The Art of Possibility

We propose to call our familiar everyday world the “world of measurement” in order to highlight the central position held by assessments, scales, standards, grades, and comparisons.

When you bring to mind it’s all invented, you remember that it’s all a story you tell—not just some of it, but all of it. And remember, too, that every story you tell is founded on a network of hidden assumptions. If you learn to notice and distinguish these stories, you will be able to break through the barriers of any “box” that contains unwanted

So this part of the practice of being with the way things are is to separate our conclusions about events from our description of the events themselves, until possibility opens up.

So the first part of the practice is to declare: “I am the framework for everything that happens in my life.”

Enrollment is the art and practice of generating a spark of possibility for others to share.

The practice of this chapter, giving way to passion, has two steps: 1. The first step is to notice where you are holding back, and let go. Release those barriers of self that keep you separate and in control, and let the vital energy of passion surge through you, connecting you to all beyond. 2. The second step is to participate wholly. Allow yours

As one person has the grace to practice the secret of Rule Number 6, others often follow. Now, with the calculating self revealed and humored, the central self shines through.

And if we make a mistake, we can mentally raise our arms and say, “How fascinating!” and reroute our attention to the higher purpose at hand.

think of “personality” as a strategy for “getting out of childhood alive.”

THE ONLY GRACE you can have is the grace you can imagine.