“There are plenty of times we need fierce compassion, fierce love. Just like when a child does something that is very harmful and we say "No!", we need some kind of fierceness. There's a certain kind of fierceness that can look like anger and has that fire of anger, but the difference is that it's not blinded with reactivity.” NeedsLooksKindChildrenDoeCertainDifferencesCompassionFirePlentyFierceBlindedFiercenessReactivity Author:Mark Coleman
“One of the tools I like a lot is the Just Like Me practice. It's one of the empathy practices where we put ourselves in the other's shoes. Rather than get caught up in the difference in the ideologies, we actually come back to the fundamental idea: just like me, this person on the opposite political spectrum wants to be happy, wants to be safe, wants to thrive, wants to be healthy, wants to find peace of mind.” WantMindPersonsIdeasPoliticalDifferencesPracticeHealthySafeEmpathyToolsOppositesFundamentalsShoesCaughtLike MeIdeologyThrivePeace Of MindCaught UpSpectrumFinding PeaceWant To Be HappyPolitical Spectrum Author:Mark Coleman
“I often think people on opposite sides of the political spectrum may have similar values around care, around thriving or around independence, or around helping the disadvantaged, but they have different ideologies, different ideas and philosophies about how to go about that. It's important that we start to see each others humanness, while at the same time not losing sight of those differences, views and speeches and actions that do cause harm, that we're clearly taking a stand against.” PeopleThinkingMayImportantIdeasDifferentPhilosophyHelpingCareActionPoliticalValuesCausesSidesDifferencesViewsSpeechLosingOppositesSightIndependenceHarmIdeologySpectrumHumannessDifferent IdeasDisadvantagedPolitical Spectrum Author:Mark Coleman
