CHAPTER 3Honor the Past, Present, and People

Paradoxically, honoring the past helps people let go of it.

WHEN I TALK ABOUT HONORING THE PAST, I’M NOT suggesting nostalgia or deference to We’ve always done it this way. I’m talking about respect for some basic fundamentals:

Images    People’s experiences and the challenges they face

Images    The knowledge people have in general and about their own specific context

Images    The effort people have made to keep things ...

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