The longer we listen to one another – with real attention – the more commonality we will find in all our lives. That is, if we are careful to exchange with one another life stories and not simply opinions.
Barbara Deming, (1917 – 1984) American feminist and advocate of nonviolent social change
We live in an age of opinions. Everyone has an opinion about something. Is it just me, or do you find that annoying? That’s why I like this Barbara Deming quote. One of the rewards of helping people record and preserve their life stories is that you appreciate that we’re all interdependent. We are connected by the great themes that bind us all – birth, love, illness, family, and loss. It’s our stories that count not our opinions.
Photo by ky_olsen
There are no comments yet...Kick things off by filling out the form below.