In this time of constant distractions and disappointments we become exhausted and heartsick as our good work is ignored. Wheatley speaks with fierce honesty as she gives us the map of where we are. She also gives us tools that enliven and reinvigorate us in our work and relationships. She says, “As the world gets more insane and more difficult and we encounter more disappointment, frustration, exhaustion, and overwhelm, we need each other like we’ve never needed each other before. How are we going to accomplish that? This isn’t casual relationship or casual friendships. We have to be as connected to each other as soldiers are in warfare. . . I’m asking us to be warriors for the human spirit, to step up to the fact that the larger system is demeaning and probably corrupted but, wherever we are, we can create islands of sanity. We can create these places where people feel appreciated, where there’s self-motivation, where we can bring out our good qualities of being generous and forgiving and helpful and caring to each other. That’s courageous work; that’s warrior work.
