Putting Down Guns
I’ve been thinking a lot about how change happens. To help me unpack the mother of all topics, I invited a dozen really big thinkers (and feelers) to talk to me on Kelly Corrigan Wonders and at the end of each conversation, I summarized my takeaways. I share them here in the hopes that they will be useful to us all as we inch our way toward something better.
On Violence:
From San Quentin inmate to neighborhood safety advocate, Sam Vaughn embodies the adage: be the change you want to see in the world. Working with DeVone Boggan, the charismatic, high impact leader of Advance Peace, Sam nurtures violent criminals into a better future, one guy at a time, with the care and attention of a devoted parent. I got choked up many times listening to these two guys talk so tenderly about their sense of brotherhood and became a proud donor to Advance Peace in the wake of our conversation.
1. If you see four grown men with mickey mouse ears laughing through Disneyland, know that you are witnessing a miracle.
2. Brain chemistry is underrated. A lifetime of cortisol will mess you up.
