Carol

“Lord, help me forgive those who sin differently than I.” When”
― Kerry Patterson, Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High

“In the end, how well we love each other and how well we take care of each other will be what determines the survival of our planet and our species. His Holiness the Dalai Lama says, “Love and compassion are necessities; without them humanity cannot survive.”
― James R. Doty, Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets ofthe Heart

“If enough individuals are full of despair and anger in their hearts, there will be violence in the streets. If enough individuals are full of greed and fear in their hearts, there will be pollution in the rivers and toxins in the air. If enough individuals are full of supremacy and privilege in their hearts, there will be racism and oppression in society. You can’t remove the external social symptoms without treating the corresponding internal personal diseases. But”
― Brian D. McLaren, The Great Spiritual Migration: How the World's Largest Religion Is Seeking a Better Way to Be Christian

“mistake most of us make in our crucial conversations is we believe that we have to choose between telling the truth and keeping a friend. We begin believing in the Fool’s Choice from an early age.”
― Kerry Patterson, Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High