Along with the books by Schaef, I ran into some great books on the power of story. Specifically,
"The Power of Story" by Jim Loehr,
"The Story Factor" by Annette Simmons, and
"Story Proof" by Kendall Haven.
The point is that people's beliefs line up with stories, and to be honest, people are told disempowering stories by those who want to control them.
I personally have abandoned the usual stories in favor of a philosophy that believes that people possess all possibilities (i.e. for good, bad, hope, despair and so on) and can make a choice to strive for better, no matter the current mood. It also believes in the interconnectedness of all beings. What makes it positive is that the connection is on a more fundamental level than the egos and personalities we have taken on, while still honoring those differences.
And oddly as it seems, connecting is more empowering than dividing, which is used by the greedy and power-hungry.
There's an example in an article referenced in another post this morning.
https://elmmagazine.eu/resistance/our-brain-was-not-built-for-this/
“Even if we could stop all foreign propaganda and become rational actors, as long as big tech companies have polarisation as their business model, this problem is not going anywhere.”
"Our brain was not built for this" barrage of propaganda. Hence the need for those boundaries.
I have a giant "trash" list here at DU. Block my own posts, sometimes.
Chores are calling.
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