Aug. 7, 2014

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by Michael Winsett (author's profile)
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My Public Pretender/Defender
(Oct. 16, 2013)

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Your comment has inspired
me to use the guides to
transforming power from
the alternative to violence
workshop that I attend
Here at the prison.

*12 Guide to Transforming Power*
1. Seek to resolve conflicts by reaching
common ground.
2. Reach for that something good in
others.
3. Listen before making judgments.
4. Base your position on truth.
5. Be ready to revise your position
if it is wrong.
6. Expect to experience great inward
power + to act.
7. Risk be creative rather than violent.
8. Use surprise and humor.
9. Learn to trust your inner sense of when to act.
10. Be willing to suffer for what is important.
11. Be patient and persistant.
12. Build community based on honesty,
respect, and caring.

After reading your comment these are
the 12 guides I really need to work
on:

1. Seek to resolve conflicts.........
2. Reach for that something good in others.
3. Risk being creative rather than violent.
4. Listen before make judgments.
4. Base your position o truth.

Thank you for your comment and for reading
my blog - I am glad to see that there are
people out there like you who really care. Thanx!

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