Life now insists that we encounter groundlessness. Systems and ideas that seemed reliable and solid dissolve at an increasing rate. People who asked for our trust betray or abandon us. Strategies that worked suddenly don't. Groundlessness is a frightening place, at least at first, but as the old culture turns to mush, we would feel stronger if we stopped searching for ground, if we sought only to locate ourselves in the present and do our work from here.

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

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

Hopelessness has surprised me with patience.

Circles create soothing space, where even reticent people can realize that their voice is welcome.

We need to move from the leader as hero, to the leader as host.

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