Brilliant indeed! Holding the paradox of two opposing truths is the key to doing democracy. When we are led by people who lack that capacity, as we are today, we are in deep oatmeal. As Terry Tempest Williams said so insightfully, "The human heart is the first home of democracy. It is where we embrace our questions. Can we be equitable? Can we be generous? Can we listen with our whole beings, not just our minds, and offer our attention rather than our opinions? And do we have enough resolve in our hearts to act courageously, relentlessly, without giving up--ever--trusting our fellow citizens to join with us in our determined pursuit of a living democracy?" It's the heart's capacity to hold a bundle of paradoxes that helps democracy survive and thrive. Thanks for all you are doing to that end!
Thank you Parker. I learned about holding the tension of the opposites from you....I think its in Let Your Life Speak where you say if we can't hold the tension one or the other 'flies off' into extremism. I can't remember the exact quote...been too many decades! And you also taught me how poetry can be the sole source of one's content...the poets are our muses! So glad to be sharing this space with you!
Brilliant indeed! Holding the paradox of two opposing truths is the key to doing democracy. When we are led by people who lack that capacity, as we are today, we are in deep oatmeal. As Terry Tempest Williams said so insightfully, "The human heart is the first home of democracy. It is where we embrace our questions. Can we be equitable? Can we be generous? Can we listen with our whole beings, not just our minds, and offer our attention rather than our opinions? And do we have enough resolve in our hearts to act courageously, relentlessly, without giving up--ever--trusting our fellow citizens to join with us in our determined pursuit of a living democracy?" It's the heart's capacity to hold a bundle of paradoxes that helps democracy survive and thrive. Thanks for all you are doing to that end!
Thank you Parker. I learned about holding the tension of the opposites from you....I think its in Let Your Life Speak where you say if we can't hold the tension one or the other 'flies off' into extremism. I can't remember the exact quote...been too many decades! And you also taught me how poetry can be the sole source of one's content...the poets are our muses! So glad to be sharing this space with you!
Thank you! I needed that!
brilliant … thank you!!
Thanks 4D team and Debbie!