I Am No Longer Here

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• I Am No Longer Here
• A Request
• Announcements

I am no longer here

Now that's a strange statement.  How can I say "I am no longer here" if I am not here?

"I am no longer here" cannot be a true statement.  The only way I can make the statement is if I am here in which case the statement is false because, in truth, I am here.

This is a paradox.

But rather than see paradox as contradiction, why not see it as an opportunity for creativity, as an opportunity to challenge ourselves to find new insights.

I would like to propose that awareness of the paradoxes in our lives has the potential to expand our creativity in several ways:

• Paradox forces us to examine our assumptions thereby freeing us from becoming prisoners of our own mind.
• Paradox invites us to address the apparent tension in the paradox.  How can two things that contradict each other both be true?
• Paradox requires us to hold two contradictory ideas in our thoughts at the same time thereby extending our consciousness into levels of nuance that lead to new information, new food for thought and new insights.
• Paradox may very well be our prevalent state of being rather than harmony and balance--in other words, we spend more time living in contradiction and tension than we do in harmony.  This means we need to develop awareness of where paradox exists in our lives as a stepping stone into greater coherence and creativity.
• Paradox is by its very nature disruptive.  Disruption is a critical element of creativity.

A Request

I am beginning to explore a project that centers on the relationship between paradox and creativity.  I am interested in collecting paradoxes people experience in their lives.  Here are a few examples:

• Seeing beauty in ugliness
• Finding hope through despair
• Solving a problem by giving up on it
• A place that is both ending and beginning
•  Succeeding by failing

I would like to ask you dear readers for your help.  Can you think of paradoxes that have shown up in your life or the lives of others you know and would you kindly send them to me.

Your paradox can be as simple or complex as you like, many words or a few.  Where have you experienced contradictions in your life?  Do you currently see contradictions in your life?

A quick sketch of myself as paradox

Announcement

Good news about 

The Coach's Studio; Where Outrageously Creative Coaching Happens!

  

The ICF just increased the CCE credits to 7.5 in core competencies. 

If you are interested in the program you can now earn more credits.

Also don't forget to take advantage of the early bird discount of $250 which expires on September 7th. 

"This is my all time favorite class!  This is "THE" class for developing your inner creative muse as well as your client's, to address all those life challenges."  Eileen Caroscio, Life Coach

 

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Or contact me directly with questions.