Occupy View
Prioritizing social transformation without attending to the ways we have internalized these very systems, habits of heart and mind that we aim to transform runs the risk of repeating, re-creating these systems and ways of doing things. Such a lack of attention to the internal and relational realms has resulted in astonishing amounts of pain and suffering, sometimes for many. On smaller scales, this lack of attention has meant that many social movements are plagued by vicious conflicts, resentment, cynicism, and despair even while doing inspiring and uplifting work.
If we begin to live now the values we seek to bring about, and if we create, now, the relationships that we want to see everywhere, there, very well, will be a natural continuity into the world of our dreams, where everyone's dignity and needs are valued, including those who have done harm.
Psychology Today
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