‘Real listening may turn anger to good account.’ Photo: Photo by Charl Folscher on Unsplash

‘We cannot go out into the world effectively without at least an attempt to know our inner selves.’

Fighting talk: How knowing ourselves can prevent conflict

‘We cannot go out into the world effectively without at least an attempt to know our inner selves.’

by Anonymous 22nd January 2021

At least three times in the years since I became a Quaker our Local Meeting has been torn apart. Friends are still struggling with the effects of the last storm – in which I was one of the central players, and which has caused me to question my continued membership of the Society.