As we watch courageous, chaotic, and committed discourse worldwide, othering's impact becomes painfully clear. Our conversations normalize othering, compromising our ability to discern what's happening and absent our preferences and biases.

Readers of the book From Tension to Transformation: A Leader's Guide to Generative Change comment most often about the frame offered for pause. "Pause gives more time than it takes."  Staying present and aware is the formula to avoid judgment, blaming, and disappointment that motivates othering. Allow belonging to be our intentional way to invite change for sustainable humanity.