Something really odd, but maybe in a way appropriate struck me when you talked about your work aligning people's communications style with their work. And how it fits in with the book your club is reading this month.
Now this might sound stupid on the surface, but the fist thing that hit me was the RPG Dungeons and Dragons, and its' idea of a character's alignment. But here's the thing - what if you are living your life in accordance with somebody else's (particularly a parent or other family member's) construct of what a good manner of living might be, that is not one which brings you happiness. And that in itself would certainly be a huge heap of stones.
I don't think there is a right or wrong answer. Be a human is so natural, and yet so complex. Thanks so much for sharing your thought and giving a great analogy to think about.
OK, this is fascinating! My son just started playing D&D with a group of friends and he was talking to me about creating his "character". I think you said it perfectly! Oftentimes, in life, we are creating a "character" of ourselves based off of what everyone else wants us to be.
What would we look like if we were our truest selves.
It's a bit scary to explore, but I think a lot of us might find how unaligned we are with who we want to be. And, I think the older we get, the harder it can be to even remember what we actually want for ourselves.
I'm so happy to have you back and commenting! I was going to check in.
Something really odd, but maybe in a way appropriate struck me when you talked about your work aligning people's communications style with their work. And how it fits in with the book your club is reading this month.
Now this might sound stupid on the surface, but the fist thing that hit me was the RPG Dungeons and Dragons, and its' idea of a character's alignment. But here's the thing - what if you are living your life in accordance with somebody else's (particularly a parent or other family member's) construct of what a good manner of living might be, that is not one which brings you happiness. And that in itself would certainly be a huge heap of stones.
Sorry, meaning that one person's view of the best 'alignment', or what would be 'good' in your situation, might not be the only right one.
I don't think there is a right or wrong answer. Be a human is so natural, and yet so complex. Thanks so much for sharing your thought and giving a great analogy to think about.
OK, this is fascinating! My son just started playing D&D with a group of friends and he was talking to me about creating his "character". I think you said it perfectly! Oftentimes, in life, we are creating a "character" of ourselves based off of what everyone else wants us to be.
What would we look like if we were our truest selves.
It's a bit scary to explore, but I think a lot of us might find how unaligned we are with who we want to be. And, I think the older we get, the harder it can be to even remember what we actually want for ourselves.
I'm so happy to have you back and commenting! I was going to check in.
The book finally arrived. I’ve just started reading. Very interesting.