Leslie--
Leslie Lax wrote:
> If empowerment occurs through both growing together, I
> believe we have true empowerment. Empowerment is something that others
> (and oneself) take up for themselves.
I think you are bending the word "empowerment" to mean something that it
doesn't. Growing together is something we do cooperatively. Neither one
of us gave power to the other, but we shared power. Sharing power is
something one can do without losing or gaining. It does take two words
instead of one--but it seems more descriptive of the sentiment you are
describing. Empowering still means "giving power," regardless of what we
would like it to mean.
walk in peace,
Doc
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