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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.
Margaret J. Wheatley
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Margaret J. Wheatley
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: January 1
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It's not differences that divide us. It's our judgments about each other that do.
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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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A leader is one who... Has more faith in people than they do, and . . . who holds opportunities open long enough for their competence to re-emerge.
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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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Circles create soothing space, where even reticent people can realize that their voice is welcome.
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We could focus our efforts on discovering solutions that work uniquely for us.
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Life is creative. It makes it up as it goes along.
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Hopelessness has surprised me with patience.
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Many of us have created lives that give very little support for experimentation. We believe that answers already exist out there, independent of us. What if we invested more time and attention to our own experimentation? We could focus our efforts on discovering solutions that work uniquely for us.
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