Comments on: A Selfish Reason to Care About Diversity

By: Alora

Alora — Sat, 03 Sep 2016 01:32:24 +0000

Definitely not just a tourist thing. 🙂

By: Z Egloff

Z Egloff — Fri, 02 Sep 2016 21:49:17 +0000

In reply to Alora.

Hi Alora, Great to hear from you! That’s awesome to hear that you had the same feeling – that it’s not just a tourist thing. 🙂 XOZ

By: Alora

Alora — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 20:43:01 +0000

“Because if there’s room for all these different kinds of people, there must be room for me.”

Wow. I never thought about it that way before. I lived on Venice Beach for years and I loved it. I felt totally relaxed and comfortable being, well, me!

What a great way to think about radical diversity. And by radical I mean thorough. Everyone was welcome on Venice Beach. Everyone. :happy sigh:

By: Z Egloff

Z Egloff — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 21:27:56 +0000

In reply to River. Hi River! I think of satisfaction as being fulfillment of a certain need. (Thus the sense of it being "selfish.") This is contrasted with happiness, which is not necessarily predicated on fulfilling a certain need. You can be happy just because. Of course, you can also be satisfied just because, but it tends to have more of a causal relationship with a certain state/thing. :)

By: Z Egloff

Z Egloff — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 21:16:47 +0000

In reply to Sam. Thank you, Sam! And thanks for pointing out the power of being in the now when it comes to allowing others to be themselves. This is a great observation. :)

By: River

River — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 22:41:32 +0000

Hi Z,
Thanks for the room to grow! I am curious about what your take on satisfaction is. I think alot of us (strike through – Me) get confused between satisfaction and happiness. Would you care to illumine me (strike through)?
Much Love,
River

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 19 Aug 2016 12:37:40 +0000

Thank you Z, this was a great article! I also love to be in spaces where I feel that diversity is embraced, and because I believe that “change begins with me”, I am trying to always be “in the moment” so that I will recognize when I may not be allowing others to comfortably be themselves. This is what I would want for myself and figure that others would appreciate it also. Thanks again, Sam

By: Z Egloff

Z Egloff — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 18:35:48 +0000

In reply to Karen Money Williams. Hi Karen! I love all the great stuff Abe says about diversity. One of my favorite analogies of theirs is the buffet table, with the wonderful displays of choices and combos of food. And how we get to pick from all that variety. And that we can take what we like and leave the rest. What freedom! Glad you like the drawings - still having fun with them! XOZ

By: Z Egloff

Z Egloff — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 18:33:54 +0000

In reply to DeLaine. I know, right?! Free to be you and me. And the ocean really does add to that sense of expansiveness. Yeah! :)

By: Karen Money Williams

Karen Money Williams — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 16:45:39 +0000

I love how Abraham-Hicks says that the very essence of this planet is diversity because it’s designed to stimulate our fresh, new desires. They say that desires are the very essence of life, pulling life force to us. Even to have no desire is a desire. 🙂 And wide diversity of people, places, and things is essential to giving rise to those desires. Without diversity, there would only be endedness — and who the heck wants that?

Nice post. Love the droll drawings, as always!