Manifesting Empathy
This is an open space to talk about diversity with Canin Carlos.
Adopted from South America into the Western suburbs of Minneapolis, Canin has been labeled white while having brown skin. He has also reconnected with his birth family, culture and people.
This has yielded an ability to experience a large variety of perspectives regarding how diversity is accepted, and rejected; along with the costs and benefits of such choices.
I'm offering my time because I see it as the best contribution that I can give to the Minneapolis / St Paul community. A community still struggling to capitalize on the diversity it seeks to access.
My objective is to help others see, accept and nurture the deeper idea of diversity, which is self-exploration and understanding.
Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday
9AM & 4PM UST-5
First off, empathy ... while not exactly a myth, but ... once we name a thing, a part of it, if not the whole of it, dies.
To have empathy is to be able to continually re-evaluate one's perspective and possible biases.
And to understand, overstand, side-stand, inner-stand, outer-stand as well as non-stand the need for this.
The question is, how does one even begin?
The Answer
Look at your life through a series of age brackets:
0 to 5 // 5 to 12 // 12 to 18 // 18 to 25,
25 to 35 // 35 to 50 // 50 to 70 and beyond.
See all of your selves through these phases.
Your Physical, Mental, Emotional, Financial & Spiritual selves.
What are/were the APOCs for each personal epoch?
Achievements, Pitfalls, Opportunities & Challenges.
Know thyself; or perhaps better ...
Know your limits to break your limits.
This is how you start.
While another variance of this is relayed in The Lemonade Stand:
The Investment Club
We meet weekly; we invest small dollar and know that there are big returns to be had.
We work across borders and demographics.
We know that our individual goodness and positivity sends ripples of wonder and joy into the world around us; and this is why we do what we do, and seek to learn how to do it better.
As an investment club, we also have a portfolio which most immediately includes DreamFreely products such as DigiSnaxx, idioke and a few other endeavors.
The club guides these projects, and advises on future investments as well.