I spend a lot of time working in organisations – from small, to very large – whose focus is on organisational change, on change management programs, team development and the like.
One of the things that fascinates me is the interplay between the people with a clear sense of the change in organisations that is required in the organisation, and the responses and reactions to that change.
Some get on board quickly and ‘sign up’, so to speak; some get on board and then drop off; some only become interested in organisational change when enough other people are involved; some fight tooth and nail for what they feel they will lose; some try to ignore the need for change altogether (comfortable that ‘they are doing okay’ and/or ‘it doesn’t apply to them’).
Regardless of the starting positions, a person’s level of willingness to sit with discomfort appears to be the critical attribute. It’s interesting to observe that those who have no interest in any discomfort can cause extreme discomfort in others, all so they can avoid looking at their own way of working, while others see the discomfort as a growth opportunity and find a way to develop from the process.
Of course, there are also the cynics who – after seeing so many failed changes in organisations, or changes that move from one way of working back to another – are soundly (and at times rightly), sceptical of anything new.
When you look at the literature about organisational change, peoples’ varied responses seem to apply regardless of whether you are dealing with a multi-national or small organisation. It was this fact that led me to the possibility that humanity could be the biggest ‘organisation’ on earth.
If you look at humanity as an organisation, it is possible to see all of these same responses and reactions to change in organisations at play.
Like an organisation, the only way we, as humanity, truly develop, is by working together.
The only way we stay viable is by adapting as the external circumstances shift and move – whilst still staying true to what is central and core (organisations would call these values).
Like an organisation, some divisions can form, and different departments can start to think they are more important than the next. Like organisations, humanity sometimes requires a visionary – able to offer an alternative to how life might be.
And like organisations, for every visionary there are those that defend, reject, ignore, challenge, blindly follow, wait for others to join, or just watch cynically from the sidelines hoping for it to pass.
It is fair to say that Serge Benhayon is one such visionary: someone bold enough to present an alternative to the way life is at the moment. However, from the view of someone who has tested the practicality of that vision, it is so very, very normal.
The biggest difference I find with the presentation of ‘The Way of the Livingness’, is that while it presents a possible future for humanity, what is presented is done so in very real and practical terms.
It also doesn’t ask me to ‘believe’ or ‘have faith’ in anything other than the evidence provided by my choices in life.
In that way, ‘The Way of the Livingness’ is not a faith in what might be, but very practical and simple ‘potential’ for how our lives can be right now.
… A life that is more interested in self-responsibility than it is about a grand vision for the future by making a difference in other peoples’ lives. A life that, through self-responsibility, builds a level of vitality that can be of true value to society; a life that understands true change begins with self; a life that reflects true organisational change, and true working together for all…
Starting with self-responsibility allows us to understand what affects us, and what supports us in truth. It also brings awareness and consideration for how we impact others.
By Joel Levin
The Truth about Universal Medicine 
‘Like an organisation, the only way we, as humanity, truly develop, is by working together.’ This is gold Joel and reminds us of the power when we work together in harmony, getting self out of the way and being part of a team that is working with true purpose is a magical experience for all involved.
Good point, Joel. There are those who attack change they don’t like and can get very personal in their attacks, others want to protect themselves and leave you alone if you leave them, others still are more open.
Self responsibility offers us a huge step up in understanding how we are, and how others are, and that we’re all in this together. We’re not designed to do this alone and the more we’re willing to see how we are, the clearer we can observe and see what is happening around us in the wider group. Change starts with each of us.
A call for change makes people go a bit defensive, I find. And what often seems to take place is we start creating a new set of rules and it becomes all about staying within the rules and we forget why the change was needed in the first place and where we truly wanted to go.
A powerful exposure on self interest and no interest in brotherhood – cause enough waves for everyone else and numb out from your own part in it. No surprise that there is so much disharmony in organisations and homes.
“It’s interesting to observe that those who have no interest in any discomfort can cause extreme discomfort in others, all so they can avoid looking at their own way of working, while others see the discomfort as a growth opportunity and find a way to develop from the process”.
Organizational change is not just about getting organizations that are able to deliver more regarding their own goals. It is also about making sure that the quality of what people can choose to associate with is of high quality.
The Way of The Livingness is all about responsibility how truly refreshing and empowering to live this way, would not want any other way.
If we looked at humanity as an organisation we would say it was bankrupt. Fortunately we keep being reminded it doesn’t need to be this way by wise people who know how to live in alignment to the universal pulse.
‘Regardless of the starting positions, a person’s level of willingness to sit with discomfort appears to be the critical attribute’ – this is such an important point. When we are willing to turn and face the reality of life and the depth that issues truly go, we will be ready for change. But when we try to only see a part of the whole, or only what we want to see, we will never want to truly face change head on, because it might force us to look at things we would rather remain blind to.
Yes very true I do this all the time, so much easier to ignore than face what you’ve been apart of. But the interesting thing is when we do face things front on, it is entirely liberating and affirming of our innate divinity in that stripping back to nuts and bolts show us our true divine design. It’s weird but it is what I have experienced.
I agree Vanessa – its like knowing there is something nasty under the rug, and everyday just walking past it, ignoring the smell or the discomfort of knowing its there – but when we finally lift up the rug and admit to the root and begin to address it, we can finally be free of the tension of pretending it isn’t there and when its resolved, it leaves us with so much more space in life
How fascinating to see the different approaches to change in society reflected in the microcosm of an office. There are just so many degrees of self and what we can get out of the outcome that get in the way!
Serge Benhayon is indeed a visionary but he presents from a very real and lived experience. He is relatable and does not claim himself to be more or better than anyone else but rather he reflects to others the ease at which they can step up in their own lives.
Exactly it is the responsibility for our every movement that Serge Benhayon shows us and it is exactly that we don’t want to see. So much easier to make him into a guru figure and either mock or worship rather than to actually be inspired to step up ourselves.
I never looked at it like this before but I guess everything is a reflection of the whole of human life. So true that often when someone comes in and presents another way, there is a push back or resistance from others. Many often see and feel that it is not working but they become challenged when the change asks for them to go about things differently, this requires a movement out of something that has become comfortable.
And that even abuse becomes comfortable is in itself quite awful and how we normalise it so we stop seeing it as abuse is deeply sad.
Self-responsibility is a great step to change indeed, for without it we keep blaming everyone outside of us and no true change can happen if we don’t change ourselves first.
Yes, we still need to deal with the cycles we initiated when we were not responsible but we can change how we act and express and then we start fewer irresponsible cycles.
‘‘The Way of the Livingness’ is not a faith in what might be, but very practical and simple ‘potential’ for how our lives can be right now.’ This is so true, From young I promised myself life would be better when I was older. I struggled to achieve the pictures that I got about what would make my life successful. Some pictures I ticked the box, many I didn’t. The trick was the pictures themselves and not falling for thinking my life wasn’t feeling true because I hadn’t achieved a picture or two and then judging myself for not being how I wanted to be.
I’m letting go of these pictures I’ve invested in, that even when ‘achieved’ didn’t deliver because I wasn’t living the love I am in them. It’s wonderful to not be skirting the present by living in my fantasies about the future and trying to make them happen. Living in the present and bringing all the love to life in every practical way, from how I walk to how I respond to life, is where the beauty of life and living is at.
Beautifully said Karin, the present moment is where all the magic is for sure!
I imagine our ability to honour what we feel in a period of change rather than hang onto our pictures of security and outcomes we have would also influence whether we collaborate or resist the change process.
Our relationship to work and to study is certainly a reflection of our commitment to life, as well as our consistency and expression. Do we take a leading role, or sit back and let others action things whilst observing from a distance? Do we act as a true leader and listen to people in all of our relationships, or ‘go it alone’, become arrogant or run with an idea without determining it’s quality? Many more questions can be explored too.
Wonderful questions to ask. I have gone it alone all of my life and now I’m realising I can be open with people and have the relationships with people that I would like in every arena of my life and not segregate people. I’m inspired to explore my conceptions of what a leader is and drop many ill conceptions, so that I can discover what being a true leader is – perhaps it’s not so far fetched to be when all the falsity is removed.
Yes, how willing are we to consider another’s guidance and advice or do we take offence and see it as interference? The reflections of others can be powerful tools to break us out of deep seated patterns of behaviour that are self-destructive.
Brilliant blog, I love the reminder that we (humanity) are all under the same organisation and ultimately we are all working for God.
Being aware of the quality of how we are living, allows us to understand and feel the impact of our choices and the quality of energy we are aligning and to as such bringing forth to life. Embracing responsibility has been one of the most empowering and liberating experiences that has foundationally changed the way I live, inspired by the Ageless Wisdom Teachings as lived and presented by Serge Benhayon, where truth is at the heart of all connections, honored within and with others, and vitality and well-being is a natural consequence.
‘A life that, through self-responsibility, builds a level of vitality that can be of true value to society;’ What fascinates me is how much vitality is engendered through the way of he livingness. As I get older, and I am in my sixties, I become more vital alive and alert and engaged with life while many of my peers have already lost their natural posture and most of their conversation is around the struggles they are having, the pills they are taking and what part of their bodies is aching or in trouble.
True responsibility begins the moment we realise we are not a single solitary unit existing in a sea of humanity but we are each the equal parts of a grand stupendous whole that needs our consistent input to maintain its integrity. We are not only an organisation, we are an organism that shares one breath, one life, one-unified truth for all.
Beautifully and wisely said Liane – restoring the true meaning of responsibility, along with the joy that it represents when embraced.
Self responsibility allows us to understand what affects us, that is so true and something that I had not consciously considered until just now, that the more responsible I am, the more I can see the impact of how I am with me, with others and in life … the more I’m willing to see the more I can see.
‘A life that is more interested in self-responsibility than it is about a grand vision for the future by making a difference in other peoples’ lives’ This is an interesting statement for most of us have probably been brought up to aspire to making life better for others before we take responsibility for ourselves, before we get to truly know ourselves underneath all that we have taken on from our family influences and our education. It seems that a good deal of our life now is about pealing back the layers that we have accumulated and loving ourselves enough to be able to connect to the truth of any situation and live that truth.
Self-responsibility is humbling and empowering, enriching and enlightening, but has one very important catch – it leaves you in no unmistable doubt that it’s our spirit who tries to run the show that causes the havoc. Everything we fight and abhor ends up pointing back to our own door. In this company you outline Joel it’s like all the money is being burnt by the management team. It’s time for an internal audit I think.
It is fair to say the the majority of humanity do not want to take any or not much self responsibility for what is going on for them and what they may be contributing to in life. I can put up my hand and claim the fact that I have very much been a part of this but realise that unless I do my part everyone is held back in someone from my lack of responsibility.
‘A life that is more interested in self-responsibility than it is about a grand vision for the future by making a difference in other peoples’ lives’. Too many of us want to change the world without changing ourselves first. As we pay more regard to ourselves and become more responsible on a personal level, we find more responsibility being offered us in the world. We can choose to take it or not but it seems a natural way to go, for as our love quotient rises, so does our connection with others and our sense of family and community also becomes more actively embracing.
Well said Joel: ”Starting with self-responsibility allows us to understand what affects us, and what supports us in truth. It also brings awareness and consideration for how we impact others.”
It is all by starting with us — and connect ourselves to our Whole (humanity and universe).
This blog has come at the most appropriate time and this particular statements says it all for me.
“Regardless of the starting positions, a person’s level of willingness to sit with discomfort appears to be the critical attribute……………….. others see the discomfort as a growth opportunity and find a way to develop from the process.’ What a gift I have been offered..
I love this blog Joel and so appropriate to my organisational work place – a hospital. We do need to work together and for the same purpose to help our patients in other words, humanity. I love this statement “The only way we stay viable is by adapting as the external circumstances shift and move – whilst still staying true to what is central and core (organisations would call these values)’ – this is so true.
For this is what it is all about, “Starting with self-responsibility allows us to understand what affects us, and what supports us in truth. It also brings awareness and consideration for how we impact others.” This “start” is a forever start and there is no end, break, rest or dip it is more an unfolding that expands. There is always more for us to understand in what we see and with this self-responsible approach things become clearer and clearer which then allows us all to see the same way if we choose.
This line stood out to me today – “Regardless of the starting positions, a person’s level of willingness to sit with discomfort appears to be the critical attribute.” Our unwillingness to be with discomfort is what makes us look for all sorts of distractions, which affect our health and well being.
You write “Starting with self-responsibility allows us to understand what affects us, and what supports us in truth. It also brings awareness and consideration for how we impact others.” That makes complete sense as at essence we are all the same – perhaps that relates to the saying do onto others as you would have them do unto you.”
When there is dramas conflicts and tensions there are issues that we can identify with. When self is the governing focus and security is the thing we seek then works in any organisation will never unite as these conflicts are needed to bring the identification so sought. We need to start seeing life on a bigger scale and the true purpose of what we are all here to bring.
“the only way we, as humanity, truly develop, is by working together” The Way of The Livingness calls us all to work in harmony with each other with no comparison, competition, jealousy or judgement.
Very true and it is so gorgeous, joyful and productive to work together in harmony makes it even more crazy that we would work any other way.
When we do not look at how we impact others then we can do the most horrendous things and resist and hold back a group, team, workplace or family from evolving. What I see at work is it comes down to hurts and protecting those hurts at all costs by using control.
I agree and ‘we’ as an organisation are defined by the sum total of how all the parts move within that framework. As is discussed some push against, some turn off, others follow, some lead and some accept, none are better or worse but more we all affect the end product or the end direction or quality of the organisation and it is only when we collectively all pull together that things change. This could mean a tipping point is activated where, not that majority rules, but where there are enough people within pulling in the same direction or adhering to the call of a quality of movement and in this we are all pulled to that same quality. This still allows for all the choices while at the same time bringing any tension with those choices clearer and clearer. It’s great to see ourselves as a whole or as a ‘team’ in a different way like this it supports me to bring more understanding to what I am already seeing.
Thought provoking sharing Joel. I agree the “Like an organisation the only way we, as humanity truly develop, is by working together”.
I’ve worked in a few organisations now and what I have observed is a common trend: each one espouses great aims and goals and ‘mission statements’ but matches this with just enough effort to get by. They delivered the absolute minimum thing they can to maximise ‘bang for buck’ but leave people so short changed, when it comes to offering a service with Love. Your words here Joel lead me to reflect how I do this too and settle for the bare minimum in my life. Especially in my movements I can see, I accept brisk and functional when there can be a richness and a sacredness to me. We dream of being millionaires but really this is nothing compared to the joy we can feel inside of us.
After reading this and reflecting on the organisations I know I cannot name one that understands self-responsibility as the key to evolutionary change. The charities and structures I know to support various groups are straight in there helping people but without considering self-responsibility. Indeed, helping others can be an effective distraction especially as one can say one is making an invaluable contribution. But if this doesn’t come with self- awareness and responsibility what is driving that support and how supportive is it really? Is it supporting people to stay stuck but just a little bit better off?
“Like an organisation, the only way we, as humanity, truly develop, is by working together.” There really is a lot we can learn from this one small statement – that when we do not work together, there is separatism, individualism and so much more, but when we do work together, like when there is a natural disaster, people come together, they support one another, humanity comes together, but why does it usually take a natural disaster for that to occur?
If we were to truly work together we would have the most amazing workplaces in the world because when we work together in a collaborative way magic happens.
This would happen naturally if we all let go of individuality and holding on to identification in what we do, then we would see the bigger picture of any group collaborative work.
We don’t need to wait for anything to be a certain way as when you ‘see’ what is needed then the responsible approach is to lead or bring this part. It’s not for us to follow or conform but more see and feel what it is we truly wish to choose and then lead from there.
If we miss the learning with ourselves, with our close family, it is impossible to live this learning with others. No one can change the world without first facing and changing the way they live with themselves.
“Like an organisation, the only way we, as humanity, truly develop, is by working together.” And it is as one organisation. I am a part of the marketing department, and many more roles I absolutely love and blessed to be in. My boss is God and I work for the most amazing people – You.
‘My boss is God.’ Rik I love this. It completely changes everything about how I am at work, at home, and with everyone including myself.
I have worked in a large organisation for many, many years and it is so interesting to watch how people can become so resistant to change when it is first presented, slowly over time they adapt but there are some who choose to stay stuck in the past and feel they have lost something even if it is a win/win situation.
“Starting with self-responsibility allows us to understand what affects us, and what supports us in truth. It also brings awareness and consideration for how we impact others.” This is important with everything we do and is what sets us up to be able to work together for the good of the whole – in true brotherhood.
Great to re-read and reminder that real change occurs when we change ourselves rather than endeavouring to change others.
‘A life that is more interested in self-responsibility than it is about a grand vision for the future by making a difference in other peoples’ lives.’ More often or not we think about how much we can change society or even the world without looking at ourselves and the way we are behaving and interacting. Charity begins at home so to speak and by bringing more quality to the way we are this naturally rubs off on other people. By bringing more quality to everything we do we are naturally bringing more quality to the world.
This is such a great observation of humanity and how we relate to change. Within everyone of us the key to change, it is this that holds the very power that most shy away from.
How we do work together is an essential theme of any human group.
Universal Medicine has put forth a method of group work that helps not only to get things done but also to create very open and inclusive dynamics, allows (the energetically empowered) participants (through awareness) to feel free to contribute according to their feeling of truth.
It is quite unique and special.
I love this description of self-responsibility, it should be in the charter of all businesses.
I love the understanding that comes with your description of how individuals react or respond to organisational change. When applied to Humanity it supports us to drop any judgements we may hold towards another and to be able to be understanding of where they are at and what they are feeling.
The truth is change is inevitable, as no moment ever remains the same, and we are responsible for the direction in which change progresses through what we choose every day. You are so right, Joel, being aware of how we are living and of the choices we are making, embracing self-responsibility, is paramount if we are to truly work together to bring a quality of change to the world that supports us all to live harmoniously. We are one body of movement, all we do has an effect on us all, as such our true power is realised and lived when we live for the all. It is in fact only through working together that we can truly evolve, and it is only through our willingness to evolve that we as a humanity will come to live our full potential.
“In that way, ‘The Way of The Livingness’ is not a faith in what might be, but very practical and simple ‘potential’ for how our lives can be right now.”
This to me, is worth quoting. I also loved how you described Serge as a visionary, it is very fitting with how he conducts himself. Sometimes I am asked by certain people if I follow Serge and I always say no, for to me it sounds very demeaning and undiscerning. Serge is not the chosen one and if you spend anytime listening to his philosophy’s and presentation, his message is always to reawaken each person to be in their authority and live to their full potential. From what I have observed over the last 12 years, Serge actually invited people to take his position within the organisation, in fact he relishes in people stepping up to the plate, this is nothing like the completive nature displayed within most companies. So do I think he is a visionary and a leader, yes but am I a follower, well no but I am someone that will always stand by those that vocalise truth.
Self responsibility is not just about our own lives but about how the way we live that has an impact on others, therefore it is not just about self but about the all we are a part of.
It’s incredible to see that organisations mirror humanity. It’s so true that those who resist a true change make it much harder for those that commit and say yes.
Organisational change starts one person at a time.
I’ve seen where there are changes that are most needed and beneficial for all and then there are changes that are made just to change and are quite individual and more made from wanting recognition. This can be said for how we as humanity live as well. With ‘The Way of the Livingness’ never asks you to follow anything but feel from your body and go from there.
The thing is, when true self-responsibility is taken and embraced in every aspect of our lives, then there is actually zero ‘self’ in the equation – our lives become about the All, with acute awareness of the part we individually play in relationship to it.
‘Humanity as an organisation’ – I agree Joel, yes that’s we we are… an interconnected whole. Whether we ‘like it’ or not, this fact is inescapable.
And so all that you have shared here about personal responsibility comes to the absolute fore – for without it, even our one-on-one relationships cannot work in and with any respect for ourselves and each other, let alone in true harmony…
If we all started with and took the responsibility that we know we have and then deepened it with very step we take the world soon would become a very different place. It is simple to start with oneself and very very empowering as the choice then is always ours to either let ourself be dictated by the worlds demands or living according to our inner knowing and bringing this quality to everything we do.
‘Regardless of the starting positions, a person’s level of willingness to sit with discomfort appears to be the critical attribute’. We love our comfort and love to avoid discomfort and at these times the pull to make everything ‘ok’ is strong. Lost in these moments is an opportunity to expand and bring out more of who we are. When one opens to this opportunity so much changes and opens for others also. It is true that someone who is constantly open to change and trying change out in their lives can feel that this is normal. Thank you to Serge Benhayon for living the way forward and reflecting to us all how this can be.
It’s interesting to note how so many are willing to help when their is a world crisis or disaster afoot but in what energy is the help truly coming from and why is it only when crisis points hit? If we are not taking responsibility for our own heath and wellbeing and running ourselves ragged then are we truly helping others? The responsibility for change starts within the frameworks of our own companies (i.e bodies) . It is here we can begin to explore how are very own movements, play a huge part in the overall running of the largest organisation there is and that is humanity. We must start from the fine and intricate details of the organisationals motto for life and work our way up. To explore, learn and then move from a quality that shows a deep understanding for self then leads to a deeper understanding of the whole.
I think I have played all those parts you describe at the beginning about change, I also note that I have lots of crafty ways around trying to avoid responsibility even when I know what is being called for is what will support me and my family and therefore everyone in my life.
I related to being the one putting on the brakess when it comes to changes and also the one that sees what change is needed and jumps in boots and all. Many times when I’ve thought a change is going to be so hard and full-on, it actually turns out to be very simple and smooth. It depends on if I stay open to what is on offer or be quite closed and aloof.
The organisational change The Way of The Livingness will bring to us will be a change, that as you say Joel, will not be accepted by everyone in one go and will be even fought, but eventually will bring us back to that state of being and way of life that adheres and belongs to our being and may be 180 degrees opposite to what we are living now and therefore needs leaders and visionaries that show us this way back to where we belong.
For an organisation to change it does require individual self reflection and then a coming together for a unified purpose and movement towards shared values.
Organisations reflect the values held by those who own and oversee them, and so the culture that pervades throughout any workplace will also be directly reflective of those who ‘hold the power’ further up the chain.
Introducing change to a living organism such as this is always fraught, as it is when introducing it within a family unit or even just a partner. Resistance to change is very common, even for those who ultimately accept or welcome such shake ups.
A main difference between any organization and humanity is that the former chooses in one way or another who becomes and ceases to be a member. It has the power of selecting, recruiting and firing. In the case of humanity, this does not happen. You become an instant member. You cannot be fired either. This is important. While in the first case, the organization has power to steer the process of change, in the second one, change is a more open process. Leading the way, we need people who are already living the future.
It’s very true Joel, there are many varying reactions and responses to proposed change… personally I love it, I find if things don’t change regularly that I feel a stagnation and ‘sameness’ that is wearying. Change feels invigorating, enlivening and inspiring.
I agree Jenny, many get stuck and comfortable and this doesn’t offer us any inspiration or evolution.
The true purpose of an organisation is to work together for the whole of us to evolve, rather than compete, compare and try to out-do another. And the integrity of the organisation is made up of all of us as individuals and the way in which we choose to live our life in every aspect of it.
Change may be uncomfortable but in world that is going around and around if we stubbornly resist change and don’t open ourselves to it, we stay marking time in the same status quo over and over and don’t grow or develop ourselves or the world around us.
I love this blog Joel. If humanity is an organisation then there has never been an organisation that needs change as much as this one does! We cannot afford to sit on the sidelines any longer as we will only find our way out of this mess together.
Beautiful Joel. I have often been amongst the first to point out when things do not work or to criticise a company’s modus operandi. But reading this I have been confronted with the fact that I also resist change in myself, in the most profound way. Like a young child adrift at sea I stubbornly and persistently hold on to the life raft I perceive is keeping me afloat. But the truth is it’s these things I hold onto that drag me down and cause me to sink. Just allowing for the discomfort of change and letting go, that’s a great thing to hear and bring into my life.
So interesting what you share here Joel about how we are with change, I can be all of those different people you describe and different times! And the fact it all comes down to personal responsibility and what that is for us all as a whole, how that impacts the whole is actually beyond measure.
These are very valid points. As a humanity we are so resistant to change, even though we want it so very much. The fact that true change starts with ourselves is the sticking factor, and the fact that willingness is the key to change highlights how very unwilling we usually are. Getting people to make changes is like hauling a heavy giant rock out of the ground. So often we are content to moan about how things are instead of take the required steps.
I have found since accepting self-responsibility, my awareness, sensitivity and love towards myself and others have improved dramatically. Hence my relationship with people has also massively improved. I also realise when I am willing to change one aspect my life to be more loving, it naturally flows on and expands to all areas of my life.
Great to come back and reread your blog Joel; such a powerful reminder of self responsibility and the impact our attitude and behaviour have on the whole;
“A life that, through self-responsibility, builds a level of vitality that can be of true value to society; a life that understands true change begins with self; a life that reflects true organisational change, and true working together for all”
If there is no self responsibility there is no change, a simple fact that if lived could change humanity.
It feels to me that we will never see true organisational change until we stop our current siloed ways and realise God’s true organisational structure – that we are but one company, with one purpose and objective – to finally comprehend we are equal parts of a divine business plan, all equally incorporated to help bring about God’s master plan. Our place and role on the agenda is clear – to return to Love and be each other’s greatest friend. Who could ask for better company on this earth to help us return home? Thank you Joel for this awesome report.
Without our purpose in life for and about ‘the All’ we keep ourselves in the imprisonment of creation in separation to the divine (origin where we come from), hence we have only one way, we can choose to go back (which we will anyway) or delay.. it is up to us!
I have seen the huge difference between a wave created by right words, right ideals, right systems on one hand and on the other hand someone living a truly loving, inclusive, transparent life that is dedicated to the whole. Nothing inspires and initiates a loving and harmonious change greater than a true role model.
Beautifully said Golnaz, I absolutely agree. Words are empty if expressed from knowledge only and not our Livingness. If we want true change we have to first live it ourselves.
Expectations are a real killer or change, rather than accepting where we are and understanding what will support everyone in that process of change. It’s interesting to reflect on this personally as well as organisationally. I always thought I loved changed and thrived on it. Over the last 12 months I found myself in a new position at work that is quite different to any I had done before. I have been very fortunate to have a great colleague who has a vast experience in the area I work in and a great manager, both have been very supportive of me in the last 12 months. But I could see how I was struggling with the change too. I could see that I wanted to resign, pull out, go back to where I came from (even though it was clear that I needed to move on). Because I was being asked to be more, more of who I naturally am and my resistance was about fighting that and not accepting that I am so much more, so that my colleagues and clients can see the same in themselves.
I am 12 months in now and not struggling so much, still learning an enormous amount, but very much more appreciating how much I have stepped up in my work and how I have been to support that.
‘ Like an organisation, the only way we, as humanity, truly develop, is by working together.’ This is so true, when we all learn that we each have our own strengths to offer, and that no matter what part we play it is all part of the whole, we build amazing and thriving communities.
I love how looking at the larger picture and seeing how our responsibility to walk, nourish and move our bodies in connection to our souls brings a grander alignment to the whole organisation i.e the world. That is something pretty remarkable for us all to consider what part we play in the whole.
I was very good at pointing out how I thought others should change. It kept me very busy, but all the while I was ignoring the place where I could have the biggest effect. Now That I am willing to look at my own discomfort and look beneath the surface of my reactions, the changes I have made to how I live have had a huge impact on all areas of my life. Change truly does start with ourselves.
Change is still not something I am comfortable with, yet it is a guaranteed constant in all of our lives. I like this quote from your blog Joel – ‘a life that understands true change begins with self.’ I am feeling the truth of this sentence as my experience and understanding of change deepens. When I change, I have observed transformations take place around me in my relationships and the behaviours of others. We are all extremely powerful, without having to preach or be imposing, but simply by being the change we seek, and living that.
‘It also doesn’t ask me to ‘believe’ or ‘have faith’ in anything other than the evidence provided by my choices in life’. This is so well said, our movements are what bring the learning if we are willing to observe them.
The Way of The Livingness does not offer us a grand vision of the future, so much as a way of living right now, something that anyone of us can choose. It isn’t the promise of a heavenly vision, but an awareness that we can know God today, through our innermost connection. There is no charter for seeking truth, but a simple way of knowing it, for it is within us all. It is in fact a truly practical way of living from the love already innate in our hearts, rather than a hopefulness that we will get there one day.
Imagine if humanity was one giant organisation and God was the CEO, and we were all here together for the same purpose, it puts a whole new perspective on life – what if we are actually here to all work together, and not just in our little family units?
Great to re-read Joel! This is a reminder that even when something is on offer to change in our lives we sometimes need to feel a level of discomfort to achieve that growth.
“A person’s level of willingness to sit with discomfort appears to be the critical attribute” – this is a great point. I used to be such a whinger who wanted to see change, but I wanted to others/system to change, not me – but nothing changed, and I had to come back to me as the unsettlement within was not something I was prepared to live with any longer.
“It’s interesting to observe that those who have no interest in any discomfort can cause extreme discomfort in others, all so they can avoid looking at their own way of working, while others see the discomfort as a growth opportunity and find a way to develop from the process.” – Great reminder of the effect we have on everyone and the choices that we have at hand in how to approach a situation! I’m learning more to see and appreciate challenges as opportunities to evolve, to love more.
“Like an organisation, the only way we, as humanity, truly develop, is by working together.” How true, if we lived with more appreciation of what we each offer rather than compare and work against each other we would truly prosper.
“Like organisations, humanity sometimes requires a visionary – able to offer an alternative to how life might be.” I agree and the visionary can sometimes be a member of our family, a friend or colleague or someone we might never have considered as one. What is required is that we let ourselves be open to people and this is what changes things.
We can agree that things aren’t working, we will moan complain and pull them apart. But when it comes to moving forward, we still think ‘we are right’ and that our particular solution is the one that would work. What your words show us all Joel, is that as long as we stay seperate and continue to see us different intrinsicly, nothing we suggest or look to move forward with will ever work.
As is illustrated in within the student body of Universal Medicine, small things compound into big things.
“..look at humanity as an organisation, it is possible to see all of these same responses and reactions to change in organisations at play…” This gives the grander picture that each and every business represents a part or piece of humanity. Having a business that works on developing harmony and systems that initiate intrinsic responsibility from each employee, no difference in the importance of either being the CEO or the cleaner, the equalness and value of each person, playing their part in the is a great asset to the whole world.
Change is a trigger in the lives of most people. Change brings new beginnings to those that are faced with it regardless of their initial reactions to it. I have observed in myself and in others that it shows aspects of people that previously have not been seen. The most amazing and blessed gifts can come from opening to change when we are willing to step up and claim more of what is truly on offer whether it is as a group, working team, an organisation or as Humanity. As you have shared Joel – ‘Starting with self-responsibility allows us to understand what affects us, and what supports us in truth. It also brings awareness and consideration for how we impact others’.
‘ Like an organisation, the only way we, as humanity, truly develop, is by working together.’ Well said Joel, The Way of The Livingness reminds us of the power of true brotherhood and how anything is possible when we work together in harmony and love.
Thank you Joel for sharing “Like an organisation, the only way we, as humanity, truly develop, is by working together” I have avoided group work most of my life, keeping myself separate to be so called safe, since coming to understand The Way of The Livingness I am opening up an understanding of what true group work means and what it offers in evolution and reflection.
The Way of the Livingness is not only the way of our future, but in fact the way for us all to return to our original way of being, in connection to our Soul where living in Brotherhood is our foundation. It is through self-responsibility that we discover the heart of our true way of being, one that encompasses us all, is already present, available and waiting to be lived simply through the love we choose to live in our lives.
Real change can only come from the individual who chooses to change the way he or she lives and in that chooses The Way of The Livingness, a way of life in which we live future life now and with that bring that future to all of us to see and to get inspired by.
Until I started practicing The Way of The Livingness, I had little to no organisation, no commitment to life, no real regard for my fellow humans, which has developed me so I have slowly changed all this. Thank God for Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine for I am able to turn all these things around.
The Way of The Livingness is paving the way for humanity to live the future now, it provides the tools so we can understand that the true way forth is not to live in parts for the sake of self but a one life of love, integrity and purpose for the all.
“Like an organisation, the only way we, as humanity, truly develop, is by working together.” – I agree Joel, we as humanity have tried living for self or for a select group for millennia and it certainly hasn’t worked!
Just reading the words ‘Humanity Pty Ltd’ stopped me in my tracks. And, of course, this is exactly what we have allowed ourselves to become – billions of humans all beavering away in our illisionary individual ivory towers without realising that we have all fallen into a huge trap and unwittingly become part of one giant ‘loveless’ corporation.
I love the way this is expressed as all organisations are is a reflection of humanity as it is all based on relationships. Sometimes in our world we forget this and we make it about processes, procedures and protocols but the true success lies in the way we relate with each other and work together.
A true visionary that walks the change that needs to be. Serge Benhayon one incredible man.
It seems organisations are a microcosm of society in general Joel… we see what needs to change far more easily or willingly than we accept or welcome the needed change into our own lives. There is a great cartoon that captures this… the speaker asks a crowded room ‘Who needs change?”… the whole room puts a hand up. The speaker continues… “So who wants to change?”… of course not a single hand goes up.
I love how in choosing self responsibility life becomes a daily exploration of living: Our choices, movements and expressions can be all made from our commitment to responsibility and that is pretty cool.
What Serge Benhayon presents is like you say Joel, very real, practical and also very natural for us all. When it comes to true change we have to reflect on our level of lived responsibility in every aspect of our life, everything is equally important. And that is one thing Serge is teaching us and is in The Way of The Livingness.
“It’s interesting to observe that those who have no interest in any discomfort can cause extreme discomfort in others, all so they can avoid looking at their own way of working…” This is a great observation about life in general. It’s taken me some time to realise that the abuse directed at me by others is often their own stubbornness, reaction and intent to avoid discomfort and growth at all expense. I am so appreciative of the fact that I focus on myself, that I love growing and evolving, and am always open to what’s next. Yes there is discomfort in growth but what beauty lies beyond the restriction I am shedding?
For me this self responsibility to feel where I am to grow to next is such a big part of brotherhood – I do my bit to add to the whole, others may fight me but it simply exposes where they are in their relationship to brotherhood and evolution.
Melinda I feel the same, I will call them growing pains. I love what you have shared, can you please expand on what is your explanation of brotherhood.
Many people want things to change but not many are willing to make the changes. Making the changes in the way you approach life changes everything. The Way of The Livingness offers an approach to life that enables growth expansion, space and access to innate wisdom.
Wouldn’t it be amazing to be taught self responsibility in school? On one hand it seems outrageous that we don’t, but on the other, it seems outrageous that it’s something we even need to consider teaching. I know this is innate in all of us, so the question is, why are we even talking about it? How did we get so far removed from ourselves and from our individual responsibility that we now need to re-learn it all?
I love the expansion you made in your insightful observations Joel – from the different examples of how individuals respond to a call for change in business structures and organizations to likening Humanity to the ultimate organization. . . you are correct, it is all about our willingness to take responsibility. It is not rocket science to work out what this would bring to any organization – and how we could all benefit massively from this move if we could but get over our petty resistances and fear of discomfort and work toward a brotherhood that embraces growth and responsibility with joy.
Thank you Joel for another great blog, mostly humanity does not like change, instead preferring the comfort of ways that do not work rather than being accountable and responsibility. But change will happen and we can choose the easy way or the hard way when through circumstances it comes to us.
“Like an organisation, the only way we, as humanity, truly develop, is by working together.” Yet currently it feels like the world is falling apart. How far do we have to sink before we all wake up and realise that we have to work together, not separately as individuals. I used to keep bees – they are a great example of brotherhood – working for the common good of the hive.
This is great, Joel. Often we feel that change is being imposed on us but when we take responsibility for our actions and reactions, change can be less of an imposition but rather an opportunity.
This is a great analogy. When we see a problem, we want the organization/world to change, but are we prepared to change ourselves? It’s easy for us to point our finger at those who are in charge and demand a change, but we seem to often forget that we are the parts that make up the whole.
‘It also doesn’t ask me to ‘believe’ or ‘have faith’ in anything other than the evidence provided by my choices in life.’ Yes, honesty about my choices and how they play out in life is evidence I cannot refute or deny. Each honest reflection of my life reveals The Way of the Livingness. No belief or need for faith is required.
Great sharing Karin, absolute honesty is a key I feel on my path to truth. Love what you have shared about The Way of The Livingness. ‘ Each honest reflection of my life reveals The Way of the Livingness.’ Could you please give some simple examples?
The true beauty of our working way begins with our responsibility to be all of who we are and to bring that connection to all around us. From this place much change can occur and it starts with us and our choices. Thank you Joel.
Viewing humanity as a big company sure puts things into perspective, wherever we are working in groups – at home in a family, at work, with all the other road users, in the supermarket. Self responsibility and awareness brings change to our way of being – effectively trying to change the outside without it coming from the inside is an illusion.
Yes totally agree harryjwhite, this is an inside job and the more we respect, honour and live the responsibility it asks of us, the more our world will reflect the same.
I am a student of The Way of The Livingness and what you’ve shared Joel is absolutely spot on. Embracing self-responsibility and learning to live with more awareness, accepting how my choices impact on my life and on others is hugely supportive in every way. Understanding in practical terms what life is about and why our world is the way it is supports me to live more lovingly, instead of in overwhelm and stress.
“Regardless of the starting positions, a person’s level of willingness to sit with discomfort appears to be the critical attribute. ”
This sentence is standing out to me tonight, as there is a pattern that I am repeating that leaves me feeling uncomfortable, every time I repeat it. So for me to let go of it once and for all I feel the need to explore why I am willing to constantly choose the uncomfortableness, especially now when I find myself knowing the true grace of self, where there is not a skerrick of uncomfortableness.
There are so many areas of my life that need more organisational skills especially those parts where I seek comfort! The organisation I take responsibility for is me and all my amazing skills. I still work on anything that keeps me from fully committing to be Love in expression in every moment to the best of my ability.
My feeling is that ‘working together’ or true brotherhood if taught as apart of our school curriculum would go a long way to bring changes on so many levels!
It seems to me that it is through people that we learn most about life…through all the relationships that we have, we are offered many opportunities to grow and evolve. Group work is no different to a team of colleagues at work, or a family unit learning to live together in harmony. People are the answer to our personal and global growth and expansion and success, in a true sense of the word success being harmonious relationships over and above everything else.
‘A life that, through self-responsibility, builds a level of vitality that can be of true value to society;’ It seems to me that we as a humanity are becoming less and less responsible and at the same time the illness and disease rates are mounting to a ridiculous degree. I know for myself this correlation between responsibility and vitality, This responsibility is not a duty or an investment in outcomes but a true response to what is needed. In this sense it is very real and very practical and it means all of us being very humble and willing to do whatever needs to be done, not with force or to follow our own ideal or belief but with love for the whole, in this case, for Humanity.
Great observations Joel, humanity is all part and parcel of the one organisation and we each have to take responsibility for our own connection and contribution to the whole. The Way of The Livingness presents a way of living that can bring harmony to all of humanity.
It is true, we resolutely hold on to the familiar even though we know we may be stuck in ill-serving patterns, and that even may be contributing to our health conditions, so there must be a strong attraction to staying in the comfort of what we know – which hardens into us a way of being that we come to identify as us, even though this may be the opposite of who we truly are. Surely this counts as one of the greatest prisons we could ever be put into, and yet we have done this of our own volition. Learning to return to the connection to our Essence and beginning to live from that centre of truth within, we can deconstruct the fortresses, and learn to live free once more.
Wow Joel, you are certainly looking at the bigger picture. What you say makes so much sense. ‘ Like an organisation, the only way we, as humanity, truly develop, is by working together.’
Joel, I love how you describe humanity as the biggest organization of all. The more we work against each other the more the “company” suffers.
Absolutely Elizabeth, well said. Absurd when we make up the company in the first place. It is a form of sabotage which, because we are all in it together whether we like it or not is actually self sabotage.
One of our greatest weaknesses as human beings is that we do not like tension, and we avoid it like the plague. Thus why when the subject of responsibility comes up, we instead prefer to criticise and undermine rather than consider what is on offer for the true benefit of all.
I think one of the most powerful elements of The Way of The Livingness is as you said… that you aren’t asked to believe in anything other than the evidence provided by the choices you make and the way you live. We can observe the changes from this more than any other and the results speak for themselves.
“the only way we, as humanity, truly develop, is by working together.” Humanity as an organisation is dysfunctional and divisive as clearly demonstrated by all the wars, civil disturbance and aggression that are so prevalent in the world. Even within families there is little harmony. Serge Benhayon presents The Way of The Livingness as a way to take responsibility to live in harmony with ourselves and others, to offer humanity another way of being.
Great analogy, an organisation being the same as the world. That we indeed all have to work together for us to evolve and survive as a species on the planet. To work together for us to develop and grow as a team, albeit a very large one, but still as a team. Just like an organisation has to, with the people all recognising the success or failure of the organisation comes down to the people and not process.
‘ Like an organisation, the only way we, as humanity, truly develop, is by working together.’
I love what you share here Joel about the big picture. I also love the fact that it all starts with each one of us. We all count.
I have noticed a similar pattern in organisations over the years – they get very entrenched in their ways, and it can take a lot to shift them, even though everyone can recognise what needs changing – very much like humanity as a whole, as you rightly point out.
‘Starting with self-responsibility allows us to understand what affects us, and what supports us in truth’ I had not seen self-responsibility like this and yet it is absolutely true. Just making one action in self responsibility starts a process. If we stay with it it takes us out of the muddle we had thought we were in, a self created muddle that had obscured our sense of purpose.
I just love this blog Joel, bringing in a greater understanding of what true responsibility is. We have a visionary in Serge Benhayon who opens up the Way of the Livingness for us to test and see how by becoming responsible for our choices in this world organisation , we offer by way of our livingness true brotherhood.
In many organisations the “self” is lost in the processes and dynamics. For many of us this is a cop out though because it means we have lost “self” in other parts of our life as well and if this is the case we are most certainly not going to claim it at work. Serge Benhayon is indeed a visionary who presents to us what can be different in our lives when we are claiming self responsibility in everything we do. It is a privilege to belong to this world “organisation” with such an inspiring man showing us the way.
I absolutely agree with you Simon – he blows me away every time! Such wisdom and splendor in his descriptions of life, I love it.
The truth is the way we organise ourselves, down to our every movement, gesture and breath has the complete and absolute power to change the world. What would our company and work environment be like, if we ceased to be distracted by politics and back biting but made our own internal company, our body, one that’s vibrant, connected and ‘in the black’? Thank you Joel, for your eloquent words and this fitting metaphor.
Great observation Joel in understanding that our workplaces are a microcosm reflecting the macrocosm that is humanity and then bringing it back to the simplicity that if each one of us takes responsibility for our way of living there is no imposition on another and yet in doing so we will all be unified on our path to true brotherhood.
Its understandable that one look at our track record and history would make some consider that Humanity PTY would never change. It makes sense too that some respond to the corruption and deception that goes on, by burying their head in the sand. But the truth is change is not only possible, it is at hand. True integrity, love, brotherhood, and real company lives in the quality we choose in every moment. Thank you Joel for sharing this and reminding me, how when we incorporate and organise ourselves this greatly affects our outer world.
Humanity Pty Ltd, the main objective being true brotherhood
True change begins with self- I know this so well. Joel. This may mean looking at the levels of comfort we have in our work and how this negatively impacts on an organisation wanting to change. When we stay open to change and expressing truth, an organisation has the ability to move forward but unfortunately in many organisations change is imposed on others and discontent and disharmony are prevalent in this process.
The bigger responsibility is, we actually go to work to support and serve our larger community. Hence it is no wonder things get problematic when we make work about want we want without the consideration of how this will effect the quality of service we provide.
I agree! You too are a visionary Joel! Your expression is so clear, so practical and so very real and for good measure always with an entertaining twist or analogy.
So true alisonmoir. Looking at humanity as an organisation could potentially help us to be more accountable for our actions and contributions to how we live as a community.
“It is fair to say that Serge Benhayon is one such visionary: someone bold enough to present an alternative to the way life is at the moment. However, from the view of someone who has tested the practicality of that vision, it is so very, very normal.” Could not agree with you more Joel! A complete and true statement!
As you say Joel, It actually all comes down to take the responsibility for ourselves as from there we will develop ‘the Way of the Livingness’ from the inside out. It has to be lived and not to be taken as a concept from the mind as that will only bring us further away from the ‘organisational’ changes that humanity have to make in order to restore brotherhood on earth.
Yes True Gem there is a lack of responsibility in hiding behind ‘working for the boss’ rather than claiming what we have to offer and not holding back in playing our part.
Thank you Helen this is exposing. We are accountable for what we do, no matter what that is or who it is for.
So true Joel that our willingness to take responsibility for ourselves and go through the discomfort of changing what is needed for any organisation that we are involved in and for humanity as a whole is crucial. So much stress could be alleviated if we embraced self-responsibility and were honest about how we impact others when we are focussed on protecting our current level of comfort.
Yes helen, we would alleviate much of the stress that we live in our societies if we become honest on how we impact others by protecting the way we are currently living. Life is not something static but is a livingness that evolves us back to a way of living we all have lived before – “the Way of the Livingness’. Holding onto and to protect our current way of living is in fact antievolutionary and all it will bring is more illness and disease as in that we live in disharmony with the plan.
The interplay between people is indeed fascinating Joel; in organisations, big and small, and in life. As you so correctly point out the only way for humanity to evolve is for individuals to be self responsible and work together in brotherhood. Serge Benhayon has certainly given us a blueprint for this self responsibility and brotherhood to happen; very inspiring.
Thank you Joel I love the emphasis you put on self responsibility – and I too have come to see this as a vital ingredient in my life. The way you describe The Way of The Livingness, that it is not a faith but rather potential for how our lives can be right now, is so spot on and brings a simplicity to it that is very true and honest. It isn’t more complicated than that. So many ways of living can become complex and filed with rules and way of being, but none of this has ever been suggested or imposed on by The Way of The Livingness – that is so important to appreciate and understand – that this is something that has been in existence for eons and simply delivers us the choice to listen to our bodies, to live equally and to live in responsibility.
“The Way of the Livingness’ is not a faith in what might be, but very practical and simple ‘potential’ for how our lives can be right now.” Absolutely and having practiced The Way of the Livingness for my self, it sure is a great way to live, with self responsibility that provides vitality, joy, and great health, just by us taking responsibility of our selves.
Reading the blog I found that when I look at the way organisations run and the way people deal with change, I could see the correlation with how humanity functions. It’s so true that self responsibility is key for any stable foundation. In our society we seem to have generally moved right away from being accountable to self and others yet this is what makes humanity truly tick in a harmonious way. Thanks Joel – you have really hit the nail on the head in this blog.
It’s interesting to observe that the very thing that many of us avoid or are not yet ready to embrace – self responsibility – is the very thing that would benefit everyone in our society, and would bring about the greatest benefit and change without costing what humanity currently bear and try to compensate for, in our irresponsibility.
Literally in every area of life Angela! You’re spot on. The very thing we are all desperate for is the very thing we don’t want to confront.
So very true Angela. I love Joel’s comment about the evidence for self responsibility being right there in front of our eyes – we are the product of our choices. Furthermore, the collective sum of all the choices each person makes determines the quality of how humanity lives. When we look around at what is happening in the world it’s not hard to see that self responsibility is covertly treated like it’s the plague with most people claiming that they themselves are very responsible; it’s just other people who need to lift ‘their game’.
Up until now I had never really fully appreciated and accepted that peoples resistance to change (including my own) is so directly connected to and dependent on our relationship with comfort but it is so true. Brilliant blog Joel.
I agree Brendan, beautifully said. Investing in and blaming others for how your life has unfolded is like not only like wanting to get an out of jail free card to excuse you from taking responsibility for healing your own life, but also only further incarcerates you in a vicious circle of feeding those same unresolved issues all the more.
I love the way you analogise Joel, I gain a lot of understanding, you are a true storyteller.
This is an incredible blog, Joel. It brings to mind for me the importance of taking responsibility for ourselves, taking on board and trying out the teachings of Serge Benhayon, so that we may feel it for ourselves. Also the importance of making a change from the inside out, in the hope that we may light the way for others to be inspired to do the same, for themselves and ultimately humanity.
“A person’s level of willingness to sit with discomfort appears to be the critical attribute.”
Thus is so true and great to remember constantly, for every moment holds the potential for more unfolding, and hand in hand with that potential, the necessity to let go of more of that which has kept us comfortable, yet trapped.
I love the analogy between a organisation and humanity Joel. It is a great opportunity to observe humanity as one huge organisation that knows that it has to change, but in which also is kept the current situation as being as safe and comfortable place to stay and to note vote for a change. In the organisation called humanity we hold a collective belief that we do not know how we have to change and when someone like Serge Benhayon comes along with the possible answers it is only welcomed by a few, a few that are ready to step out of the comfort the organisation is holding them in. But in truth it only needs a few to stand up that do understand the need to change as they are all part of the organisation in many different places, they will start to introduce these changes from the inside out and will lead humanity out of the comfort it is so comfortable choosing to hide in.
The truth about organisational change or change in humanity is very simple, it is a return to the love that once was, and still is within. Companies who want to become true, need only connect with the essential service that they provide for people, and let that be the guiding way as to how to structure things there after. And with humanity, as Serge Benhayon presented, the only way is to reconnect with that is already inside, and unity and connection will already be at hand.
a beautiful and timely blog for me Joel. I have just started a new job that is re structuring its values bringing change and this is causing some tension within the whole industry. Albeit I feel the change is not new change , it is just new motto’s, but there is no feeling of quality between people, and no feeling of what the industry is truly about (aged care nursing). I really like reading about what you wrote at the start of the job because it brought to my attention all of the possible dynamics that can be at play when change is indeed needed or at hand.
Great analogy Joel, how you have presented this makes it so clear for one to see. If all looked on humanity as an organization that can’t function to its full potential without the all working equally on what they bring, many may take responsibility in what part they play. I loved this Joel, you are a true visionary.
I agree, simplesimon888, Joel is a true visionary who can see and present ways of being to the world in a very practical and loving way but always allows us the choice to take it on board or not. A visionary reads and understands the humanness in us all but always presents back the possibilities of where we could be if we made truly self loving choices.
I like the idea of bringing self-responsibility into the heart of organisational change. That way the die-hards, the cynics and the anxious would have the choice to take self-responsibility for their relationship with the change and begin to truly feel the impact of those choices on themselves and on others. Interesting how change management has a strong tendency to avoid the self and start with the bigger picture, the big why and how and not the’ very practical and simple ‘potential’ for how our lives can be right now.’
So true Cathy, we can change our individual lives now and we do not have to wait until the whole organisation has changed before we start to move in any direction of a change for ourselves. We already can live that change now and to bring that livingness to the organisation where it will do its work. As the organisation is looking for answers and solutions to all the problems that arise, while in general avoiding to look to the individual self, the ones that feel the urgency of the changes needed will start with changing their personal life first and will bring that into the organisation to lead them to the future by introducing the so needed organisational changes from the inside out.
Yes True Gem. The notion that we are not working for the ‘boss’, is key to understanding our individual role in the bigger picture, the organisation that is humanity. Without it, we just walk around in our individual bubbles with blinkers on.
Brilliant article Joel. ‘ It also doesn’t ask me to ‘believe’ or ‘have faith’ in anything other than the evidence provided by my choices in life.’
It’s all in this one line. Self responsibility. The more we choose it, the more functional as a society we become. It’s that simple.
I have worked in a large organisation for many years now and I totally agree with what you share here about change. Most of the people I work with resist change and complain about it, they make it very personal at first and all about them instead of opening up to the bigger picture and the opportunity it presents. Then in a few months when the dust has settled and harmony is restored it becomes their new ‘normal’. A great blog to reflect upon and be reminded of a deeper level of self-responsibility we equally have to the biggest and most amazing organisation ever – Humanity Pty Ltd.
The evidence of whether what is presented in The Way of the Livingness and Universal Medicine is true or not is most definitely revealed by the choices I have made in my life. I am a living science experiment gathering evidence for the what is and the what is not as is all of humanity.
You illustrate perfectly Joel how there is something deeply nonsensical about the way we work and relate today. Your words reaffirm for me the power we bring when we truly care for ourselves. From here flows true care for others and integrity vital to our health and working with others.
Well said Joseph.
What a great analogy of change and how people react to it. This is really evident in my place of employment. Some want to stay in the past, some don’t want to see how they are living and for others it goes against holding themselves back. They are so ingrained into their comfort that a simple act of moving a desk in the office is not welcomed as it is to challenging for them. In an ever changing environment these people really suffer as they have to fight hard to protect their hurts which is very exhausting as we have all tried it.
Oh absolutely lindellparlour, and it’s draining for all, not just for that person. Here is where a little self responsibility could do a world of good for an entire workplace. Even just one person who is so reactive to change affects the entire space because of their refusal to look at their attachment to comfort. Everything is everything, we are all contributers to everything we live.
Well said True Gem. We do all have a unique role in humanity to play. Just like in an organisation if someone isn’t doing their job to their full potential then this affects their department and others have to work harder to pick up the slack.
I agree Joel that the religion of the The Way of The Livingness, as presented by Serge Benhayon, is not an idea of what could be and might be if we had faith. But rather a practical way of living that, through self-responsibility, builds loving foundation of truth that can be lived right now in our society and is in fact already being lived by many today.
I love the fact that the Way of the Livingness is a religious way of being yet no faith is required, only a recognition of truth through evidence of the choices we make. The knock on effect of self-responsibility and awareness experienced by all those who have chosen this path does indeed make Serge Benhayon a visionary in offering an alternate way to live, that benefits all.
I like what you have said here Joel. “..the only way we, as humanity, truly develop, is by working together.” The first step in the process of change is for each of us to take responsibility for the choices we make.
Hear hear Brendan! Self-responsibility is sometimes tough, but it ‘is’ truth, and the more we take responsibility for our choices, the clearer the truth becomes, and the less need we have to blame others. Self-responsibility develops deeper self-responsibility, while irresponsibility without awareness and honesty only supports further irresponsibility.
What a great way to look at humanity Joel. We all have a capability to be a change maker, but it definitely brings with it some initial dis-comfort. But as you say when we resist and plough on in a solo way it is uncomfortable for us all in a super serious way. So why not be open to hearing what a visionary has to say? and realise we are too a visionary in our own way.
Serge Benhayon is indeed a visionary. The Way of The Livingness delivers a ‘way’ that balances the real everyday human beingness with the fact of our divinity – and there is no better example of this than Serge himself.
” ‘The Way of the Livingness’ is not a faith in what might be, but very practical and simple ‘potential’ for how our lives can be right now.” I love this statement Joel….. we can live the future right now, if we so choose…..love, harmony, brotherhood can be right here, right now, if we but open our hearts and embrace change! Thank you Serge Benhayon for presenting THE WAY.
Hear hear Barbara – this quote, along with your addition is going on the fridge tonight. Opening our hearts is the only way.
A great understanding of how true change starts with each of us embracing self responsibility, and how this can be expanded to world change, thank you Joel.
Thank you Joel for this powerful blog and I love what you wrote: “… A life that is more interested in self-responsibility than it is about a grand vision for the future by making a difference in other peoples’ lives.” That is for me so true.
Self responsibility is certainly the core ingredient; it is eye opening to witness the level of self responsibility people take; from full responsibility to totally blaming others and/or the organisation for “everything”.
As you said Joel some people really struggle to sit with discomfort or disharmony, avoiding this at any cost, whilst others cause discomfort and disharmony without taking any responsibility.
Institutional and organisational dynamics is an interesting topic however we are given great insight into dealing with and managing these dynamics by The Way of the Livingness and Serge Benhayon
Thank you Joel for raising a very interesting topic.
I love your analogy, Joel. I agree with you that self-responsibility is the core ingredients for the solid foundation for Humanity Pty Ltd. Happy staff, a happy company – it just makes sense.
“Like an organisation, the only way we, as humanity, truly develop, is by working together.” We so all know this in our hearts Joel but we somehow get caught up in this being an ideal so create things like sport and other forms of teamwork in our lives be it with family, friends and/or work colleagues to try an replicate it. Could it be possible we are missing the point, missing a massive piece of the all that works as one on a much grander scale?
Great analogy, seeing we could possibly see each country as departments not getting on.
We need a new human resource because the United Nations aren’t doing their job.
Beautifully expressed Joel, you gives us a perspective of earth as one sphere, and all of us working together. Serge Benhayon has presented a vision of our potential as a one humanity and lighted the way to make it happen. I have found that taking the practical steps works – as you say Joel, no need to believe, just try it and see.
‘self-responsibility allows us to understand what affects us, and what supports us in truth. It also brings awareness and consideration for how we impact others’ says it all. Great words Joel.
Brilliantly expressed and written Joel. I love how this flows as you present such beautiful wisdom about self-responsibility and how our awareness with this impacts on the whole of humanity. I also love how you have highlighted how our willingness to sit with our discomfort in fact offers an opportunity for growth that benefits all as opposed to the unwillingness to sit with discomfort which obstructs growth for all and actually harms, as the self is only considered. A great point to reflect on, thank you.
What a mighty organisation we as humanity would be if everybody took responsibility over their own life and deeds and had the willingness to work together as one.
What Serge Benhayon presents is a big change in the way we live and perceive life to be. And some may challenge it as you so beautifully describe, but there have to be some people that see this change in lifestyle is beneficial, as I do. Otherwise change will never take place, change is a beautiful thing when we allow it to be.
There is a real enormity to this blog. For me the analogy between an organisation and humanity as a whole is huge. From this I can feel I sectioned myself off in my own “department” instead of holding all of humanity as one and being on the same team. I love what you write about self responsibility and that the Way of the Livingness is not a faith but a very practical and simple ‘potential’ for how our lives can be right now.
I’ve been reflecting about responsibility – that it’s about accepting that absolutely everything (big, small, good, bad etc.) that happens to us is our own responsibility. Therefore there can be never any blame, because in effect, nothing ever happens to us. It’s accepting this fact that is the greatest or ultimate form of responsibility taking.
Thank you Joel for presenting to us all the organisation we are all part of, whether we like it or not and the true way forward. The Way of the Livingness is real, very practical and always for all, it asks us to go deeper and take responsibility for everything we think, say and do. It shows us the only way is to work together because we are one. And that is always about energy first.
I love how you see the bigger picture, Joel. This is already putting in practice a deeper level of responsibility. Thank you.
Great blog, great points Joel. The willingness to sit in discomfort is a topic in my thoughts lately. It has been through the presentations of Serge Benhayon that I now embrace sitting in the discomfort as the rewards of awareness and understanding that result are definitely worth it.
This is an awesome way of seeing humanity Joel, as it feels it reveals the underlying reasons why we either are open to change or not. I agree that what Serge Benhayon presents offers all of humanity an opportunity to re-examine for ourselves the way in which we are living and to consider the possibility of the role we each have in creating this reality. That is such an evolutionary way to view life as it empowers each of us and shows that we all equally have a part to play in life. How beautiful is that!
Change is difficult if it comes without the understanding of what has lead up to it, to need these changes – this is what humanity is not getting. It is seen as all to hard to make those difficult choices to bring about change. But so worth it.
I loved reading your blog Joel, you offer such wisdom and insight.
“Like an organisation, the only way we, as humanity, truly develop, is by working together”.
Simple yet profound words for us all, thank you.
Such a great blog Joel. Just how different would our world be if we all took responsibility for being part of Humanity Pty Ltd. We are born into it by default, and therefore are all equal shareholders, yet our level of contrbution is dramatically varied, stopping our organisation from being the harmonious one it could be/naturally is.
What your blog highlights to me Joel is organisations need to put people first. The visionary of our times, who presents the way forth for humanity, that is the collective human being, is Serge Benhayon. The CEO of Humanity Pty Ltd. Nothing will change without all of us being and living the essence of who we truly are, and that does come down to self responsibility and self love, which is what Serge presents to us by his own livingness which has sparked a movement you can see in the lives of many who are expressing the joy of discovering the truth by their own lived experience. The evidence lives within us and we know it!
My personal experience with what Serge Benhayon and universal Medicine present is its very down to earth, practical, simple and makes common sense.
By connecting to my body and who I am, which often brings up uncomfortable feelings as well, but is absolutely worthwhile to feel how amazing I and we truly are.
Love this blog and the clarity how you describe humanity as a huge organization, and the Way of The Livingness its method or organizational change process that doesn’t ask us to ‘believe’ or ‘have faith’ in anything other than the evidence provided by our choices in life. Beautiful, very awesome.
This is a brilliant metaphor Joel, and applicable at so many levels. In humanity and in organisations we have the high powered super achievers who get a lot done, but often at a significant price. There are the underachievers who depend on others to get them through. There are the people who have given up in resignation or cynicism and then there are the adaptable and committed ones who get on with what needs to be done to ensure the organisation/humanity thrives. Universal Medicine leads the world in this regard and they teach how it can be done with no self sacrifice or harm in the process.
‘Universal Medicine leads the world in this regard and they teach how it can be done with no self sacrifice or harm in the process.’ Yes Rachel commitment to self and doing what needs to be done does not need to come at a cost to self and thus humanity.
Great blog Joel. The world is just like one big organisation for sure… It is very clear that some embrace change and some do not. How you have explained organisational change and change in the world is spot on and the commonalities are clear between the two.
With self-responsibility at its very foundation it is no wonder the very idea of The Way of the Livingness could ruffle a few feathers. I know for me, taking responsibility for the choices I make has always been the bottom line to anything I faced in life. Through observing the living example of this in Serge Benhayon, it has allowed me to recognise the changes I have felt necessary to make in my own life, for the development of it, which in turn effects all those around me.
Joel you wise man. ” Starting with self-responsibility allows us to understand what affects us, and what supports us in truth. It also brings awareness and consideration for how we impact others.” Love your wisdom.
I agree Brendan. Blaming others is really about giving other people power over us in life. The only way to be empowered to deal with our issues is to accept responsibility.
Being a newly-wed of just 5 days I can happily report that the foundation of my new marriage is this ‘self-responsibility’. The quality of the relationship is so different to those I have experienced before. It is truly a joy. I agree with you Joel – through living responsible lives we bring much of true value to humanity.
“Starting with self-responsibility allows us to understand what affects us, and what supports us…. It also brings awareness and consideration for how we impact others.”
I love how the big picture is connected to our everyday actions and choices…we’re always making a difference, just up to us in what way we make that difference, from self-care and so, care for all…or not.
I absolutely love this little snippet about the way of the livingness that has been written “It also doesn’t ask me to ‘believe’ or ‘have faith’ in anything other than the evidence provided by my choices in life”. If this wasn’t the case I would have ran for the hills
What you have presented here Joel is amazing. What I love about The Way of the Livingness is that it is not something I follow the rules of or have faith in, it is a Way of Living everyday. This makes it very practical and not something that you can follow as you can only Live its way.
Serge Benhayon is a visionary for our times and what he presents on self responsibility has the potential to change the organizations we work in and indeed the world-if we choose to listen!
Yes it’s fair to say Serge Benhayon is one such Visionary. A visionary I’m dedicated to follow to allow great change.
Another great blog Joel. My body really felt how we as humans, are one organisation. All the symptoms you described in other organisations are exactly the same as the human race when it comes to change, as you pointed out. I really enjoy your observation; it has given me a different way to view change and how humans choose to react to it.
Re-reading this top blog this sticks out “It is fair to say that Serge Benhayon is one such visionary: someone bold enough to present an alternative to the way life is at the moment.”
Serge Benhayon is a role model for humanity and so is his family and his organisation.
This in itself speaks volumes as rarely do we see this type of consistency across the board. Some people excel at work life but home life sucks. You get what I am saying?
ADD to this that he has been living publicly for 15 years and that to me is proof that this man is the real deal. He is totally transparent and never hides anything. That is fresh air for me in my world where most live dis-honestly in some areas of their life.
“The Way of the Livingness” unites us and brings us together in Equalness.
It has ended my search for Truth. I know what Truth is because I know what God is.
Thank you Joel Levin. Thank You Universal Medicine.
You make a great point here Bina, that Serge Benhayon his family, his organisations, his relationships with everyone he meets is absolutely of the highest quality. There are no differences in the way in which he treats any area of his life and therefore every avenue of his life is consistently amazing. As you say this is not what we know to be true to other organisations and people, so often a compromise is made whereas with Serge, there is no compromise, only commitment in full everywhere.
It is the absolute consistency that stands out for me Bina. What I also love and appreciate is the fact that Serge Benhayon says it like it is…always. He does not “piss in anyone’s pocket” with false compliments or feel good sentiments that give a momentary relief but wreck your confidence when they turn out to be a lie. If there is something we need to hear, he says it…the way it is.
I love that. It rebuilds trust in a world full of smoke and mirrors.
“The Way of the Livingness’ is not a faith in what might be, but very practical and simple ‘potential’ for how our lives can be right now.” Wow I love what you have written, it’s such an awesome reflection on organizational change and its simplicity stands out. So great as there is the common belief that change is complicated and needs lots of effort. This should be a must read for everyone starting organizational change processes because what most of them do not consider is the simple fact of that self responsibility is the key. Great sharing!
I agree self responsibility is the key and have found it the catalyst for amazing changes in my life, and those around me, and yet I still find there are times that I resist or try to ignore the responsibility. These are the times I have to be willing to see the comfort I may be in and be willing to let that go.
Your blog reminds me that organisations are simply a collective of people and of course there would be no difference between Humanity Pty Ltd and any other organisation when it comes to change. You show us the way and what is possible Joel “….A life that, through self-responsibility, builds a level of vitality that can be of true value to society”. That is the life I want to live.
I agree, if we have always blamed someone else, or something, for our issues then “Self-responsibility is a tough one”. It certainly stops the blame game in its tracks, but as this is so ingrained in many of us it can take time, and a huge amount of introspection and honesty, to get to a point of acceptance that we have created our own ills. Once we have begun to commit to be self responsible it is amazing the changes that naturally unfold in us, and around us
Blaming others is also similar to being focused on other people’s issues and trying to save, promote or develop them – particularly from a work, career, management perspective, and using this as an excuse to avoid looking at our own – that often are being reflected by the person we’re ‘career managing’. If we are not looking at our own issues, and getting submerged in others, then this is equally not taking self-responsibility.
Humanity could be the biggest ‘organisation’ on earth and made up of many small ones like our families and what I have experienced over and over again as Joel wrote is that only, true way to develop, is by working together.
Another pearl of yours JL! Have you considered your very own site to share with humanity? This is brilliant and so bridging. I love your writing and how you have nailed that the only true way forward is working together – putting the self interest aside (which ends in despair) and working for the ALL.
I agree. This man is the teller of parables of our age, and I am waiting for the book…
Absolutely agree with everything you wrote Bernadette: I simply love every blog of Joel and look forward to more! Yes, the only true way forward is in working together, to clear, to let go of our comforts and make sure every choice we make includes everybody.
Just feeling those words Monkia, ‘including everybody’ tells my body the truth that we are indeed all one and until we begin to reconnect to this truth we will remain in our own silos, missing out on what on the oneness we ALL seek. Oneness is not just for my family, or may tribe or my religion or friends – we all want to connect with each other, no matter how much we deny this.
In all my experience of organisational change, every single time, change has been about finding solutions which become very short lived. The Way of the Livingness is about true change, without offering any solutions. It’s about looking at how we live and bringing it back to the simplicity of people, putting the actually quality of being first and connecting to that, and then allowing the expansion to occur from that point. It puts a stop to all this unnecessary motion where we think change is the solution, so the knee jerk reaction is, we must change before we have actually stopped and felt, truly felt in our bodies, the absolute discomfort of the mess we continue to create. It’s no wonder people have varying responses to change when it is put upon them, for in most cases their actual state of being and their essence has not been taken into consideration. It is becoming ridiculous how many times things change in my workplace and all the while the anxiety, stress, workplace injury, depression and absenteeism escalates.
Joel I loved how you discussed the willingness to sit with discomfort. This plays a huge part in any change, whether it is personal or as a humanity.
So true Vicky it is this discomfort and tension that we avoid at all costs. It seems that humanity is willing to cause much harm to ourselves and each other rather than deeply feel where we are at.m
I love this way of looking at humanity, there are so many different departments who want to have a say in how we should live. But the Way of the Livingness presents only the possibility that life can be lived differently, and that it is not about the individuals but that we all are from the same source.
Beautifully said Benkt! It’s such a different way of living life when we make life about the all, and not just self, although making it about the all must first come from a connection with self, which then enables a connection to all.
I feel that it is the “fear of unknown” causes people to hesitate or refuse the changes. Many years ago, I have read an article in the paper about the reason why McDonald’s were so successful worldwide. It said that there are a few factors, such as you get your food fast, etc, but above all, people know what they are getting (for money). So there is no risk to take and that gives an enormous comfort and security to people. I guess that we could apply this to Humanity Pty Ltd? This is a great article Joel, thank you very much for writing this and I enjoyed reading it very much.
That’s a great insight Ryoko… Most of us return to the familiar because it seems safe and non-threatening even if the familiar is in truth hurting us, and another way, not so familiar at first, will bring us amazing expansion. Crazy… But that’s what often happens.
Thank you Katerina, it is time to look at what abuse I am accepting in my life because it is familiar.
Ryoko what you have written here is spot on – and how crazy that we knowingly choose something that is not good for us because it is known rather than try something new.
The McDonalds example is a great one and I think thiscan be applied to many areas of our lives.
The Way of the Livingness is true change for humanity. In my Nursing career I have worked in different areas and thoroughly welcomed these changes but it is a different story when I realised I needed to make changes to the way I was living which was not serving me or anyone else. The uncomfortableness that I have felt at times making these changes was due to me not wanting to take responsibility for how I was. Sometimes it is difficulty as the ouch is so big!
I agree annebroadbent58. The more aware I become of my responsibility, it gets easier to make the changes because these choices aren’t being made just for me. If I eat this potato chip will it allow me to have the inner-space to connect to my soul and express love and truth and thus serve humanity? Hmmm….
I love the analogy of Humanity Pty Ltd Joel. The call for change is evident. The way we have been living is not working …. Well, maybe a part of it but what about the whole of ones life and it’s many roles and responsibilities? Serge has indeed offered us insights into what is before us and lies within the inner heart but he is simply the messenger and it really is up to us to find the way for ourselves.
Joel love the analogy and in particular, ‘The Way of the Livingness’ is not a faith in what might be, but very practical and simple ‘potential’ for how our lives can be right now. Through self-responsibility we can change ‘humanity’, as how we each are affects everyone.
I really like your ending Joel – “Starting with self-responsibility allows us to understand what affects us, and what supports us in truth. It also brings awareness and consideration for how we impact others.” Starting with self in truth very quickly becomes about all of us together.
“The Way of the Livingness is not a faith in what might be, but very practical and simple ‘potential’ for how our lives can be right now.”
Yes, it’s the potential that we all can tap into by taking responsibility of the way we live and working together with others.
I like the analogy Joel. I can relate to the various responses to organisational change having gone through 2 major ones in the last few years. However “The Way of the Livingness” is not imposed on you. You simply put it in practice, experience it for yourself and adopt its wisdom wholeheartedly.
It’s all about self-responsibility first isn’t it. Before we can begin to see a change in the way humanity is we have to change what isn’t truly working and that will bring harmony into our own lives.
If we as humanity start to appreciate the power of self-appreciation and self-responsibility in a much deeper way, so many hurdles wouldn’t be there anymore and we would be embracing change without all the fears that come with it.
great analogy Joel and so true, to me The Way of the Livingness offers a way of being that brings forth true and lasting change that, even though it is about self responsibility, evolves all of humanity.
A great article Joel , with self responsibly and working together we can make difference.
Thank you Joel. As I read this I am pondering on what my role is in this massive organisation called humanity. I am not sure at present, however, if I take responsibility for my choices and how they affect me and others within this organisation then my role will become clear.
We can all duck and weave from change – the key is that choosing of self-responsibility – the catalyst to all change happens when we decide and choose that we deserve and are worth the change.
“some try to ignore the need for change altogether (comfortable that ‘they are doing okay’”. Ouch!
Thanks for sharing. Yes, true change begins with self.
Thank you Esther and Joel, the true ‘potential’ of humanity is in religion, in its true meaning. Religion = “re-connect to our inner essence” as presented by Serge Benhayon.
Absolutely love this piece Joel, and the symbolism you use of humanity and organisations makes the inevitable change we face and experience very real and relatable. Your words here to describe The Way of The Livingness, …. “A life that, through self-responsibility, builds a level of vitality that can be of true value to society; a life that understands true change begins with self; a life that reflects true organisational change, and true working together for all…” feels to me that living like this is THE necessary change-agent for mankind’s shift in its organisational development and design through its people/human beings.
Serge Benhayon is a visionary who is willing to present the truth with an unwavering love that ensures that no one will be left behind.
“Some get on board quickly and ‘sign up’, so to speak; some get on board and then drop off; some only become interested in organisational change when enough other people are involved; some fight tooth and nail for what they feel they will lose; some try to ignore the need for change altogether (comfortable that ‘they are doing okay’ and/or ‘it doesn’t apply to them’).” Such a perfect break down of our behaviour towards change. In the past I was very much about sitting back and taking the least amount of responsibility I could in any situation. Now I know (thanks to Universal Medicine) that does nothing for humanity’s development and I have learned it starts with self responsibility. I also know sitting back and waiting for others to make changes is not the answer either. Best of all I know it feels amazing to take responsibility and be a part of the change, sitting on the side lines left me frustrated and in despair with humanity.
Comparing humanity to a multi-national organisation makes it very clear that the only way forward is for all to start working together. Universal Medicine is a great role model for this one-unifying way, no politics, gossip, bickering or back stabbing anywhere in sight.
Love this Kathie, well worth looking at the animal kingdom to see how they interrelate, work together and just get on with being and doing what they are here to be and do. We could learn much. A beautiful example for me was once watching a large number of ants working together to move a thin but quite substantial sliver of cheese across the kitchen floor to then, when they reached the wall, lift it up onto its side, to vertical from horizontal in order to slide it through a very thin crack in the wall. This they accomplished with such ease, each moving as one, knowing what they had to do and just doing it. I was astonished and delighted. Humanity could easily work together in this way if the choice was made to do so, as the ants showed.
Wow awesome blog Joel! I loved reading about the different ways people respond to change. We recently had some big changes at the organisation I work for and although sometimes I have thoughts like “I hope I don’t have to completely re-learn again” most of me goes “Cool, what’s next? If this is what it is then i’ll work with it instead of fighting it.” The latter is much more embracing of the change that we have no control over.
‘The Way of the Livingness’ is not a faith in what might be, but very practical and simple ‘potential’ for how our lives can be right now. I could not agree more Joel, it empowers me to live with self responsibility in this seemingly crazy organisation.
Great article, Joel. I like how you see humanity as a big organisation. I can also see us as human beings as small organisations. I can see how in different times we are going though organisational changes as humans and as kind and how different we react to those changes. The Way of Livingness so far is the only true way of moving forward for us.
Esther that’s so true. ‘The Way of the Livingness’ is there for me in an instant and in that instant I have evidence that shows me living in this way brings harmony and truth, understanding and purpose. It’s not airy fairy what might be in the future, but just what is. Although I’ve not lived the way consistently yet, I know that if I were to, I would feel even more vital and alive. The beauty is I can choose this way of living at any time and at all times – there is nothing that can get in my way if I so choose it.
Hi Joel thanks for sharing your article, life is always evolving and adapting to align with its environment or what is offered , if what is offered is expansive and is one of unity and equality never at the expense of another then we are evolving back to a brotherhood and the love we all yearn for.
Awesome blog Joel. Responsibility for all.
Joel as I go through organisational change at work this blog is a great reflection about what is really going on, its also great to see all the things that play out in a small team also playing out globally. The simplicity and normality of the way Serge Benhayon lives is a future that is very welcome one – real and practical.
I agree Joel, there are many levels of organisation – in the family of one or more, friendship groups, work places of varying size, communities, hobby groups etc etc. The principal is the same. If I take responsibility for self in my way of being in the world and all others did too, how amazing our greatest organisation ‘Humanity’ would be. There is so much to be gained in the realisation that ‘Regardless of the starting positions, a person’s level of willingness to sit with discomfort appears to be the critical attribute’. Thanks to Universal Medicine, I am starting to look more deeply at my own discomfort, and that is not ‘without discomfort’, but is so healing and freeing.
Thank you Joel. I am realising that I am not allowing myself to go to deeper levels of stillness within me, I could be far more willing to go to deeper levels of discomfort if this were the case. If I let my stillness deepen so much more in ordinary times then I am more prepared for the extraordinary, so to speak.
Joel you have done it again. Yes the world needs visionaries;
‘Like organisations, humanity sometimes requires a visionary – able to offer an alternative to how life might be.’ Serge Benhayon is one of these people and with his grace and great wisdom he shows us, that through everyday living, that there is, indeed another way.
I love the analogy, of Earth being a huge organization.
Dear Joel,
“Starting with self-responsibility allows us to understand what affects us, and what supports us in truth. It also brings awareness and consideration for how we impact others”.
This sentence is having a great impact on me. My experience of late has shown to me that it is only when I am fully loving myself, that I can take full responsibility for my choices. The moment that I drop from being my love immediately I get a barrage of thoughts that offer me anything but self responsibility. I am so super grateful that I can now discern the difference and with honour, choose to love myself again. I am also finding that through my love of self that I feel the same love for others, something that is so beautiful, to hold myself with such love and to express this love in the company of others is something that I aspire to do in every moment.
A beautiful insight Joel into the Human Organization PTY LTD and the contribution that is required from each individual for there to be a harmonious humanity.
Serge Benhayon is indeed a true visionary and his expansion of what self-responsibility truly is will change the way humanity lives (eventually). I’ve been doing a fair bit of reading on self-responsibility as it relates to health and have been somewhat taken aback as I discovered it has critics and is hotly debated in the literature as to whether it’s a positive or negative thing!!!! This highlights to me how something so simple can be turned into something so complicated when discomfort kicks in. Why are we so reluctant to take responsibility for our choices, actions, our lives???
Thank you for such a revealing blog Joel. It’s an interesting concept of humanity being an organisation and living within those guidelines. We would be so connected to the whole working this way rather than to be all about self. As you said we sometimes need a visionary such as Serge to inspire us to become all we can be as humanity by working together and growing at our own pace and taking responsibility for self.
Absolutely Roslyn, your have summarised this beautifully.
I agree totally Roslyn with what you share and taking full responsibility for ourselves and all that we do… it naturally incorporates everyone in the world. The bigger picture that we so easily forget about when ‘caught up’ on life!
“A persons level of willingness to sit with discomfort” Thank you Joel. I have noticed that in some areas of my life this is easier than others – something on which to ponder.
So true, Serge Benhayon is indeed a visionary, seeing and feeling what is needed for true loving change and presenting that to humanity. I love this line – “Like an organisation, the only way we, as humanity, truly develop, is by working together.”