I was in high school when Martin Luther King gave his “I Have a Dream” speech. I would have loved to take off for Alabama, helping with voter registration, but that didn’t go over so well with my parents...
Tag: nonviolence
Nonstriving is at the core of bringing about change from a mindfulness perspective. What exactly does nonstriving mean?
Scott Sherman researched the question: "what strategies correlate with success when people try to change the world?" He found three effective strategies: exposing injustice, social aikido, and building alternatives.
Recently I came across this video of Carolyn Mabry. Here's one experience she describes in the video. It's a cold, snowy night. She's standing on a bridge. There's confusion, people are standing around. Her focus has narrowed to nothing more and nothing less than one person, a person threatening to jump. I imagine myself on … Continue reading Mindfulness in the Midst
One way sustainable change happens, I believe, is when one is able to: see the situation from the other’s perspective; encounter and work with whatever is happening while making it clear that you are not willing to let the other person’s energy overwhelm you; connect with yourself and the other person in a deep and … Continue reading Push Hands