JANU: Let there be then an understanding that negotiation is a normal and healthy part of living. All of life has negotiation threaded through it. See no gathering or activity in the life as fixed or non-negotiable. Everyone has a different opinion, sense of things, preferences, and perspectives on the same moment of life. Cooperation and consideration for relating is enhanced by negotiation, guided by wisdom and sensitivity.
The art of negotiation is a rich one, indeed. Even our journeys are negotiated with each other and our encounters. Adding this element of perspective to daily life helps ensure success for everyone. If everyone is connected in some way, sharing life and its resources, growing in true understanding and perspective, does this not call for enlightened negotiation? Negotiation considers the needs and gifts of all involved.
Negotiation does not just begin when one meets another. Negotiation begins within your own consciousness, shuffling, if you will, options, points of view, and perspectives to see how they blend or not, for mutual benefit or not. But lead to a conclusion that is still subject to change as conditions change.
Negotiation is an art with much depth and layers of reality. You will find many who perceive the results of these journeys in so many different ways. Some to be embraced, others rejected and reconsidered. This is a natural part of life and encouraged.
Be at peace with all of this, our brother. Everything is revealed for what it is, no matter how perceived. Patience with the unfolding of life is a virtue. Namaste.
Feb. 16, 2015 Copyright © 2015 by Joshua Ross