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In this inspiring and beautifully illustrated book, bestselling author Margaret Wheatley offers guidance to people everywhere for how to persevere through challenges in their personal lives, with their families, at their workplaces, in their communities, and in their struggles to make a better world. She provides hope, wisdom, and perspective for learning the discipline of perseverance.

Wheatley does not offer the usual feel-good, rah-rah messages. Instead, she focuses on the situations, feelings, and challenges that can, over time, cause us to lose heart or lose our way. Perseverance is a day-by-day decision not to give up. We have to notice the moments when we feel lost or overwhelmed or betrayed or exhausted and note how we respond to them. And we have to notice the rewarding times, when we experience the joy of working together on something hard but worthwhile, when we realize we’ve made a small difference.

In a series of concise and compassionate essays Wheately names a behavior or dynamic—such as fearlessness, guilt, joy, jealousy—that supports or impedes our efforts to persevere. She puts each in a broader human or timeless perspective, offering ways to either live by or transcend each one. These essays are self-contained—you can thumb through the book and find what attracts you in the moment. Perseverance helps you to see yourself and your situation clearly and assume responsibility for changing a situation or our reaction to it if it’s one that troubles us. There deliberately are no examples of other people or their experiences. You are the example—your personal experiences are the basis for change.

In addition to Wheatley’s graceful essays there are poems and quotations drawn from traditions and cultures around the world and throughout history. The book is deeply grounded spiritually, accessing human experience and wisdom from many sources. This grounding and inclusiveness support the essential message—human being throughout time have persevered. We’re just the most recent ones to face these challenges, and we can meet them as those who came before us did. As Wheatley quotes the elders of the Hopi Nation: “We are the ones we have been waiting for.”

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More Books from Margaret J. Wheatley	Bestselling author Meg Wheatley gives brave leaders the tools to create work conditions that foster generosity, creativity, and kindness in a world of tumultuous and irreversible changes.	With gentle but insistent guidance to face reality, this book offers us the path and practices to be sane leaders who know how to evoke people’s inherent generosity, creativity, and kindness.	This inspiring and beautifully illustrated book offers guidance to people everywhere for how to persevere through challenges in their personal lives, with their families, at their workplaces, and in their struggles to make a better world.	The new edition of the bestselling and influential book describes how the new science radically alters our understanding of the world and how it can teach us to live and work well together in these chaotic times.

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Margaret J. Wheatley is an internationally acclaimed writer, speaker, and teacher for how we can organize our work and sustain our relationships as we journey through this chaotic time. She is the author of four other books; cofounder of the Berkana Institute; an organizational consultant since 1973; a global citizen since her youth; and a very happy mother and grandmother. www.margaretwheatley.com

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Here Is a River

TO MY FELLOW SWIMMERS:

Here is a river flowing now very fast.

It is so great and swift that there are those
who will be afraid, who will try
to hold on to the shore.

They are being torn apart and
will suffer greatly.

We’ve Been Here Before

I’m making my shoulders strong
for the young to stand upon,
stepping lightly on the backs of those
who hold me up.

It’s a chain of life unending,
ever new and ever bending,
grateful is the heart for the chance to be alive.

Susan Osborn
Singer/songwriter

We have never been here before in terms of the global nature of our predicament. For the first time in human history (at least that we know of), we have endangered our home planet. And for the first time, we know what’s happening to just about all 7 billion of us humans, the challenges and terrors we endure and the occasional, reaffirming triumphs. Never before have humans been so aware of one another’s struggles, pain and perseverance. Never before have we known so many of the consequences of what we do—our thoughtless, violent, heroic and loving actions.

Yet we have been here before. In our long, mysterious history, humans have had to struggle with enormous upheavals, dislocations, famines and fears. We’ve had to counteract aggression, protect our loved ones and face the end of life as we’ve known it. Over and over again.

The scale is different now, but the human experience is the same. And so are our human spirits, capable of generosity or abuse, creativity or destruction, survival or extinction. As we face the challenges and struggles of this time, it might help to recall the centuries of solid shoulders we stand on.

And if you reflect on your own life experience, what else have you endured? You’re still here—how did you stay here?

How have you come through rough times before?

What from your own personal history gives you now the capacity to get through this time?

What Time Is It?

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,
it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness,
it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity,
it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness,
it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair,
we had everything before us, we had nothing before us,
we were all going direct to Heaven,
we were all going direct the other way. In short, the period
was so far like the present period,
that some of its noisiest authorities insisted
on its being received, for good or for evil,
in the superlative degree of comparison only.

Charles Dickens
A Tale of Two Cities, 1859

It’s Our Turn

Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world
all at once, but of stretching out to mend the part
of the world that is within our reach. Any small,
calm thing that one soul can do to help another soul,
to assist some portion of this poor suffering world,
will help immensely.

Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Writer

Throughout human existence, there have always been people willing to step forward to struggle valiantly in the hope that they might reverse the downward course of events. Some succeeded, some did not. As we face our own time, it’s good to remember that we’re only the most recent humans who have struggled to change things.

Getting engaged in changing things is quite straightforward. If we have an idea, or want to resolve an injustice, or stop a tragedy, we step forward to serve. Instead of being overwhelmed and withdrawing, we act.

No grand actions are required; we just need to begin speaking up about what we care about. We don’t need to spend a lot of time planning or getting senior leaders involved; we don’t have to wait for official support. We just need to get started—for whatever issue or person we care about.

When we fail, which of course we often will, we don’t have to feel discouraged. Instead, we can look into our mistakes and failures for the valuable learnings they contain. And we can be open to opportunities and help that present themselves, even when they’re different from what we thought we needed. We can follow the energy of “Yes!” rather than accepting defeat or getting stuck in a plan.

This is how the world always changes. Everyday people not waiting for someone else to fix things or come to their rescue, but simply stepping forward, working together, figuring out how to make things better.

Now it’s our turn.

Dwelling in Uncertainty

The future is no more uncertain than the present.

Walt Whitman
Poet

Some people despair about the darkening direction of the world today. Others are excited by the possibilities for creativity and new ways of living they see emerging out of the darkness.

Rather than thinking one perspective is preferable to the other, let’s notice that both are somewhat dangerous. Either position, optimism or pessimism, keeps us from fully engaging with the complexity of this time. If we see only troubles, or only opportunities, in both cases we are blinded by our need for certainty, our need to know what’s going on, to figure things out so we can be useful.

Certainty is a very effective way of defending ourselves from the irresolvable nature of life. If we’re certain, we don’t have to immerse ourselves in the strange puzzling paradoxes that always characterize a time of upheaval:

-the potential for new beginnings born from the loss of treasured pasts,

-the grief of dreams dying with the exhilaration of what now might be,

-the impotence and rage of failed ideals and the power of new aspirations,

-the horrors inflicted on so many innocents that call us to greater compassion.

The challenge is to refuse to categorize ourselves. We don’t have to take sides or define ourselves as either optimists or pessimists. Much better to dwell in uncertainty, hold the paradoxes, live in the complexities and contradictions without needing them to resolve.

This is what uncertainty feels like and it’s a very healthy place to dwell.

Finding Our Place

Humans have a responsibility to their own time,
not as if they could seem to stand outside it
and donate various spiritual and material benefit
sto it from a position of compassionate distance.
Humans have a responsibility to find themselves
where they are, in their own proper time and place,
in the history to which they belong and
to which they must inevitably contribute
either their response or their evasions,
either truth and act,
or mere slogan and gesture.
Thomas Merton
Catholic monk, writer, activist

History Chooses You

How did I get so lucky
to have my heart awakened
to others and their suffering?
Pema Chödrön
Buddist teacher

It is strange but familiar to hear people who are now wellknown activists and respected workers for noble causes describe themselves as “accidental activists.”

They tell how a compulsion entered them, a clarity that they had to do this work. They say: “I couldn’t not do it” or “If I didn’t do something, I felt I would go crazy” or “Before I even realized what I was doing, I was doing it.”

In every case, they saw an injustice or tragedy or possibility when others weren’t aware of a thing. They heard a thundering call that nobody else noticed.

Why this happens is a puzzlement, but it seems that issues choose us. They summon us to pay attention while others stay oblivious. They prompt us to act while others stay asleep. They offer us dreams of bold new futures that others will never see.

We are both blessed and cursed when history chooses us.

But once chosen, we can’t not do it.

The Right Thing

I was grounded in that moral fiber of
wanting to do the right thing. I was so
sure that this was the right thing because
it was so obvious and even those who
were persecuting me knew, and I knew
they knew...I was doing the right thing.
But they didn’t want me to do it
because it was inconveniencing them,
and I knew that.
Wangari Maathai
Noble Peace Laureate 2004

Naming Myself

There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening
that is translated through you into action,
and because there is only one of you in all time,
this expression is unique. And if you block it,
it will never exist through any other
medium and it will be lost...
Martha Graham
Dancer/choreographer

We often choose a name that seems accurate for us, but that isn’t big enough to contain our entire life. Often such names describe who or where we’ve been, but not where we’re going. Names such as: “cancer survivor,” “victim of war,” “displaced person,” “child of a dysfunctional family.”

What is a name that calls you into your future life?

What is a name that can sustain you for the challenges you will inevitably face? A name that supports you to encounter life’s difficulties, not as a victim, but as one who grows stronger and wiser?

What is a name that calls you to be fearless?”

The term “spiritual warrior” is one such name. This is not a traditional warrior, but one of a very different type. Spiritual warriors are “those who are brave.” Most importantly, spiritual warriors never use aggression or violence to accomplish their work.

The skills that give them power are compassion and insight. It takes years of practice and discipline to cultivate these. And a strong commitment that these are the skills most needed.

Those who devote the time and exert the discipline to acquire these skills trust themselves to be of service to this troubled time.

Never Too Late

It becomes a dark time when
we lose faith in each other and thus lack courage.
Chögyam Trungpa
Buddist teacher

Bravery is a choice. It is a decision to enter into the fray no matter how illogical and crazy things are. Even as our friends, family and common sense recommend that we stay away.

In our life, we are surrounded by people, events, circumstances that offer continuous proof of how bad things are, including bad people who don’t seem worth struggling for.

We did not plan to live in such a crazed world. Very few of us have been prepared by life circumstances to deal with the levels of fear, aggression and insanity we now encounter daily

When we were being trained to think, to plan, to lead, the world was portrayed as rational, predictable, logical.

But now? Ever present insanity, illogic, injustice, illusion.

This is just the way it is and will continue to be.

We can’t restore sanity to the world, but we can still remain sane and available.

We can still aspire to be of service wherever need summons us.

We can still focus our energy on working for good people and good causes.

It is never too late to be brave.

Only Don’t Know

There is only the fight to recover what has been lost
And found and lost again and again: and now, under conditions
That seem unpropitious. But perhaps neither gain nor loss.
For us, there is only the trying. The rest is not our business.
T. S. Eliot
Poet

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berrett-Koehler Publishers; Illustrated edition (September 13, 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 168 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1605098205
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1605098203
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.69 x 0.4 x 6.94 inches

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Approaching 80, I look back and see what a rich and blessed life I’ve had. I’ve been able to give my curiosity free rein and to be with extraordinary teachers and companions. I’ve been able to explore a wide range of disciplines, lived in several different cultures, and raised a large family. I’ve learned from an incredible diversity of people, from Indigenous peoples to the Dalai Lama, from small town ministers to senior government ministers, from leading scientists to National Park rangers, from engaged activists to solitary monastics. This access to so many sources of experience and wisdom, held in the container of friendship, continues to deepen my resolve to bring whatever I’m learning into my books and teachings.

I had an excellent liberal arts education at the University of Rochester and University College London. I served in the Peace Corps in Korea, 1966-1968, learning to thrive in a post-war, traditional culture where everything was different, teaching junior and senior high school English (minimum class size was 65). My M.A. is from New York University in Media Ecology with Neil Postman. My doctorate is from Harvard’s program in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy, focused on organizational behavior and change.

I have been a consultant and speaker since 1973, working with all types of organizations and peoples, on all continents (except Antarctica). Working in so many different places, it’s been easy to recognize patterns of behavior common across cultural and institutional differences, and to also note behaviors and worldviews specific to different cultures. And it has kept me alert to changing trends in leadership.

I was full-time faculty in two graduate management programs, Cambridge College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and The Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. I’ve been a formal advisor for leadership programs in England, Croatia, Denmark, Australia and the United States and, in Berkana, with leadership initiatives in India, Senegal, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Mexico, Brazil, Greece, Canada, and Europe. I was a formal advisor to the Director of the National Park System for ten years, a highlight in my career.

I am co-founder and president of The Berkana Institute, a global nonprofit founded in 1991. I am very proud of our decades of experimentation and support of life-affirming leaders everywhere. Explore our rich and varied history at www.berkana.org

My most creative work is The Warrior’s Songline, A Journey Guided by Voice and Sound (2020). In collaboration with musician Jerry Granelli, this new form melds voice and sound to create an evocative and transcendent experience that introduces listeners to the Warrior’s Path. https://margaretwheatley.com/the-warriors-songline/

I’ve written nine books and dozens of articles (free on my website). My writings have been an invitation to explore new ways of leading based on wisdom drawn from new science, history, archeology, cosmology and many spiritual traditions. I’ve sought to apply this rich and crucial wisdom to the challenges of leadership and how people can live well together as community, no matter what’s happening in external circumstances.

I’ve received several awards and honorary doctorates. In 2003, The American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) honored me for my contribution “to workplace learning and development” and dubbed me “a living legend.” In April 2005, I was elected to the Leonardo Da Vinci Society for the Study of Thinking for my contribution to the development of the field of systems thinking. I was inducted into the International Leadership Association’s Hall of Fame in 2014.

I was raised in New York and then lived in Boston area. Since 1989, I’ve lived happily in Utah. I have two adult sons and five stepchildren, all seven from the same father. I have dozens of grandchildren and great grandchildren, most of whom live in Utah. I am held by the guardian mountains of Utah and frequently seek renewal in red rock canyons just a few hours away. My peaceful mountain home supports me to do my work and to take frequent brief spiritual retreats. My spiritual teachers’ guidance keeps deepening my spiritual practice, and I delight in the close proximity of beloved family.

To keep current with my work, see: https://margaretwheatley.com/library/current-thinking/

Books by Margaret Wheatley

Who Do We Choose To Be: Facing Reality|Claiming Leadership|Restoring Sanity

The Warrior’s Songline: A Journey Guided by Voice and Sound

How Does Raven Know? Entering Sacred World: A Meditative Memoir

Walk Out Walk On: A Learning Journey into Communities Daring to Live the Future Now. Coauthored with Deborah Frieze

Perseverance

Finding Our Way: Leadership for an Uncertain Time

Turning to One Another: Simple Conversations to Restore Hope to the Future

A Simpler Way. Coauthored with Myron Kellner-Rogers

Leadership and the New Science.

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An Alternative To Perplexity and False Hope

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A friend introduced me to Dr. Wheatley's book, "Who Do You Choose To Be," which became one of the most transformative books I read in 2021. In turn, it led me to her book, "Perseverance," which reinforced my sense that her assessment of our world was reliable, and her prognosis spot on.

As she forewarnsthe reader, the schools of historical thought she bases her firmly held conclusions on can at first induce a mistaken sense of despair, which I found myself wrestling with. However, as I absorbed her reasoning and highly informative footnotes, any sense of despair I felt paradoxically morphed into liberation, from both despair and false hope.

Her work has given me a much healthier mindset to operate from after the maddening feedback loop of anger, fear, and disbelief that I've felt trapped in through the Trump years. The concept of "right work," and letting go of expectations has freed me from unhealthy attachments to expectations and actually helped me regain a cheerfulness in doing the best I can where I am at present with the opportunities in front of me and the people I'm surrounded with. I'm deeply grateful for her work and highly recommend it to anyone wanting to invest their life in meaningful work and relationships.

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Insights on Persevering the Uncertainty, the Paradoxes, the Complexities and the Contradictions of Life Today

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Author Margaret Wheatley, with "Perseverance," delivers on her goal to provide reflections and inspiration for those who seek to persevere and contribute during these uncertain and difficult times. She draws on her own observations and integrates these with the reflections of St. Augustine, Thomas Merton, Rumi and other mystics, Buddhist and Zen teachers, Robert Frost and other poets, T.S. Eliot and other authors, musician Jerry Granelli, and choreographer Martha Graham.

Wheatley uses a metaphor - a flowing river - to represent life, and offers choices we can make. We can hang close to the shore and hold onto certainty, or we can let go, embrace uncertainty, and go with the flow, thrust into the unfamiliar...and new possibilities. For many, the need for certainty binds. And it is Wheatley's hope that those so bound and struggling will dwell in uncertainty, hold the paradoxes, and live in the complexities and contradictions. This is reality and a "healthy place to be."

"Perseverance" is organized into six sections: "Here is a river, Let go of the shore, Take nothing personally, Banish the word struggle, and For we are the ones." There are many excellent topics Wheatley examines in each section; several (two pages each) notables include patience, clarity, failure, success, and dwelling in uncertainty.

Books well written like Wheatley's provide elegant and profound insights into life, insights that can lift us and help us face the struggles of life. A true measure of Wheatley's success will be how often the book is quoted and how often it is shared. I have quoted from it and now have someone in mind to "borrow" it.

Finding our place -
"Humans have a responsibility to find themselves where they are, in their own proper time and place, in the history to which they belong and to which they must inevitably contribute either their response or their evasions, either truth and act, or mere slogan and gesture." Thomas Merton

You can learn more about Wheatley by going to her web site, [...]

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Beautiful Book!

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This arrived ahead of schedule and is a beautiful addition to my titles by Margaret Wheatley. Highly recommended short/inspirational read. one that i will return to again and again.

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This is a book like one I used to read in the 1950s - Daily Strength for Daily Needs. You read a page a day and are inspired to go into the day. What I like most about Wheatley is her awareness that we cannot depend upon results or outcomes to keep us going when our vision is far beyond what is happening in the world today. Our job is to keep moving in the right direction. She also sees the gift in invisibility (not needing “applause”) and the need for discipline. She creatively sees busyness as a form of laziness. I could go on and on, but read the book yourself. Here’s one of my favorite quotes (from the Buddhist Dhammapada): “Whoever moves from carelessness to vigilance, lights up the world like the moon that emerges from a cloud.”

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One of the most influential books of my life for sure. I was given a copy during my first year of teaching and it has helped me in my work and personal life in so many ways. I bought this second copy for my mother who enjoyed it as well. It's a great book to refer back to on a regular basis when you're feeling especially angry, overwhelmed or upset about something. I have many pages highlighted and marked to give myself a quick positive nudge when I'm worked up about something.

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Read a page a day and whatever ails you (or feels like it is failing you) will become fuel for visioning a better day working for a better world, and a steady path forward... in spite of the reality of those things that erode energy along the way. Insightful and incisive, Wheatley's little volume is a life companion piece.

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