Life doesn't move in straight lines, and neither does a good conversation.

For eons, humans have struggled to find less destructive ways of living together.

Too many problem-solving sessions become battlegrounds where decisions are made based on power rather than intelligence.

For us, someone who is willing to step forward and help is much more courageous than someone who is merely fulfilling the role.

Power is the capacity to generate relationships.

There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.

Surrendering to life offers some wonderful realizations. We learn we're capable of being in this dance, of working with whatever happens. We learn to trust ourselves and then others and, gradually, we learn that life itself can be trusted.