A national reckoning. A time to enlighten and inspire positive action. Conversations like these are a start.
A global pandemic, massive unemployment, national division and unrest, a renewed battle to end racism â how can we start to overcome insecurity and strengthen ourselves and our community? It starts with a bit of courage and a lot of communication. Communication leads to understanding, understanding leads to compassion, compassion leads to never wanting to see another human being hurt. Spend some time â open, honest and non-judgmental â with the CreativeMornings/Omaha volunteer team and community as we navigate through feelings, facts and future conversations based on the book Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton and Sheila Heen. A special thanks to our facilitator Herbie Thompson, a communications professor at University of Nebraska-Omaha.
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Keeping silent just to save face does absolutely nothing!
Itâs important that we remember, as a community, that weâre still going home. Weâre still headed to that better place where we all accept each other, where we all value each other, where we donât have to be afraid of the things that make us different. And while we might not have that reality today, in the form that we want it, that doesnât mean we can stop hoping. Herbie Thompson
There are no easy answers right now. No easy answers to the pandemic, no easy answers to the massive amount of lost jobs or to ending centuries or racist systems, but as Creative Mornings Omahaâs âmom,â if you will, I challenge there are easy answers to showing kindness, compassion and empathy. Creatives seem uniquely built for that. - Kim Sellmeyer
There are people who, despite their experiences and intelligence and kind-heartedness, they sincerely are lost right now in this time. They do not know; they did not realize. A little bit of patience to get everyone up to speed is necessary, even on the part of those with⊠Iâve heard people say, âItâs not up to black people to help others get up to speed.â It might not be, but Iâm going to try that anyway because itâs necessary. - Steve Gordon
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