Quotes by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky

Being present is real work.

When we are able to make ourselves as still within as an untouched mountain lake, we have an exquisite reflection of all that is in and around us.

It can be humbling to realize how much we have in common with those we attempt to help.

We will find the key to our liberation only when we accept that what we once did to survive is now destroying us.

Oppression thrives on misunderstanding, alienation, and us/them binaries.

If we can transform ourselves, we have the potential to change the world.

If we are to contribute to the changes so desperately needed in our agencies, communities, and societies, we must first and foremost develop the capacity to be present with all that arises, stay centered throughout, and be skilled at maintaining an integrated self.

Remember that nothing has to change in the world for us to transform our own life experience.