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  • quote: holding space

    Byheartwideopen December 9, 2018

    Holding space for another person is incredibly profound. When you hold space for someone, you bring your entire presence to them. You walk along with them without judgment, sharing their journey to an unknown destination. Yet you’re completely willing to end up wherever they need to go. You give your heart, let go of control,…

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  • quote: listening with the heart

    Byheartwideopen August 30, 2018March 11, 2019

    When practicing deep listening, we listen not just to hear but to understand. This practice goes beyond any kind of hearing that can be done with the ears. It is listening with the heart. — Reaca Pearl

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  • video: The Anatomy of Trust

    Byheartwideopen June 16, 2018

    BRENÉ BROWN talks about the Anatomy of Trust in this inspiring video.

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  • resource: better conversations

    Byheartwideopen November 21, 2016

    From On Being, “It seems we are more divided than ever before — unable to speak across the differences we must engage to create the world we want for ourselves and others. We offer this guide as a resource for creating new spaces for listening, conversation, and engagement. We’ve created it as producers, but more…

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  • video: charles eisenstein – the two great stories

    Byheartwideopen October 3, 2016

    CHARLES EISENSTEIN, author and speaker, on the theme of “Separation vs Interbeing“.

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  • quote: unconditional compassion

    Byheartwideopen September 19, 2016

    It is unconditional compassion for ourselves that leads naturally to unconditional compassion for others. If we are willing to stand fully in our own shoes and never give up on ourselves, then we will be able to put ourselves in the shoes of others and never give up on them. True compassion does not come…

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  • article: is the revolution internal or external?

    Byheartwideopen July 6, 2016July 26, 2016

    Bringing together the inner and outer aspects of transformation may be the revolution of our times Kavita Byrd writes, “These days we often hear that if we are to change our world to a loving, just and sustainable one, all we need is to change consciousness. At first glance, this seems to imply that action is not…

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