At the personal or internal layer, abstraction helps us connect ideas together into more and more abstract categories. Abstraction can also allow us to focus on some elements to highlight while diminishing others. And, as said above, we must bring our awareness to what is being diminished and how we make those choices. Shadows abound!
For us, abstraction somehow feels like it might dance with embodiment to open the way for thrivability.
What does abstraction mean to you and how would you relate it to thrivability?