tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7238694332885346847.post8151462233743168585..comments2023-09-20T05:54:11.381-07:00Comments on Cagle Journey: Relinquishing PowerCobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02184525834288975548noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7238694332885346847.post-43408640978710916252011-09-29T11:58:20.623-07:002011-09-29T11:58:20.623-07:00Adrian, well said my friend. I love the way you a...Adrian, well said my friend. I love the way you are thinking! So what does this look like on an individual level? What doest this look like on a community level?Cobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02184525834288975548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7238694332885346847.post-87768597019185188912011-09-28T06:51:26.848-07:002011-09-28T06:51:26.848-07:00Coby, I just happened upon this post yesterday. Ve...Coby, I just happened upon this post yesterday. Very interesting. As you/the author points out, power is so paradoxical because it's almost impossible to elevate another group to the same "power status" as the dominant group. Power is relative, so what really is happening is that the dominant group is losing its power (voluntarily or involuntarily) so that the playing field levels or shifts.<br /><br />We give others power by relinquishing our own.Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10279649041880619056noreply@blogger.com