JustPeaceUMC

JustPeace is a Center for #Mediation and #ConflictTransformation within the United Methodist Church (#UMC)

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"Be kind—for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle" - Philo, 1st Century Mystic #quote

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". . .every question possesses a power that does not lie in the answer" - Elie Wiesel #quote

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"Questions are more transformative than answers and are the essential tools of engagement" - Peter Block #quote

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Great story in the Atlantic about Adam Hamilton's efforts to bridge partisan divides in his congregation. https://t.co/RMGX5I842p

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"Nothing shapes our lives so much as the questions we ask, refuse to ask, or never dream of asking" - Sam Keen #quote

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"The most intense conflicts if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calm that is not easily disturbed." - C. G. Jung #quote

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“The success of any intervention depends on the inner condition of the intervener “ - Otto Scharmer #quote

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We can often do more for other men by trying to correct our own faults than by trying to correct theirs. – Francois Fenelon #quote

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"The days are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?" – Margaret Gatty #quote

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"An enemy is a person whose story we have not heard" – Gene Knudsen Hoffman #quote

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"To truly listen is to risk being changed forever" – Sakej Henderson #quote

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Whenever two good people argue over principles, they are both right. – Marie Ebner von Eschenbach #quote

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When we change the way we look at things, the things we look at change. – Wayne Dyer #quote

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The only difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way in which we use them. – Adriana Doyle #quote

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"Conflict is the beginning of consciousness" – M. Esther Harding #quote

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The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress. – Joseph Joubert #quote

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"Always pass a plate of forgiveness before each verbal feast" – Anabel Jensen #quote

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"I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen" – Ernest Hemingway #quote

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"My long experience has taught me to resolve conflict by raising the issues before I or others burn their boats" – Alistair Grant #quote

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"Don’t fight forces; use them" – Buckminster Fuller #quote