March 19, 2018

The lucky man has been taught to love, because he has been loved. He has learned to care, because he has known those who care. He […]
March 12, 2018

[A]s human service tools prevail, the tools of citizenship, association, and community rust.  Their uses are even forgotten. – JOHN MCKNIGHT
March 5, 2018

[Care giving] requires the display of affection and certain intrusions into the locked up spaces of marginalized people and the rigid barriers of a cold culture. […]
February 26, 2018

Optimism is not in feeling good, But in feeling that good has a chance to survive. – BURTON BLATT
February 19, 2018

Care giving calls for much more than the ordinary way of doing things. – JOHN MCGEE
February 12, 2018

Friendships with people who have disabilities can provide an explosion of fresh values and directions which this confused, misdirected world needs now as never before/ – […]
February 5, 2018

Optimism is not in believing that things will turn out well, objectively, But in believing that one can face things, subjectively, however they turn out. – […]
January 29, 2018

As the power of profession and service system ascend, the legitimacy, authority, and capacity of citizens and communities descend.  The citizen retreats.  The client advances. – JOHN MCKNIGHT
January 22, 2018

We need to…not [focus] on control, but trust; not [seek] compliance, but engagement; not [be preoccupied] with external behavior, but moral development; not [impose] change on others, […]