We experience problem-solving sessions as war zones, we view competing ideas as enemies, and we use problems as weapons to blame and defeat opposition forces. No wonder we can't come up with real lasting solutions!

Perseverance is a choice. It's not a simple, one-time choice, it's a daily one. There's never a final decision.

It is time to stop waiting for someone to save us. It is time to face the truth of our situation - that we're all in this together, that we all have a voice - and figure out how to mobilize the hearts and minds of everyone in our workplaces and communities.

Life is creative. It makes it up as it goes along.

We would do well to ponder the realization that love is the most potent source of power.

In this new world, you and I make it up as we go along, not because we lack expertise or planning skills, but because that is the nature of reality. Reality changes shape and meaning because of our activity. And it is constantly new. We are required to be there, as active participants. It can't happen without us and nobody can do it for us.

Destroying is a necessary function in life. Everything has its season, and all things eventually lose their effectiveness and die.