"Transformational Vetruvian Man", Detail from a painting by Laura Basha
“The problems and questions are the precursors to the solutions.
It is
the question which raises the possibility of hearing the answer.
The question allows for the solution to be brought into conscious
awareness.
Therefore the longing is the promise of the fulfillment.”
POSITIVE TRANSFORMATONAL CHANGE
“An attitude which greets
life with inspired expectation and an understanding of the power inherent in
being present in the moment brings with it a capacity for resilience and,
consequently, a more stress-free life experience. Such an attitude generates a growth
mind-set which integrates people’s personal values with the choices they make.
Anyone who values humor and good feeling values health and well-being for self
and others, and realizes the connection between well-being and a happy,
fulfilled life experience.
A person’s thoughts result
in a person’s attitude, which results in a person’s choice, which results in a
person’s behavior. Understanding this logic lays a foundation for the increase
of the experience of humor and concurrent resulting positive change. …
By positive change I
mean here a movement in the direction of one’s purpose and vision for self,
which would be based on core values personally meaningful to the individual.
Goals would be met through actually living from the touchstone or ballast of
one’s authentically articulated purpose in healthy, lighthearted, creative, and
respectful ways. The meeting of these goals or intentions in this way would
constitute positive transformational change.
It has been my experience
over the years of working with people in transformational contexts … that
people are able to access great reserves of resilience, common sense, and
self-esteem when feeling hopeful. Once people begin to reclaim a sense of humor
and hopefulness, creative thinking and pragmatic possibilities surface,
providing insight directly connected to the specific problem at hand,
regardless of personality, condition, or circumstance.
Of compelling interest is
distinguishing the source behind the transformative process and how one can
become more consciously aware of this source. How does one become free of the
limitations that bind? How does one become aware of such limitations? And once
aware, how does one address them in such a way as to be able to transmute them
into strengths—using them as signposts, if you will, pointing us in the best
direction to target the problem in order to evolve more into our inherently
perfect selves?
The problems and questions
are the precursors to the solutions. It is the question which raises the
possibility of hearing the answer. The question allows for the solution to be
brought into conscious awareness. Therefore the longing is the promise of the
fulfillment.”
~ from The
Inward Outlook, by Laura Basha, Ph.D.
