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A Democratic Spirit is one that combines rigor and humility, i.e., passionate conviction plus a sedulous respect for the convictions of others. As any American knows, this is a difficult spirit to cultivate and maintain, particularly when it comes to issues you feel strongly about. Equally tough is a DS’s criterion of 100 percent intellectual integrity—you have to be willing to look honestly at yourself and at your motives for believing what you believe, and to do it more or less continually.
To be able to see change is to be able to make change. I’m an advocate for slowness, not in the sense of dragging your feet or delaying your reaction but in the sense of scaling your perception to to perceive the events unfolding, because I’m an advocate for making change.
Slow Change Can Be Radical Change
Rebecca Solnit
Why is self-reflection important? Well, to begin with, self-reflection is one of the key ingredients of gratitude. The other key ingredient is attention. Attention and self-reflection provide the best conditions for us to cultivate an authentic sense of gratitude.
A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness
Gregg Krech
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