COURAGE AND SENSITIVITY. What do these words mean to you?

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1 COURAGE AND SENSITIVITY What do these words mean to you?

2 COURAGE ˈkərij/ noun noun: courage the ability to do something that frightens one. "she called on all her courage to face the ordeal" strength in the face of pain or grief. "he fought his illness with great courage" synonyms: "the courage of firefighters is just awesome" Bravery, courageousness, pluck, pluckiness, valor, fearlessness, intrepidity, nerve, daring,audicity, boldness, grit, true grit, hardhood, heroism, gallentry; informalguts, spunk, moxie, cojones, balls Origin Latin cor heart old French corage courage

3 There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid. L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Attributes from Psychology Today : Melanie Greenberg, Ph.D. Feeling fear yet choosing to act Following your heart Persevering in the Face of Adversity Standing up for what is right - ANGER is the prelude to courage. Eric Hoffe Expanding your horizons; Letting go of the familiar Facing suffering with dignity or faith

4 SENSITIVITY sen si tiv i ty ˌsensəˈtivədē/ noun the quality or condition of being sensitive. "a lack of common decency and sensitivity" synonyms: responsiveness, sensitiveness, reactivity; More a person's feelings which might be easily offended or hurt; sensibilities. plural noun: sensitivities "the rules that matter are practical ones that respect local sensitivities" sensitivity means : sorrow silence sympathy significance

5 Attributes of Sensitivity: Amanda L. Chan They feel more deeply. They re more emotionally reactive. They re probably used to hearing, Don t take things so personally and Why are you so sensitive? They prefer to exercise solo. It takes longer to make decisions. They are more upset if they make a bad or wrong decision They re extremely detail oriented. They are not necessarily introverts. They work well in team environments. They are more prone to anxiety or depression (but only if they have had a lot of past negative experiences). That annoying sound is probably significantly more annoying to a highly sensitive person. Violent movies are the worst. They cry more easily They have above average manners. The effects of criticism are especially amplified in highly sensitive people. Cubicles = good. Open-office plans + bad.

6 Sensitivity has many shades of meaning but most relate to your response to your environment either physical or emotional. Sensitivity to cold means you re quick to notice the slightest chill in the air or in another person s actions

7 COURAGE SENSITIVITY

8 Courage Exercise Complete the assignment Break into small groups Share your story Tell about ways being sensitive helped or prevented you from being courageous Discuss how you felt telling your story

9 Story Telling: Christina Baldwin (Storycatcher) Three premises. How we make our experience in story determines how we live our personal lives What we emphasize and retell in our collective story determines whether we quarrel or collaborate in our community. What we preserve in larger human story determines what we believe is possible in the world. How do these premises impact our discussion of courage and sensitivity?

10 Transformative Learning: Mezirow 1997 The process of effecting change in Frame of Reference Coherent Body of Experience Associations Concepts Values Feeling Conditioned responses Structured Assumptions Through Which We Understand Our Experiences Selectively Shape and Delimit Expectations Perceptions Cognition Feelings Set our line of Action

11 Frames of Reference: Mezirow 1997 Encompasses: Cognitive, Conative and Emotional Components Habits of the Mind Broad, abstract, orienting, habitual ways of thinking, feeling, and acting influenced by assumptions that constitute a set of codes. These codes may be cultural, social, educational, economic, political or psychological More durable than points of view Point of View The constellation of belief, value judgment, attitude, and feeling that shapes a particular interpretation Subject to continuing to change as we reflect on either the content or process by which we solve problems and identify the need to modify assumptions

12 Habits of the Mind: Mezirow 1997 We can transform our ethnocentric habit of mind by becoming aware and critically reflective of our generalized bias in the way we view groups other than our own. We do not make transformative changes in the way we learn as long as what we learn comfortably fits in our existing frames of reference.

13 Problem Solving and Learning Habermas: 1981 Instrumental: learning to manipulate or control the environment or other people to enhance efficiency in improving performance Impressionistic: learning to enhance one s impression on others, to present oneself Normative: learning oriented to common values and a normative sense of entitlement Communicative: learning to understand the meaning of what is being communicated At least two persons striving to reach an understanding of the meaning of an interpretation or the justification for a belief Understanding the purposes, values, beliefs and feelings Is less amendable to empirical tests. Learners must become critically reflective of the assumptions underlying intentions, values, beliefs and feelings.

14 Learning: Mazirow 1997 Children thinking autonomously Recognize cause and effect relationship Use informal logic in making analogies and generalizations Become aware of and control emotions, Become empathetic to others Use imagination to construct narratives Think abstractly Adulthood Build on this foundation Become more aware and critical in assessing assumptions-both those of others and those governing one s own beliefs, values, judgments, and feelings Become more aware of and better able to recognize frames of reference and paradigms (collective frames of reference) and to imagine alternatives Become more responsible and effective at working with others to collectively assess reasons, pose and solve problems, and arrive at a tentative best judgment regarding contested beliefs.

15 PAST = REGRET The BREATH Pathway BREATH RESPONSE ABILITY ENVIRONMENT AWARENESS THANKFULNESS HABITS FUTURE = ANXIETY WELL BEING Intellectual Property of Dr. Janice Elich Monroe

16 ACTION CONSEQUENCE Integration of the BREATH Pathway OBSERVE RESPOND Intellectual Property of Dr. Janice Elich Monroe

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