 
   
      “Through the binoculars, I saw it stretch. It lay back down. It was the ruler of its life. It was the expression of this place. Its mere presence signified its “power.” The world was its throne, it filled the space it inhabited. It incarnated that mysterious concept of the king’s body. A true regent is content simply to be. He does not trouble to act, and sees no need to make appearances. His existence is the foundation of his authority.”
    
― The Art of Patience: Seeking the Snow Leopard in Tibet
  ― The Art of Patience: Seeking the Snow Leopard in Tibet
 
      “All that you touch
You Change.
All that you Change
Changes you.
The only lasting truth
is Change.
God
is Change.”
―
  You Change.
All that you Change
Changes you.
The only lasting truth
is Change.
God
is Change.”
―
 
      “When your rage is choking you, it is best to say nothing.”
    
― Fledgling
  ― Fledgling
 
      “Do you already know that your existence--who and how you are--is in and of itself a contribution to the people and place around you? Not after or because you do some particular thing, but simply the miracle of your life. And that the people around you, and the place(s), have contributions as well? Do you understand that your quality of life and your survival are tied to how authentic and generous the connections are between you and the people and place you live with and in?
Are you actively practicing generosity and vulnerability in order to make the connections between you and others clear, open, available, durable? Generosity here means giving of what you have without strings or expectations attached. Vulnerability means showing your needs.”
― Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds
  Are you actively practicing generosity and vulnerability in order to make the connections between you and others clear, open, available, durable? Generosity here means giving of what you have without strings or expectations attached. Vulnerability means showing your needs.”
― Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds
 Reading Classics, Chronologically Through the Ages
        
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        This group began with a book called The Well-Educated Mind (TWEM) by Susan Wise Bauer, which is a wonderful guide to “The Great Books.” TWEM presents ...more
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