07/03/2026
I cannot “change” your mind, and you cannot “change” mine.
But perhaps I can ask to enter the world that shaped you, and invite you into the world that shaped me.
Not to erase either one,
but to build, with care,
a world that can hold us both.
…..
This is the thing about “change”
So often, change feels like an accusation.
As if I am trying to change YOU
As if you are trying to change ME
And once we feel that, something closes.
We defend the world we know.
The one that helped us survive.
The one that taught us what was safe, possible, reasonable, fair.
What if meaningful change is not about convincing someone to abandon their world.
Maybe, it begins more quietly…
With permission, curiosity, and enough humility to understand that people do not resist change only because they are stubborn, uninformed, or afraid.
Could it be that they resist because something in the “proposed future” does not yet make sense from where they are standing?
This is true in relationships.
In teams.
In institutions.
In health systems.
In societies.
What is a “system”, anyway?!?
- A system can be one person negotiating with themselves.
- Two people trying to stay connected.
- Or an entire ecosystem trying to move without leaving people behind.
So maybe “change” is more of a question than an imposition, asking us to build something that does not fully belong to any one of us.
Not mine… or yours….
But OURS!
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