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Canada, Victoria
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Activist, Brainstormer, Change Agent, Concerned citizen, Connector, Idea generator, Parent, Single

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creative writing, poetry and Ayurveda

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    A comment on Conversation: Why do we always have to be right? How can we learn to accept that we aren't, while understand others?

    Mar 8 2011: First i would like to say that, today, i was encouraged by two unrelated sources to watch this talk and I am sure grateful that I did!

    Why do we always have to be righ?t... We are terrified of 'not knowing.' The anxietyand emotional discomfort that the state of uncertainty produces in most people is the primary catalyst for... everything we do. From securing our next meal to securing our next paycheck. And, in the context of "being right"in relation to idea's... certainty defines who we are, what we believe... it allows us to feel secure and feel like we arein control of our lives at some level. So, then being right allows us to NOT be vulnerable, NOT feel discomfort, it allows us to stray from the present moment where all our insecurities hangout. I think that when people realize that uncertainty and discomfort are really the epi-center of vulnerability and use these feelings as beacons that direct us inwards, instead of feelings to numb... and realize that through this process we reach the springboard of our creative selves... then change may occur, then, we might embrace our selves and others. The concept isn't new, it is as old and paradoxical as the buddha.

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