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November 22, 2006
Turning to One Another, by Margaret J. Wheatley
This poem was read at the beginning of the first committee meeting (Integrated Disability Management Advisory Committee or IDMAC)by Laurita Thomas:
There is no power greater
than a community
discovering what it cares about
Ask "What's possible?: not
"What's Wrong?"
Keep asking.
Notice what you care about.
Assume that many others
share your dreams.
Be brave enough to start a
conversation that matters.
Talk to people you know.
Talk to people you
don't know.
Talk to people you
never talk to.
Be intrigued by the differences you hear. Expect
to be surprised. Treasure
curiosity more than certainty.
Invite in everybody who cares
to work on what is possible.
Acknowledge that everyone is
an expert about something.
Know that creative solutions
come from new connections.
Remember, you don't fear
people whose story you know.
Real listening always brings
people closer together.
Trust that meaningful
conversations can change
your world.
Rely on human goodness.
Stay together.
Posted by schnitzr at November 22, 2006 09:12 AM