AtQ - What Are You Holding On To?

Exploring Powerful Questions

In the latest Talking Note I explored the idea of being moved. Not in a geographical sense, nor in an emotional sense, but a positional one. In order for change to occur movement is required. Movement is what counts as action, and without action nothing happens. Action may be habituated, or it may be interruptive. The kind of movement required for change to occur is interruptive. It is a move from one position to another.

The kind of position we’re talking about here is relational. How might we describe our relationship to the world around us? Winner? Favored? Underdog? Dumped on? This is just one example of a relational position. There are plenty more, with regards to family, friends, God, work, community, for example. How we describe our position sets in motion ideas of what’s possible. Our position is directly related to perspective. If we change our position, our perspective changes.

Our question this week is directed at one of the ways changing our position is challenged.

What are you holding on to?

Four years ago, I made a substantial move. It included days of packing, a moving truck, and many hours of driving. We had a lot of stuff that we wanted to move with us. We let go of a significant amount, and still had plenty we wanted to hold on to. It took a lot of energy to make the move on account of everything we wanted to hold on to.