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You can’t hate someone whose story you know.

Margaret J. Wheatley

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Margaret J. Wheatley
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: January 1
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Without reflection, we go blindly on our way.
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When we can lay down our fear and anger and choose responses other than aggression, we create the conditions for bringing out the best in us humans.
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Listening is a reciprocal process - we become more attentive to others if they have attended to us.
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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.
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Self-production: the characteristic of living systems to continuously renew themselves and to regulate this process in such a way that the integrity of their structure is maintained. It is a natural process which supports the quest for structure, process renewal and integrity.
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We each create our world by what we choose to notice, creating a world of distinction that makes sense to us. We then 'see' the world through the self we have created.
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Probably the most visible example of unintended consequences, is what happens every time humans try to change the natural ecology of a place.
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Without aggression, it becomes possible to think well, to be curious about differences, and to enjoy each other's company.
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Aggression only breeds more aggression. It only creates more fear and anger.
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Who you are depends on who you meet.
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One of the easiest human acts is also the most healing. Listening to someone. Simply listening. Not advising or coaching, but silently and fully listening.
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We could focus our efforts on discovering solutions that work uniquely for us.
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There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.
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It's not differences that divide us. It's our judgments about each other that do.
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Life doesn't move in straight lines, and neither does a good conversation.
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Whatever life we have experienced, if we can tell our story to someone who listens, we find it easier to deal with our circumstances.
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This is a world of process, not a world of things.
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To make a system stronger, we need to make stronger relationships.
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There are many benefits to this process of listening. The first is that good listeners are created as people feel listened to. Listening is a reciprocal process - we become more attentive to others if they have attended to us.
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Thinking is always dangerous to the status quo. [...] The moment you start thinking, you'll want to change something.
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