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“They all blur together these days—the smell of manure and buttered popcorn, urine and cotton candy, hay and innocence. He wrings his hands again and then stands up. Bob hobbles over to the corner, goosebumps rippling across his flesh, and he begins to wash off the cloud of white, his costume of the day, the way he is able to meander through any festive occasion with hardly a worry—balloons in hand, a smile on his face, knots twisting in his gut, blood filling his shoes.”
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“In actuality, the sociopath is not without a morality; he is simply without the one we want.”
― In Over Our Heads: The Mental Demands of Modern Life
― In Over Our Heads: The Mental Demands of Modern Life
“They left behind a notion of leadership as a single messianic figure whose greatest weapon was inspiring public speech. They embraced a model of leadership that creates space: for others to speak their truths, listen deeply to one another, and determine the strategic direction that can best guide a community’s collective action.”
― Another Way: Living and Leading Change on Purpose
― Another Way: Living and Leading Change on Purpose
“We have so many rehearsed stories about who we are,” says Lennon. “And the true story that we told about ourselves six months ago may no longer be true today. We need one another to help us reexamine the words coming out of our mouth, to reflect on what is happening with our bodies and spirits.”
― The Power of Ritual: Turning Everyday Activities into Soulful Practices
― The Power of Ritual: Turning Everyday Activities into Soulful Practices
“Why do we care more about people who seem like us? In Chapter 10, I wrote that evil does its work from a distance. Distance lets us rant at strangers on the internet. Distance helps soldiers bypass their aversion to violence. And distance has enabled the most horrifying crimes in history, from slavery to the Holocaust. But choose the path of compassion and you realise how little separates you from that stranger. Compassion takes you beyond yourself, until those near and dear are no more or less significant than the rest of the world. Why else did the Buddha abandon his family? Why else would Jesus have instructed his disciples to leave behind their fathers and mothers, their wives and children, their brothers and sisters?”
― Humankind: A Hopeful History
― Humankind: A Hopeful History
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