You need power, only when you want to do something harmful; otherwise, love is enough to get everything done.
CHARLIE CHAPLIN
How do you employ love into your daily strategy?
There are hundreds of ways to get things accomplished in life, some far more effective than others.
As we navigate our way through a series of troubles, or obstacles which may seem insurmountable at the outset, we are pleased to discover that sometimes along the way, we are able to accelerate our resolution through intelligent leverage of love.
When people find a mutual common ground upon which they are quick to recognize some degree of commonality and purpose, they are far more likely to seek, and ultimately implement the programs which leverage the mutual respect they feel for one another in ways that previously might have been overlooked in favor of finding solutions that ultimately warrant a win-win outcome.
These opportunities may not be readily available at the outset, and in many cases, situations which might appear to be substantially dysfunctional, can be readily untangled in favor of a new equilibrium, founded entirely upon mutual respect.
When these variables are missing, the ultimate triumph is accomplished by enabling one or both parties to find, and therefore understand, what that commonality could potentially be, and therefore motivate both parties to pursue such an outcome through a mutual desire to seek value in one another in ways that had previously been overlooked.
The true art of the negotiator is one who works diligently to look at the situation from opposing perspectives, and to impart the wisdom that is necessary for the existing dysfunction to be remedied.
Sadly, there are times when when both parties are steadfast and determined to stay the course of whatever direction they are moving towards with no concern for the other party.
This perceived impunity is an illusion that they, themselves, are creating, and as long as they are willing to believe, and expect that such impunity will exist, they are heavily disappointed when the realization of that degree of perceived protection is decimated by resources they had never expected were possible.
Violence, and or negative outcomes are so entirely wasteful and unnecessary that it is incumbent upon most people to recognize that they are capable of restructuring their reality, solely by engaging in constructive dialogue, rather than obfuscating the truth, and eliminating any peaceful pathway for resolution.
Finding a new equilibrium is challenging on the best of days, but if history has proven any adage true, it is the fact that the issues that are resolved with mutual respect and decency are the ones that have lasting value, whereas the ones that are resolved through hatred and violence only leave a wake of continuous pain in the hearts of both parties.
All you need is love. Love is all you need.
Happy Tuesday!
Brian Weiner 