“If we’re going to change our culture, we have to change our narrative. That’s what it comes down to. We have to change the mental model that our brains are using to make sense of the world.” —Trabian Shorters, founder of @bmecommunity Find a link in our bio to listen to Trabian’s full On Being conversation with Krista: A Cognitive Skill to Magnify Humanity. #onbeing #newsletter #summer #pause #wisdom #recommended #subscribe #spirituality #kristatippett #trabianshorters #assetframing #bmecommunity

You can never have a happy ending at the end of an unhappy journey; it just doesn’t work out that way. The way you’re feeling, along the way, is the way you’re continuing to pre-pave your journey, and it’s the way it’s going to continue to turn out until you do something about the way you are feeling. ~Abraham-Hicks #AbrahamHicks

To buying that envelope, to bumping into strangers, to stepping out, to the fire engines and the great-looking babies. And of course, to the dancing animals. I saw this quote last week via @sambookshelf and was reminded, once again, how much the pandemic forbade our “dancing animals” — the joy one gets chatting with a stranger, bantering with the crossing guard, picking up a dropped pacifier to chase after a frazzled parent. A small reminder (to myself) to venture out for that envelope (and why I usually come back grinning when I do). #mondaymotivation (This quote is taken from a @pbs interview between David Brancaccio and Kurt Vonnegut via @thewirelessgirl.)

Mention someone and the thing that reminds you of them 🤍— kateordie // tumblr

an anecdote for dark times and a gentle reminder about our ability to create a better future by finding joy and acting compassionately in small, present moments ✨

Martin Luther King Jr. // "Power, properly understood, is the ability to achieve purpose. It is the strength required to bring about social, political, or economic changes. In this sense power is not only desirable but necessary in order to implement the demands of love and justice. One of the greatest problems of history is that the concepts of love and power are usually contrasted as polar opposites. Love is identified with a resignation of power and power with a denial of love. What is needed is a realization that power without love is reckless and abusive and that love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice. Justice at its best is love correcting everything that stands against love."

“You should not underestimate the power you have to affirm the humanity and dignity of the people around you. When you do that, they will teach you something about what you need to learn about human dignity, but also what you can do to be a change agent.” — Bryan Stevenson Lawyer Bryan Stevenson has brought the language of mercy and redemption into American culture in recent years – a gift he offers with his life. Krista draws out his spirit and moral imagination in the On Being episode "Finding the Courage for What's Redemptive". Find a link to listen in our bio. #onbeing #newsletter #summer #pause #wisdom #recommended #subscribe #spirituality #kristatippett #redemption #justice #bryanstevenson