Is it possible that we share responsibility for how others treat us?
What signals are we sending out that promote or allow them to treat us badly?
Can individuals with foundationally different values connect civilly and cordially?
These and other profoundly relevant questions are addressed when speaker and podcast host Scott Mason joins The Rabbi and the Shrink.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/smason1/
https://www.purposehighway.com/
1:00 People are responding to alienation by seeking meaning and purpose
Progress and purpose -- the source of happiness
You cannot pursue happiness
3:00 Make connections to build communities
Love emerges through giving and committing ourselves to a common purpose
A flame gives without giving anything up
We should influence one another in a way that we improve one another
8:00 It’s a moral imperative to contribute light to the world
A lack of clarity or belief holds us back
Recognize your gifts so you can give
10:30 A leap into the unknown changed everything
A ride in the dark and the rain produced a service mindset
A new perspective brings new opportunities
Do we listen when we hear “the voice”?
The profound power of humility and opening ourselves to new possibilities
16:30 Be Theseus -- meet the challenges that will make you a hero
Get out of the comfort box
Build a circle of laughter and joy
Why is a safe place a place of terror?
21:00 Fight fear with fear
The power of shame
Recover balance to make the right decision by looking down all roads
23:00 Viewing the world as hostile makes us hostile
Embrace the challenges that are beyond our control and respond with what we can do with them
Radical accountability turns us into positive extremists
What signals are we sending out that promotes or allows them to treat us badly?
Is it possible that we share responsibility for how others treat us?
32:00 Irreconcilable differences?
Can individuals with foundationally different values connect civilly and cordially?
Absolute truth is truth, regardless of whether we like it or understand it
Living in a world where we don’t all agree on truth, we have to recognize the sincerity and good intentions of those with whom we disagree
37:00 Belief in our own soul is transformative
The nature of the universe transcends our ability to comprehend
Respect facts, logic, and reason
Seek commonality of belief and humanity before focusing on differences
Don’t be afraid of uncomfortable conversations
If you personalize every belief, you will find it impossible to coexist with others who have different beliefs
We need to disagree honestly in order to grow and be willing to revisit our beliefs
45:00 Befriending “adversaries” may bring us condemnation from our “allies”
Every human being is deserving of basic respect
Most of us are doing good things despite our shortcomings or errors
Principled compromise is not compromising our values
49:00 We have to be able to connect and to lead
Leadership is impossible without self confidence in who we are and what we believe
55:00 Word of the day: gorgonize
When we look for the ugliness in others, we petrify our own hearts