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    A Guide for Compassion in Political Power
    A Guide for Compassion in Political Power
    A Guide for Compassion in Political Power
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    A Guide for Compassion in Political Power

    By Sylvia Weber

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    Are we involved in politics from the moment of conception? Is there such a thing as family politics, politics in friendships and at the workplace? Is politics more global than government? Sylvia Weber, MSN, CNS, the author of A Guide for Compassion in Political Power believes that the answer to these questions is YES! Sylvia discusses the role of power and controlis it for us , for power over others, or to use and share for the good of the many? Do we live our lives consciously in the moment, aware of the impact we have for today and the future? Have we integrated our spirituality into how we live our lives? What is compassion and its role in our interactions with others and the world around us? How do the concepts of power, control, consciousness, spirituality, and compassion relate to all political arenas? Sylvia answers these questions, as well as sharing strategies for being more comfortable with ourselves and how to bring compassion into all the political arenas were involved in. Even though A Guide for Compassion in Political Power is applicable in all of life, almost all of the examples are related to government politics.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBalboa Press
    Release dateJun 20, 2012
    ISBN9781452553375
    A Guide for Compassion in Political Power
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    Sylvia Weber

    SYLVIA WEBER is a clinical nurse specialist at the Miriam Hospital Department of Psychiatry, the government relations consultant for the Rhode Island State Nurses Association, and is on the American Nurses Association-Political Action Committee board of trustees. Sylvia, her daughters Ilene and Susan, and their families live in Rhode Island.

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      A Guide for Compassion in Political Power - Sylvia Weber

      Copyright © 2012 Sylvia Weber

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

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      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      The author of this book does not dispense medical advice or prescribe the use of any technique as a form of treatment for physical, emotional, or medical problems without the advice of a physician, either directly or indirectly. The intent of the author is only to offer information of a general nature to help you in your quest for emotional and spiritual well-being. In the event you use any of the information in this book for yourself, which is your constitutional right, the author and the publisher assume no responsibility for your actions.

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      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      ISBN: 978-1-4525-5337-5 (e)

      ISBN: 978-1-4525-5338-2 (sc)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2012910346

      Balboa Press rev. date: 6/18/2012

      Keynote

      This compelling guide to the political realities of life discusses power, control, consciousness, spirituality, and strategies to bring compassion into political power.

      This guide is dedicated to all

      who share my heart space

      Contents

      Foreword

      Preface

      Acknowledgements

      COMPASSION

      Power And Control

      Compassion:

      Consciousness

      Spiritual Dimension

      PUTTING IT TOGETHER

      What We Bring To The Table

      Additional Strategies

      SUMMARY

      Bibliography

      Foreword

      For many years I have been encouraged by colleagues, family, friends and mentors to write and bring into the world what I teach and what I live. I agreed. For more than fifteen years I have taken courses, taken notes, written and struggled. In July 2008 I spoke with a dear friend, Sherry Carter, about my struggles. She suggested, Let it go. When it’s time Spirit will give you a sign you won’t miss. Two weeks later I was at Pumpkin Hollow Retreat Center at the Therapeutic Touch (TT) Advanced Healers Invitational. Dolores Krieger, PhD, RN, co-founder of TT, gave a series of lectures, one being on compassion. During the talk we started talking about where we bring compassion into our work and lives. When I mentioned the political arena, Dee said, Sylvia’s writing a book called, and mentioned the title. There it was and it took me by such surprise I couldn’t remember the title. When I caught my breath and asked her what was the title of the book I’m writing, she said she didn’t remember, it just flowed through her. Holly Majors, MSN, NP, a nurse and TT colleague, then said, I was so impressed I wrote it down, The Compassion of Political Power. After the class, another nurse, TT colleague and a good friend, Denise Coppa, PhD, NP, showed me a note she wrote to me before Dee mentioned the book, Sylvia, your book is about compassion and politics and here are some books you need to read. And so this guide was born.

      There are many life experiences that have led me to this point and I would like to share a few that had great significance. I have always been involved in political activities and one of the strongest tests to my commitment to live a life of compassion came when I ran for the state senate in 1990, 1992 and 2006. In 1990 there were 2 of us who were running for a seat that the incumbent had held for many years. To maximize our chances of unseating him we decided to

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