Thursday, October 28, 2010

Generally

One way to think of your enneagram style is as an excessive generalization. When we are young, we have to generalize. "NEVER" cross the street without looking. If you do, you will die.
But we absolutize other generalizations. Dogs bite. I have to be good. I am weak/strong/pretty/shy/or just different.
Some of these generalizations cluster into an Enneagram style.
So take your favorite Enneagram conviction and see if you can specify what is true and what is doubtful about your style. For the next few days, I'll parse some generalizations.
Let's start with Ones. You know you have to be a good boy/girl. And you know the rules for being good are within you. Can you make a distinction between one rule that you have that is absolute (Never vote for a Tea Party Candidate) and one that is relative (sometimes it is OK to leave work an hour early and go have a drink with a friend). Not very often, of course, but maybe sometimes.

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