"Centered People"

"Centered People"

The greatest gift of centered and surrendered people is that they know themselves as part of a larger history, a larger self. In that sense, centered people are profoundly conservative, knowing that they only stand on the shoulders of their ancestors and will be open and reformist because they have no private agendas or self-interest to protect. People who have learned to live from their center know which boundaries are worth maintaining and which can be surrendered. Both reflect an obedience. If you want a litmus test for truly centered people, that’s it: They are always free to obey reality, to respond to what is.

from Radical Grace, “Center and Circumference”