Spiral Dynamics

One of the books I am reading now is “Spiral Dynamics” by Beck and Cowan and I thought I would share a piece that hit me because many of us seem to be experiencing ground shift and are scrambling to re - ground and move on.  Well this puts it in context….

……”because our knowledge and experiences are additive, movement along the Spiral is in the direction of greater complexity.  In terms of Spiral Dynamics the overall flow has four characteristics:
…expansion of psychological space - toward multi-faceted personalities, diverse organizational forms, and a much more complicated planet.
…expansion of conceptual space - toward bigger picture views, wider span of influence,and extended time frames.
…a progressive increase of alternatives - toward more choices to make from a broader menue of ways to do a thing.
…a progressive increase in degree of behavioral freedom - toward more possibilities in terms of how to be, how to display emotions, acceptable kinds of human relationships.”

It follows then that the more we find ourselves facing difficulties the more the opportunities for dynamic expansion both of our abilities and our environment.   I suggest we hold on to our senses of humor as the seas get turbulent and we are being tossed about……………e