power can destroy entire civilizations.  When our relationship with power is healthy, we create environments of trust, and naturally motivate others to do the same, empowering positive change in the world.

What is power really?  The word “power” originates from the Latin root “posse,” which means “to be able to do something.”  This is a pretty neutral definition.  As time went on, however, the word began to take on new connotations that were increasingly one-sided, such as “strength, vigor, might, especially in battle,” “control, mastery, lordship, dominion” and “legal authority.”  These latter definitions moved the meaning of power in the direction of what I call “Power Over,” as opposed to “Power With.”  



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    JOYCE ANASTASIA 
    is passionate about wise leadership, honoring all beings and creating a world that thrives. With her dual Master’s degrees, numerous certificates, and 30+ years of experience, she integrates inspiration speaking, transformational leadership consulting, multicultural psychotherapy, mediation, 
    parapsychology, healing/ creative arts, teaching and leading ceremonies.  She has served on numerous Boards, 
    including the SEED Institute, and currently works as a Transformational Leadership Consultant.  She is the author of the book Extraordinary Leadership during Extraordinary Times.

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