Becoming Centred
Before we can meet in the middle, we'll need to agree on where that is.
Peter Gilderdale's Flirting With Wisdom series reflects on the interplay between curiosity and conviction, blending personal stories, history, cultural critique, and philosophical musings. Each vignette invites readers to embrace the beauty of unfinished thinking and the art of holding life’s ongoing questions.
Before we can meet in the middle, we'll need to agree on where that is.
Sometimes a change in perspective is all that stands between our worst weaknesses and our greatest gifts.
Who can we trust to build a brighter future for us all?
As disturbing as tales of monsters can be, perhaps they protect us from more troubling truths.
Untangling what we know from what we take for granted can be a frightening challenge, but deepening our relationship to the truth may be worth the discomfort.
How deep are we willing to dig to find the good in people?
How can we know what's fair when our understanding of the word may depend on the hand we've been dealt?
As we struggle to raise ourselves up, what are we willing to bury in the process?
As inexorable as the forces of division may seem, everything a river erodes is deposited somewhere downstream.