As an 80-year-old who grew up in the 1940s and 1950s, as the middle daughter in a middle-class, ‘father knows best’ family, I have always felt myself as being in the “Mighty Middle” and so I feel that diversity is a strength not a weakness and what works for some doesn’t work for all. That said, what I feel has been and continues to be the main reason for so much polarization in our country is the imbalance between the male and female energies. I see the male energies as “intellect” or “can we do it?” I see female energies as “intelligence” or “should we do it?” Intellect is from the head. Intelligence is from the heart, and we need both. The male energies have dominated and that must change or we are headed for more trouble than we have currently. We have lived in an either/or world for too long and we’re in the middle of shifting to a both/and world which is where we must be if we are to survive as a nation and a world. So this must continue. My life is coming to an end, but I have great hope for the future, and young people like Kate Mangino and others who are forging the way forward have my support and appreciation. But I am equally as inspired by those who came before us such as Joseph Chilton Pearce (and so many others) who studied the evolution of the human brain and the difference between intellect and intelligence that I have found in my own marriage to be a winning combination when both partners are aware of the differences that make the relationship better, stronger and more fun. The secret is communication! What you can’t express you can’t heal.
As an 80-year-old who grew up in the 1940s and 1950s, as the middle daughter in a middle-class, ‘father knows best’ family, I have always felt myself as being in the “Mighty Middle” and so I feel that diversity is a strength not a weakness and what works for some doesn’t work for all. That said, what I feel has been and continues to be the main reason for so much polarization in our country is the imbalance between the male and female energies. I see the male energies as “intellect” or “can we do it?” I see female energies as “intelligence” or “should we do it?” Intellect is from the head. Intelligence is from the heart, and we need both. The male energies have dominated and that must change or we are headed for more trouble than we have currently. We have lived in an either/or world for too long and we’re in the middle of shifting to a both/and world which is where we must be if we are to survive as a nation and a world. So this must continue. My life is coming to an end, but I have great hope for the future, and young people like Kate Mangino and others who are forging the way forward have my support and appreciation. But I am equally as inspired by those who came before us such as Joseph Chilton Pearce (and so many others) who studied the evolution of the human brain and the difference between intellect and intelligence that I have found in my own marriage to be a winning combination when both partners are aware of the differences that make the relationship better, stronger and more fun. The secret is communication! What you can’t express you can’t heal.
Oooh, such great comments & questions from you here! You're really making me thing about some things.
Love that you pointed this out as well: "When we collectively push men into the breadwinner space, we rob them of home space experiences."