By Derrick Brown (follow on Twitter @dbrowndbrown)
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Dear Hannah,
I am LEarning to listen and observe more than I talk.
I see and hear a lot of stuff that I do not understand.
I accept these events as part of my LEarning.
The easy road is to dismiss it all with judgement and opinion.
The tougher road is LEarning to practice empathy.
So if a cat shows or tells me something that sounds crazy, it helps me remember how crazy I have sounded to other people ... even recently.
That road reminds me that I don't know what roads led these cats to their positions, mindsets and actions.
Then I accept that we all have free will - to think whatever we think, say whatever we say, and do whatever we do.
Then I resolve to do better.
Love,
Daddy
I am LEarning to listen and observe more than I talk.
I see and hear a lot of stuff that I do not understand.
I accept these events as part of my LEarning.
The easy road is to dismiss it all with judgement and opinion.
The tougher road is LEarning to practice empathy.
So if a cat shows or tells me something that sounds crazy, it helps me remember how crazy I have sounded to other people ... even recently.
That road reminds me that I don't know what roads led these cats to their positions, mindsets and actions.
Then I accept that we all have free will - to think whatever we think, say whatever we say, and do whatever we do.
Then I resolve to do better.
Love,
Daddy
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"LEarning (I Get It (Empathy))"
By Derrick Brown
8-22-2017
This is a song about empathy - understanding how someone else feels ...
... and gaining insight to why we do what we do.
check it ...
we don't know
what the data show
make decisions
no info
can't understand it
dismiss it
can't control it
diss it
ignorance
implicit
arrogance
explicit
can't DIY
solicit
still the same ol' same
ur complicit
i get it.
think I thought about
a long time ago
when I talked fast
thought slow
wasn't about to say
i don't know
won't catch me slippin'
oh no
rather front
than LEarn
your opinion
ain't my concern
kick my tail?
wait ur turn
yo i think we're done
adjourn
i get it.
don't fit in
quit tryin
few friends
no cryin
no prospects
applyin
keep doin' u
no relyin
sleepwalkin
swear you woke
ballin
know you broke
too serious
can't take a joke
eggshells
yolk yolk
cholesterol
stroke stroke
hush ya mouth
misspoke
ready aim fire
gun smoke
can't breathe
choke choke
can't swim
backstroke
get out the way
slowpoke
pulled over
invoke
plead the fifth
provoke
i get it.
make me wanna hollar
make me wanna cry
too low
too high
survival
get by
nunya
don't pry
messed up
boo boo
right church
wrong pew
right ship
wrong crew
too many
need a few
whispers
they hear you
rabbit ears
who else knew?
not one
not two
wise up
get a clue
bout_who to
bid adieu
what you
been through
starts to
accrue
fades to black
and blue
invoice
overdue
check's bad
gotta sue
different
point of view
leads to
breakthrough ...
i get it ...
I am LEarning to listen and observe more than I talk.
I see and hear a lot of stuff that I do not understand.
I accept these events as part of my LEarning.
The easy road is to dismiss it all with judgement and opinion.
The tougher road is LEarning to practice empathy.
So if a cat shows or tells me something that sounds crazy, it helps me remember how crazy I have sounded to other people ... even recently.
That road reminds me that I don't know what roads led these cats to their positions, mindsets and actions.
Then I accept that we all have free will - to think whatever we think, say whatever we say, and do whatever we do.
Then I resolve to do better.
About Derrick Brown (Principal Consultant)
I am Keisha's husband, and Hannah's father.
My *other* passion is empowering people via methods that balance skill & will, analysis & synthesis, ideas & execution, and activity & achievement.
I am the product of my mentoring relationships, peacemaking (and peacekeeping), and problem-solving ability.
I am a publisher, filmmaker, executive coach & registered mediator with engineering degrees from Clemson and Georgia Tech.
My education began when I finished school.
After school, I enrolled in a lifelong curriculum that includes the following classes ...
- ministry (serving people)
- entrepreneurship (developing solutions that serve people)
- stewardship (taking care of relationships, possessions, talents, body, mind, and time)
- literacy (reading & writing skills)
- numeracy (math skills)
- language (communication skills)
- self-expression (sharing "who you are")
- self-identity (knowing "who you are")
- analysis & synthesis (solving problems & sharing solutions)
KnowledgeBase is a ministry that has evolved from wisdom earned through lessons learned.
I want to share this wisdom to build teams of "triple threat" fellows - mentors, mediators, and problem solvers.
We will collaborate in simple, powerful ways that allow us to help people.
I now know that power is work done efficiently (with wise and skillful use of resources, interests, communication, and expertise).
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