creating change without shouting
Not to turn away,or yield to hopelessness,foregoing the utterance thatit’s impossible. Instead to face towards,to choose the possibilityand become the changeI want to see. Yet we do this together,because it takes twoto change the conversationfor good. + Sue Heatherington There is so much going on, and we can feel overwhelmed. Yet together, we can kindle … Read more
Control is so overrated. As if we can control anything! So all these promises of change are rather short-sighted. Instead, we can engage in shifting the conversation for good. Nudging the direction by being present and seeding beautiful words. After all, we are relational beings in an organic world. Let’s grow better.
Stay within limits, the safe spacein the middle. The edge is for dreamersand revolutionarieswho believein better and live in hope. + Sue Heatherington
Have you ever seen a duck with a map? Me neither. Yet they get where they want to go, usually in the most direct, ducklike route. It sounds like an absurd question, yet what about us? Maps tell us where we or others have been. They chart what is known. But they can’t create a … Read more
May my mind come alive todayTo the invisible geographyThat invites me to new frontiers,To break the dead shell of yesterdays,To risk being disturbed and changed. + John O’Donohue, from ‘A Morning Offering’, in Benedictus: A Book of Blessings This is not a comfortable or comforting space. But it is alive with possibilities.
Isn’t it glorious! Who we are and why we are here are always part of a bigger story. So as we move forward into the new year, let’s be open to asking more expansive questions. Of ourselves and each other. Together, with hope and courage.