Improvisation Can Be Either A Last Resort

Improvisation And New Learning Are Not Private Processes; They Are Shared With Others At Every Age. We Are Called To Join In A Dance Whose Steps Must Be Learned Along The Way, So It Is Important To Attend And Respond. Even In Uncertainty, We Are Responsible For Our Steps.

The Human Species Thinks In Metaphors And Learns Through Stories.

When Any Relationship Is Characterized By Difference, Particularly A Disparity In Power, There Remains A Tendency To Model It On The Parent-child-relationship. Even Protectiveness And Benevolence Toward The Poor, Toward Minorities, And Especially Toward Women Have Involved Equating Them With Children.

The Capacity To Combine Commitment With Skepticism Is Essential To Democracy.

Fear Is Not A Good Teacher. The Lessons Of Fear Are Quickly Forgotten.