[ASAP] worth reflecting upon

[Ann Van Dervoort]

Amen!!  Av
On Dec 9, 2015 8:23 AM, "Jane Hardy via ASAP" <asap at episcopallists.com>
wrote:

> Hal, this is brilliant!
> Thanks so much for your leadership!
> Jane
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> On Dec 9, 2015, at 8:38 AM, Rebecca Taylor via ASAP <
> asap at episcopallists.com> wrote:
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> Hal,
>
> What a beautiful, brilliant and striking approach.  Excellent food for
> thought.
> Thank you for sharing.
>
> Becky
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> On Dec 9, 2015, at 7:18 AM, Hal Cato via ASAP <asap at episcopallists.com>
> wrote:
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> I saw this Seth Godin post
> <http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2015/12/making-a-new-decision.html> earlier
> this morning and it struck a chord for this conversation, as well as
> reminded me of a something I heard years ago from Diane Nash.
> Making a new decision
> <http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/127344575/0/sethsblog~Making-a-new-decision.html>
> It's almost impossible to persuade someone that he's wrong. Almost
> impossible to make your argument louder and sharper and have the other
> person say, "I was wrong and I will change my mind."
>
> Far more effective: Help someone make a new decision, based on new
> alternatives and a new story.
>
> Arnold
> <http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/t/0/0/sethsblog/~https://m.facebook.com/notes/arnold-schwarzenegger/i-dont-give-a-if-we-agree-about-climate-change/10153855713574658/> got
> it right in this passionate invitation to (re) think about our future.
>
> On a side note: I remember listening to Diane Nash on a panel at the
> Downtown Library years ago commemorating an anniversary of the Nashville
> sit-ins. She was talking about her decision to not jump into a brewing
> debate she saw heating up on the steps of city hall in 1960 as she and many
> others marched towards the Mayor’s office. Instead, she chose to ask Ben
> West a simple question--“Mayor West, do you feel it is wrong to
> discriminate against a person solely on the basis of their race or
> color?”—that resulted in integrated lunch counters within days:  Diane’s
> advice to the young people I had taken to hear her that morning stuck in my
> mind ever since:  when dealing with injustices, always remember that
> questions are far more powerful than statements.
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> Gratefully,
> Hal
>
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