One of my notes from February’s bystander training sticks with me all these weeks later: Often your first intervention will not work. Try another.” The maxim suggests to me patience and persistence with experiment. Focusing on results and using outcomes to assess people or programs won’t always make room for that. It also implies the […]
The foundation of social good
I’m back from a short series of meetings in Orlando with a mixed multitude: LGBTQ people from various faith traditions, religious scholars, nonprofit leaders, and people committed to reducing, preventing, and intervening in social oppression. This is my tribe, one of them. These are people who give time, resources, attention, and talents to projects and actions […]
M. Scott Peck on Humility
The ‘soft’ individualism of community leads to humility. Begin to appreciate each others’ gifts, and you begin to appreciate your own limitations. Witness others share their brokenness, and you will become able to accept your own inadequacy and imperfection. Be fully aware of human variety, and you will recognize the interdependence of humanity. — M. Scott Peck, The […]
