Identity is a reciprocal, mutual relationship between the personal and the group. There is personal kinship, which is claimed. There is social kinship, which is being claimed by. Where these meet, our Identity forms. We are verbs. Who am I? Who are we? Expanded kinship is only by agreement. We are all related, but not […]
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Identity (Doing, Being)
As the Buddhists say, “do-be-do-be-do” The relationship between Doing and Being defines who we are. We are verbs. When we are seen as objects, we are only partly seen. Doing is the combination of Agency and Who am I? Being is the combination of Commitment and Trust Identity only deepens over time. We become more […]
Identity (Me We)
Membership in each circle is by choice. Who I am is for me to decide. Not what others say. Who am I? is a personal question and my birthright to define. Who are we? How we Identify is the result the mutually defined choices that is the basis of the shared power of Identity. Because […]