'emotional intelligence' tagged blog posts in Griffin's Blog

There is an old Cherokee Medicine Way called The Principle of Noninterference. It is very difficult to master, and all but forgotten in today's world.

Noninterference means respecting and allowing choice. It is the opposite of distance, absence, or disinterest. To love another is to not interfere with their self-determination and to allow a respectful silence, a connection without words that permits choice and change.

Sounds easy, but try doing this when...

Respect is a word that can only be truly understood.... when felt. Otherwise it exists in the current society as the step-brother to power. True respect has nothing to do with power.

I got reacquainted with respect on a long retreat in Idaho. I did not know, I didn't understand respect until the last 48 hours. Not viscerally, I only understood it as a word in my thoughts, not a feeling....

This is an old story told by the Cherokee, the long version is much better, but we don't have much time so this will have to do.

A Grandfather and grandson were walking in the forest. The Elder began pointing out bits and pieces of nature, small glimpses of the wonders of the forest. He asked his grandson to carry 'a few' things for him and without hesitation the...