Let's hope she's right that the cosmos is patient with us, and willing for us to continue—and let's do everything we can to merit that patience. I should say "meet and talk and laugh with," because she laughs a lot, and so do I.
Enjoy this On Being podcast in which Parker Palmer, Courtney Martin, and Krista Tippett come together for a cross-generational conversation about the inner work of sustainable, resilient social change — taped in a live conversation at PopTech: Or am I tied to the end of strings that other people pull?
The love at the heart of this movement is not mushy but muscular—from the fierce love that can save a chil I should say "meet and talk and laugh with," because she laughs a lot, and so do I.
I had the privilege of writing the Foreword to a book that's much-needed at a time when many of us find it hard to use the words "leader" and "integrity" in the same sentence.
But if you're interested in a path toward justice lighted by love, you'll not regret one moment of it.
But since I'm sure they have Facebook in heaven, the main message I want to post on my birthday is, "Thank you, Dad!
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Palmer's career as an author and his ongoing exploration of the contradictions that vex and enrich our lives. At the time, it felt as if my life were over, and I was only
The book on the table under his smart phone is the Korean translation of my "Healing the Heart of Democracy.
You can see book 10 at http: Palmer's classic work on restoring identity and integrity to professional life.
This book, a resource guide, focuses on one of his great loves-campus community. The fragility of our democracy is on my mind a lot these days.
You need to keep your values in pakrer regardless of the pressures around you. Palmer speaks to the heart of our yearning for integrity, authenticity, and wholeness in a fractured world.
As she journeys from the birthing room to tragic sites of bloodshed, Kaur shows us how the choice to love can be a force for justice. He celebrates both the problems and potentials of the active life, revealing how much they have to teach us about ourselves, the world, and God. My heartfelt thanks to all of you for helping me to celebrate my birthday! You can pre-order On the Brink of Everything at the pre-order sites below: A place called community by Parker J Palmer Book 3 editions published between and in English and held by 82 WorldCat member libraries worldwide.
Having grown up in Bulgaria, Maria knows better than most Americans what's at stake—and knows how to write and speak about it well as anyone I've ever met. The entire talk is at http: Or am I tied to the end of strings that other people pull? Apparently, my Wednesday post went viral in Korea after a major news outlet picked it up. In , Living the Questions: I also know that is the kind of "famous" I want to be, the kind of "famous" ALL of us can be. Moving beyond the bankruptcy of our current model of education, Parker Palmer finds the soul of education through a lifelong cultivation of the wisdom each of us possesses and can share to benefit others.
Valarie's recent TED Talk about her work is one of the most moving I've ever seen—just click on the image below. The moral of the story is simple—and it applies to everyone who has a dream: In Healing the Heart of Democracy, he points the way to a politics worthy of the human spirit, rooted in the commonwealth of compassion and creativity still found among "We the People. Schroeder, professor of higher education, University of Missouri-Columbia.
You were the best man I've ever known and ever hope to meet I think you'll be encouraged by reading about leaders for whom integrity is a byword—and about processes that can help all of us walk our walk in the same way. Palmer proposes practical and hopeful, on-the-ground ways to learn how to hold the tensions of our differences in a manner that can restore a government "of the people, by the people, for the people.
In my office, there are two bookcases with three shelves each. Our programs have allowed many people in many walks of life to develop visions and take actions that make our world a better place. All you have to do is keep at it—and if you love doing it, the outcome really isn't the point. The Courage WayLeadership demands courage. Rebellion in October