So Far From Home: Lost And Found In Our Brave New World (bk Life)
by Margaret J. Wheatley /
2012 / English / PDF
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AN INVITATION TO WARRIORSHIP
AN INVITATION TO WARRIORSHIPI wrote this book for you if you offer your work as a
contribution to others
I wrote this book for you if you offer your work as a
contribution to others, whatever your work might be, and if
now you find yourself feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, and
sometimes despairing even as you paradoxically experience moments
of joy, belonging, and greater resolve to do your work.
, whatever your work might be, and if
now you find yourself feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, and
sometimes despairing even as you paradoxically experience moments
of joy, belonging, and greater resolve to do your work.This book describes how we can do our good work
This book describes how we can do our good work with
dedication, energy, discipline, and joy by consciously choosing a
new role for ourselves, that of warriors for the human
spirit.
with
dedication, energy, discipline, and joy by consciously choosing a
new role for ourselves, that of warriors for the human
spirit.This book contains maps of how we ended up in a world nobody
wants
This book contains maps of how we ended up in a world nobody
wants—overtaken by greed, self-interest, and oppressive
power—the very opposite of what we worked so hard to create.
These maps look deeply into the darkness of this time so that we
can develop the insight we need to contribute in meaningful
ways.
—overtaken by greed, self-interest, and oppressive
power—the very opposite of what we worked so hard to create.
These maps look deeply into the darkness of this time so that we
can develop the insight we need to contribute in meaningful
ways.This book provides maps for the future
This book provides maps for the future, how we can
transform our grief, outrage, and frustration into the skills of
insight and compassion to serve this dark time with bravery,
decency, and gentleness.
, how we can
transform our grief, outrage, and frustration into the skills of
insight and compassion to serve this dark time with bravery,
decency, and gentleness.As warriors for the human spirit, we discover our right
work,
As warriors for the human spirit, we discover our right
work, work that we know is ours to do no matter what. We
engage wholeheartedly, embody values we cherish, let go of
outcomes, and carefully attend to relationships. We serve those
issues and people we care about, focused not so much on making a
difference as on
work that we know is ours to do no matter what. We
engage wholeheartedly, embody values we cherish, let go of
outcomes, and carefully attend to relationships. We serve those
issues and people we care about, focused not so much on making a
difference as onbeing
being a difference.
a difference.
Winner of the 2013 Nautilus Silver Award in the category of Inner
Prosperity/Right Livelihood.
Winner of the 2013 Nautilus Silver Award in the category of Inner
Prosperity/Right Livelihood.
