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Book O’ the Week
It’s a Lot Like Dancing:
An Aikido Journal
by: Terry Dobson
Aikido:
Ai means to harmonize, to meet, to come into agreement with ki, which is energy. Do is the way to do that, the way of harmonizing with energy, or harmonizing energy.
Terry Dobson is the first American Aikido Master trained in Japan. He has come to be known as a master of conflict resolution as well using the principals of Aikido to resolve disagreements.
If you’ve got a moment read an amazing story about true compassion and conflict resolution by Terry Dobson:
“The man staggered into our car, he wore laborer’s clothing and was big, drunk and dirty. Screaming, he swung at a woman holding a baby. . .”
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Dear Hearts,
I used to have a very turbulent relationship with an ex- girlfriend (some of you may be familiar with the concept). After we broke up whenever we would have to communicate or get together for some reason there would be trouble. She blamed me for the breakup and I of course blamed her.
She would call on the phone from time to time and immediately the name calling and shouting would began.
“You #@ bleep ^&*@#!!!” She would shout.
“Yeah, well it takes one to know one and you know it better than most, @#&*^ bleep bleep #$@!!!” I would yell.
And on it went with very little of anything positive getting accomplished.
One day she was very upset with me about something (as I recall, this time she may have had good cause) and phoned me.
“You #@ bleep ^&*@#!!!What the %*&@ do you. . .! You are the worst ^# bleep BLEEP BLEEP, I have ever had the misfortune to stumble onto!”
For some reason, this time a little light came on and when I opened my mouth to scream at her in defense of my good name and honor, here’s what came out:
“Well, you know, you’re not the first person to make that observation. I’m sorry you feel that way. What can I do for you?”
I was shocked! I don’t know where those words came from. She must have been shocked too because there was a long moment of silence. Then she said something like,
“I need for you to do..”
I don’t remember the request, but what ever it was I just replied,
“I’ll do my best to take care of it, thanks for calling.”
In that moment I realized that whenever she put the bait out for an argument, I would take it like an angry catfish and the battle was on. I had no idea she had me on a hook and was reeling me in. That however, was the last time we ever had an angry name calling session.
“When you refuse to play the game it ceases.”
What we resist persists, but when we move gracefully with the flow, not fighting the current, we come into harmony with the Universe.
Make it a peaceful week.
Love and blessings,
Rick and Patricia
Namaste
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