[Oe List ...] FW: How to disagree with curiosity instead of hate
Judi White
judiwhite070 at gmail.com
Tue Feb 4 06:33:30 PST 2025
Kynda, Thank you g ot this source of nourishinng the resolve to be the
prayerful promise of a healing journey through thee times. Judi
On Wed, Jan 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM Lynda C via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>
wrote:
> Lots of good news in this Reason to beCheerful.
> In addition to the lead article about our times and crossing the polical
> divide, I want to call your attention to the article at the bottom about
> the Revival of India’s Step Wells. This reminded me of JWM’s walking
> through Maliwada and asking the elders about water distribution in former
> days. As I remember it, there was a series of “bunds” or little hills that
> held the water in place long enough for it to sink into the ground instead
> of washing away into floods.
>
> Amazing architecture in these wells which are in New Delhi and typically
> in sacred places or wealthy areas. I'm also remembering that Water is
> Life and thinking of colleagues as well as tribes gathered in similar
> weather to demonstrate their determination to save the water.
>
> Thankful for warmth and housing and water! Lynda
> From: Reasons to be Cheerful <info at reasonstobecheerful.world>
> Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
> To: lynda860 at outlook.com <lynda860 at outlook.com>
> Subject: How to disagree with curiosity instead of hate
>
> As the White House changes hands, a few tips for engaging with the
> opposite side.
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> Tonic for tumultuous times.
> A liberal whose Mexican immigrant parents have voted for Donald Trump
> three times, journalist Mónica Guzmán has personal experience talking to
> the “other side” with respect. In a candid interview, the author of *I
> Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations
> in Dangerously Divided Times* explains how engaging with those we
> disagree with helps build lasting social movements.
>
> *How to Reach Across a Divide With Curiosity Instead of Hate*
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> By: Hannah Wallace
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> In a Q&A, journalist Mónica Guzmán explores how people with opposing
> beliefs can *connect and find common ground
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> even in polarizing times.
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> An idea first proposed two centuries ago is finally creating space for exuberant,
> car-free life.
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> *Green Microgrids Are Powering a More Resilient Future*
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> Across the U.S., thousands of homes and businesses are now running on *locally
> distributed green power
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> in a radical reimagining of the grid.
> *New York’s First Guaranteed Income Program Is a Lifeline for Homeless
> Moms*
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> The simple act of cash distribution *can alleviate poverty and improve
> health
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> See *what stories caught our attention this week
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> *‘The Love in the Air Is Thicker Than the Smoke’*
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> On the streets of L.A., Michelin-starred chefs are cooking for
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> *The Revival of India’s Stunning Stepwells*
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> By: Charukesi Ramadurai
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> Long abandoned, these deep, intricately designed wells are once again
> quenching water needs across India.
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