John Chandler

“Thomas Merton speaks plainly and honestly when he writes, “We learn to live by living together with others, and by living like them—a process which has disadvantages as well as blessings.”1”
― Richard Plass, The Relational Soul: Moving from False Self to Deep Connection

“Mulling on the page is an artless art form. It is fooling around. It is doodling. It is the way that ideas slowly take shape and form until they are ready to help us see the light. All too often, we try to push, pull, outline, and control our ideas instead of letting them grow organically. The creative process is a process of surrender, not control.”
― Julia Cameron, The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity

“Senator Bill Bradley defines a movement as having three elements: 1. A narrative that tells a story about who we are and the future we’re trying to build 2. A connection between and among the leader and the tribe 3. Something to do—the fewer limits, the better”
― Seth Godin, Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us

“In true community, the person is protected. Indeed, a solitary person may take a lonely stand in witnessing to a particular truth. Dissent is welcomed. In fact, the safe sharing of both agreement and disagreement is one of the first signs of authentic respect. Identity is ascribed. In collective identity, the community offers a place to belong, a place to stand, a place to slowly form one’s individual identity.”
― David Augsburger, Dissident Discipleship: A Spirituality of Self-Surrender, Love of God, and Love of Neighbor