Margaret J. Wheatley, EdD: Beyond Hope and Fear

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon

Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2024

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Are we in the midst of a civilizational collapse? There are some definitive signs, says Margaret (Meg) Wheatley, who has spent a lifetime as an activist and educator seeking to create a more caring, compassionate, and connected world. In this podcast, Tami Simon speaks with the renowned organizational and systems expert about how she maintains faith in humanity and a tireless commitment to her life’s work, even as she approaches 80 years old. Tune in for an inspiring call to become a “spiritual warrior” at this precarious time in history, with profound insights on how life exists in cycles—and why this is important to understand; putting our energy and desire to contribute in the right places; compassion and insight; seeing clearly so we can act wisely; removing the filters of hope and fear; grace, synchronicity, and serving your purpose; being faithful to the work you’re called to; the dark night of the soul; working for change at the local level; joy and togetherness; the antidote to despair; the practice of “I’m not lost, I’m right here”; and more. Note: This episode originally aired on Sounds True One, where these special episodes of Insights at the Edge are available to watch live on video and with exclusive access to Q&As with our guests. Learn more at join.soundstrue.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Hello, friends. My name's Tammy Simon and I'm the founder of Sounds True, and I want to welcome you to the Sounds True podcast, Insights at the Edge.
0:12.0	I also want to take a moment to introduce you to Sounds True's new membership community and digital platform.
0:18.9	It's called Sounds True One.
0:21.7	Sounds True One features original, premium, transformational docu series, community events,
0:29.0	classes to start your day and relax in the evening, special weekly live shows,
0:36.0	including a video version of Insights at the Edge with an after-show
0:41.3	community question and answer session with featured guests. I hope you'll come join us, explore,
0:48.6	come have fun with us, and connect with others. You can learn more at join.soundstrue.com.
0:56.4	I also want to take a moment and introduce you to the Sounds True Foundation, our nonprofit
1:02.0	that creates equitable access to transformational tools and teachings.
1:08.5	You can learn more at SoundsTrueFoundation.org. And in advance, thank you for your
1:14.6	support. In this episode of Insights at the Edge, my guest is Margaret J. Wheatley. Meg is an expert
1:24.1	in organizational leadership and has worked globally as a consultant, advisor, trainer,
1:31.3	with all levels, ages, and types of leaders and activists in multiple cultures.
1:38.3	She has a deep appreciation for the science of living systems and life's coherent directionality, along with being grounded
1:50.0	in a life of spiritual practice. Meg has authored 12 books, including The Classic, Leadership
1:58.6	in the New Science, Who Do We Choose to be, and a new book. It's called
2:03.6	Restoring Sanity, Practices to Awaken Generosity, Creativity and Kindness in ourselves
2:11.6	and in our organizations. Since 2015, Meg has been training leaders and activists for more than 35 countries as what she calls warriors for the human spirit. And we'll be talking about that. Meg, welcome. Well, I'm so glad to be here, Tammy. Thank you. And I'm happy to be with you. Here's where I want to start.
2:36.0	You and I had a conversation four or five years ago, and in it, you introduced me to this notion that we were in civilizational collapse,
2:51.6	that this was not something that was happening out in the future,
2:56.6	but something that we had actually entered into.
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