The Art of Possibility

is not in the context of measuring people’s performance against standards that we propose giving the A,

You look for thoughts and actions that reflect survival and scarcity, comparison and competition, attachment and anxiety.

Yet standing stationary on the bank, utterly still, I took an existential leap. “Let its force run through me,” I allowed, not having moved an inch. “Let it turn all my molecules in its direction; trust it and surrender. Let it give me what it has to offer.”

all the energy would be focused on chipping away at the stone, getting rid of whatever is in the way of each child’s developing skills, mastery, and self-expression.

We might even describe human development as the ongoing reconstruction of the calculating self toward the rich, free, compassionate, and expressive world of the central self.

Let us suppose, now, that a universe of possibility stretches beyond the world of measurement to include all worlds: infinite, generative, and abundant.

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

specific goals reached or competitions won. “But, “I tell them, “I am especially interested in the person you will have become by next May.

On the whole, resources are likely to come to you in greater abundance when you are generous and inclusive and engage people in your passion for life.

It feels safer to deal with reality as though it were fixed, as though people, ideas, and situations can be fully known and measured.