Keep Your Love On: ConnectionChikamu

Instinctive fear-based reactions, which generally fall into the categories of "fight, flight, or freeze," do not bring out the best in human beings. On a social level, oppression, injustice, racism, war, and most other human problems can be traced back to the instinctive fear of people who are different. On a personal level, fear-based reactions cause most misunderstandings and hurt relationships.

• When you get around someone who doesn't support your worldview, does it trigger your defenses? If so, what could it look like to respond with love in these situations?
• Through the way you communicate--through gestures, tone, and the look in your eyes--do you give others permission to be different from you?