Comments on: How To Be Flexible http://amandalinehan.com/how-to-be-flexible/ The Blog of Amanda Linehan Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:35:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Amanda Linehan http://amandalinehan.com/how-to-be-flexible/comment-page-1/#comment-3282 Amanda Linehan Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:36:31 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=411#comment-3282 Hi Kirsten - Thanks for your thoughts. :) Hi Kirsten – Thanks for your thoughts. :)

]]> By: kirsten http://amandalinehan.com/how-to-be-flexible/comment-page-1/#comment-3277 kirsten Wed, 31 Aug 2011 05:52:04 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=411#comment-3277 From Language to any Art Form, Rigidity is what allows Foundations to be transfered, Flexibility is what allows them to Develop. The Chicken and the Egg Story. The Story of it all: Ballance is Intelligence. From Language to any Art Form, Rigidity is what allows Foundations to be transfered, Flexibility is what allows them to Develop. The Chicken and the Egg Story. The Story of it all: Ballance is Intelligence.

]]> By: Amanda Linehan http://amandalinehan.com/how-to-be-flexible/comment-page-1/#comment-379 Amanda Linehan Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:14:46 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=411#comment-379 Hi Arswino - Yes, trying to change others is often a struggle that doesn't lead to much! I agree, starting with ourselves is better :) Hi Arswino – Yes, trying to change others is often a struggle that doesn’t lead to much! I agree, starting with ourselves is better :)

]]> By: Arswino http://amandalinehan.com/how-to-be-flexible/comment-page-1/#comment-378 Arswino Mon, 02 Mar 2009 07:15:59 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=411#comment-378 Hi Amanda, this is a great article. I like when you said "Acceptance is tied to the knowledge that you control very little and the belief that you won’t worry or waste your time on things that you can’t control." Many people still struggle to change things that can not be changed. Like trying to change others. Wasting their own energy. It is easier to change ourselves. Thanks for sharing Amanda. :) <abbr><em>Arswino’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bestinspirationalquotes4u/WLhz/~3/pUHirq3-xZI/" rel="nofollow">Did We Fail?</a></abbr></em> Hi Amanda, this is a great article. I like when you said “Acceptance is tied to the knowledge that you control very little and the belief that you won’t worry or waste your time on things that you can’t control.”
Many people still struggle to change things that can not be changed. Like trying to change others. Wasting their own energy. It is easier to change ourselves.
Thanks for sharing Amanda. :)

Arswino’s last blog post..Did We Fail?

]]> By: Amanda Linehan http://amandalinehan.com/how-to-be-flexible/comment-page-1/#comment-365 Amanda Linehan Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:36:25 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=411#comment-365 Hi Jarrod - Right, being flexible certainly allows for more compromise. Hi Ian - Yes, I didn't think of it that way, but I like what you have to say about the "timing" of flexibility or strength, so it's not just one or the other. I haven't read Byron Katie, but I'll certainly check it out. thanks! Hi Steve - Yeah, that's a great quote that goes along really well with this post. Thanks for your thoughts! Hi Jarrod – Right, being flexible certainly allows for more compromise.

Hi Ian – Yes, I didn’t think of it that way, but I like what you have to say about the “timing” of flexibility or strength, so it’s not just one or the other.

I haven’t read Byron Katie, but I’ll certainly check it out. thanks!

Hi Steve – Yeah, that’s a great quote that goes along really well with this post. Thanks for your thoughts!

]]> By: Steve http://amandalinehan.com/how-to-be-flexible/comment-page-1/#comment-363 Steve Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:34:35 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=411#comment-363 Hi Amanda, Great post! On the subject of change I like the quote "god, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference". Hi Amanda,

Great post! On the subject of change I like the quote “god, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference”.

]]> By: Ian Peatey http://amandalinehan.com/how-to-be-flexible/comment-page-1/#comment-360 Ian Peatey Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:32:56 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=411#comment-360 Like the post, Amanda! I'm a great advocate of flexibility ... but ... ... for me it's a question of timing. There are times when I need to be flexible and times when rigidity is needed. Oak trees might not withstand the storm as well as the reed, but they live longer and house an enormous microcosm of life. I'm thinking of my 6 year old. I notice that if I don't provide a certain rigidity at times, especially when things are a bit chaotic, then she just loses her ground and can't cope so well. Have you come across 'The Work' of Byron Katie? It's a brilliant method for helping accept things the way they are. Like the post, Amanda! I’m a great advocate of flexibility … but …

… for me it’s a question of timing. There are times when I need to be flexible and times when rigidity is needed. Oak trees might not withstand the storm as well as the reed, but they live longer and house an enormous microcosm of life.

I’m thinking of my 6 year old. I notice that if I don’t provide a certain rigidity at times, especially when things are a bit chaotic, then she just loses her ground and can’t cope so well.

Have you come across ‘The Work’ of Byron Katie? It’s a brilliant method for helping accept things the way they are.

]]> By: Jarrod - Warrior Development http://amandalinehan.com/how-to-be-flexible/comment-page-1/#comment-359 Jarrod - Warrior Development Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:37:35 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=411#comment-359 Being flexible also allows you achieve what you want while also giving other people what want. Sometimes 2 peoples desires seem conficting on the surface but if you are flexible about how you resolve then you often satisfy all parties. Being flexible also allows you achieve what you want while also giving other people what want.

Sometimes 2 peoples desires seem conficting on the surface but if you are flexible about how you resolve then you often satisfy all parties.

]]> By: Amanda Linehan http://amandalinehan.com/how-to-be-flexible/comment-page-1/#comment-357 Amanda Linehan Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:02:57 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=411#comment-357 Lance - That's right, we can always count on change. As long as we are flexible enough to adapt, we'll be alright :) Daphne - Great point! I missed that - rigidity is definitely the opposite of flexibility, not strength. Thanks for pointing this out! :) Roger - Yes, not having the ability to adapt when necessary causes us a lot of unnecessary struggle. It may take more work, but ultimately we will be more creative. Lance – That’s right, we can always count on change. As long as we are flexible enough to adapt, we’ll be alright :)

Daphne – Great point! I missed that – rigidity is definitely the opposite of flexibility, not strength. Thanks for pointing this out! :)

Roger – Yes, not having the ability to adapt when necessary causes us a lot of unnecessary struggle. It may take more work, but ultimately we will be more creative.

]]> By: Roger http://amandalinehan.com/how-to-be-flexible/comment-page-1/#comment-351 Roger Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:28:04 +0000 http://amandalinehan.com/?p=411#comment-351 Hi Amanda, Great thoughts! While I agree that flexibility is a strength, the propensity of our minds to be inflexible when confronted with difficulty is one of the main causes of suffering. Western culture does a poor job at teaching us how to work around problems. More and more we are given images of a quick solution; take a pill, get a divorce, etc... Looking for alternatives allows us to think through many of life's daily issues which often seem relativity insignificant a few days later. When we are flexible, we also tend to be more open minded which allows us to see situations where we need to be strong more clearly. Something to think about. Namaste <abbr><em>Roger’s last blog post..<a href="http://theconservativebuddhist.blogspot.com/2009/02/how-does-microwave-work.html" rel="nofollow">How Does a Microwave Work?</a></abbr></em> Hi Amanda,

Great thoughts!

While I agree that flexibility is a strength, the propensity of our minds to be inflexible when confronted with difficulty is one of the main causes of suffering.

Western culture does a poor job at teaching us how to work around problems. More and more we are given images of a quick solution; take a pill, get a divorce, etc… Looking for alternatives allows us to think through many of life’s daily issues which often seem relativity insignificant a few days later.

When we are flexible, we also tend to be more open minded which allows us to see situations where we need to be strong more clearly. Something to think about.

Namaste

Roger’s last blog post..How Does a Microwave Work?

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