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Deciding Not To Decide
Sometimes we can decide not to decide. To choose both. But the point is to choose it. Declare to ourselves that this is what we want.
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Storms—the frights of living and saving
When the storms of life are raging, what is it that we actually want? Are we even able to see when the help is there for us?
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Sometimes we aren’t fighting over the same thing
We like to make things simple. Either/ or. Us against Them. But community is full of neighbors, none of whom fully think alike.
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Members aren’t customers
Many organizations struggle with members confusing their role in the organization: wanting to be the people the organization serves.
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Not everyone believes what they say
In civil debate, we worry about not taking the other person seriously enough. But sometimes they use that generosity against us.
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We aren’t herding cats
It sometimes seems impossible to motivate people to do what they don’t want to do. But cats have a way better excuse than we do.
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Quit Often — and the need for skillful change
Our culture’s myths around work, responsibility and purpose leave us fragile. We need to build up the skill of quitting better.
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Find—living a life of seeking
The power in resolutions is in the desire; to be better and to change. Doing the work of changing is just a part of living.