Blog • If we are alive, and interacting with other living beings, we are going to cause harm to one another some of the time. A dynamic that I often see: Someone inflicts harm, because they want to make visible the harm that was done to them. And then, the whole legal apparatus jumps into action, making sure they get labeled and compartmented away. And, I see some of my work, to hold space, to untangle all the blame and all the competing for who is more the victim. Because someone has to start with the work of listening.

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gabkdlly • 13 September

If we are alive, and interacting with other living beings, we are going to cause harm to one another some of the time. A dynamic that I often see: Someone inflicts harm, because they want to make visible the harm that was done to them. And then, the whole legal apparatus jumps into action, making sure they get labeled and compartmented away. And, I see some of my work, to hold space, to untangle all the blame and all the competing for who is more the victim. Because someone has to start with the work of listening.