From The Daily Dialogue
From The Daily Dialogue
Broadcast of 5/28/98
Subject: [DailyDialogue #147] Groups vs. Individuals
"A biological tribe's duties include acceptance of all new members and educating them in the skills of survival, according to the tribe's standards and laws. Tribal control of life in the external world for physical and financial survival is necessary. Lessons about responsibility are an essential part of preparing to live a successful adult life. Yet we need to learn to distinguish the good parts from the bad in our Tribal heritage. The process of spiritual development challenges us to retain the Tribal influences that are positive and to discard those that are not.
Tribal power cultivates loyalty, ethics and a code of honor, and we see the danger to our society when those are lacking; so many children today are completely dysfunctional because their family has no ethical strength and no honor...The danger in Tribal loyalty, of course, it that it has to be attached to the Tribe at all times; loyalty to oneself is a very low priority on the Tribal list."
- Caroline Myss
The dictionary defines tribe as including: 1) a unit of social organization consisting of a number of families, clans, or other groups who share a common ancestry, culture and leadership; and 2) a group of people sharing an occupation, interest or habit; and 3) a large family. I have joined a new tribe as a part of my career change. I am being educated in how to survive in the world of managed care. I appreciate the code of ethics that my tribe supports. I am not very fond of the paper work required in this tribe. However, if I want to maintain my membership, I will be become a master at fulfilling quality assurance expectations.
We use the same language when we dialogue in this tribe. This tends to bond us together. We review each other's files and support each other in learning the rules. I felt guided to join this tribe, so I am going to focus on being the best tribe member I can be while maintaining my individual identity.
Experiment: Dialogue about a tribe to which you belong. Talk about the pros and cons of group and individual identity with this tribe.
Affirmation: I value my friends, family, co-workers and myself.
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