{"id":3031,"date":"2016-10-08T18:10:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-08T18:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davesali.wordpress.com\/?p=3031"},"modified":"2016-10-08T18:10:00","modified_gmt":"2016-10-08T18:10:00","slug":"2-kinds-of-tension-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savedali.com\/index.php\/2016\/10\/08\/2-kinds-of-tension-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"2 kinds of tension problems\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u200bBut the land could not support both Abram and Lot with all their flocks and herds living so close together. – Gen 13:6<\/span><\/p>\n

Too much tension or not nearly enough tension.<\/span><\/p>\n

Those are the two types of tension “problems”.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you’re negotiating a peace treaty between two volatile parties, you’re probably facing the “too much” problem.<\/span><\/p>\n

And if you’re singing a song, telling a story or giving a speech…it’s likely you’re dancing at the edge of being brave enough to dare to put <\/span>more cowbell<\/a>, <\/span>more tension in the work you’re creating.<\/a><\/p>\n

The solution to both problems is one word:<\/span><\/p>\n

Space.<\/span><\/p>\n

Juxtapose two different ideas or concepts or people with just a hair’s breadth between them, and voila, instant tension.<\/span><\/p>\n

Take a breath, step back, sleep on the decision, and allow room for a different perspective…and suddenly the tension is resolved.<\/span><\/p>\n

When it comes to tension, check how you’re using the space.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u200bBut the land could not support both Abram and Lot with all their flocks and herds living so close together. – Gen 13:6 Too much tension or not nearly enough tension. Those are the two types of tension “problems”. If you’re negotiating a peace treaty between two volatile parties, you’re probably facing the “too much” … <\/p>\n

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