Parker Palmer Poetry and humor Once again, Abraham Lincoln offers a case in point. His life was laced with the stress that comes from being hounded by darkness; high anxiety and high blood pressure are…
Parker Palmer An ancient fear of “the other” Human nature includes an ancient fear of “the other.” In the face of diversity, we feel tension - and that, in turn, can lead to discomfort, distrust, conflict, violence, and…
Parker Palmer The loss of efficiency is more than offset Our diversity consists only in part in demographic differences such as race, ethnicity, and social class. Equally important are the wildly different lenses through which we see, think, and believe.…
Parker Palmer The invisible dynamics of the human heart and the visible venues of our lives The democratic experiment is endless, unless we blow up the lab, and the explosives to do the job are found within us. But so also is the heart’s alchemy that…
Parker Palmer Through the eye of the heart Looking at politics through the eye of the heart can liberate us from seeing it as a chess game of moves and countermoves or a shell game for seizing power…
Parker Palmer We must hold divisions and contradictions with compassion I discovered a book that helped me understand how heartbreak and depression - two of the most isolating and disabling experiences I know - can expand one’s sense of connectedness…
Parker Palmer We must find ways to bridge our differences If we want to “create a politics worthy of the human spirit,” we must find ways to bridge our differences, whether they are defined by age, gender, class, race, ethnicity,…
Parker Palmer History has always been made by individuals doing their small parts Think about everyday experiences outside of politics - in your family, neighborhood, workplace, or the voluntary associations to which you belong. In settings of that sort, when was the last…
Parker Palmer Let’s not talk about “them” As I listen in on private and public conversations about the problems of American democracy, I’m struck time and again by how often our political talk is about people who…
Parker Palmer Five Habits to Heal the Heart of Democracy by Parker Palmer https://www.globalonenessproject.org/library/articles/five-habits-heal-heart-democracy
