We can no longer stand at the end of something we visualized in detail and plan backwards from that future. Instead we must stand at the beginning, clear in our mind, with a willingness to be involved in discovery... it asks that we participate rather than plan.

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

Listening moves us closer, it helps us become more whole, more healthy, more holy. Not listening creates fragmentation, and fragmentation is the root of all suffering.

I've found that I can only change how I act if I stay aware of my beliefs and assumptions. Thoughts always reveal themselves in behavior.

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

Power is the capacity to generate relationships.

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