You are the way you play
Three recent pieces that showed up in my newsfeed all touch on the idea of cynicism vs. hope.
All posts tagged: Hope
A compass, not a manual
“Continuity of memory tells us we are both descendants and ancestors.”
The next four years will be filled with upheaval and uncertainty . . . just look at our history
History tells us that the chaos and upheaval of the next four years will not be unprecedented.
The crucible of the life cycle
Winter “is not the death of the life cycle, but its crucible.”
Rejoice in possibilities
When politicians aspire to make you fearful and alienated, joy is a fine initial act of insurrection.
Draw from a well of common goodness
Wrestling with ways to respond to a politics of division.
Difficult is not the same as impossible
Learning to hold the “both/and” of human possibility.
When the dog catches the car
When the dog catches the car, the car always wins. A radical minority in America has just caught the car.
The moral potential of surprise
Desmond Tutu: “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.”
It is never too late to change the future
With best wishes for a hopeful, purposeful, and joyful 2022, as we work toward a better future.
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