extending my hand...

while recently in myanmar, president obama repeated something he had said once before in his inaugural address...something i hadn't understood until right now...

"we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist"

when you are willing to work with someone, to change something for the better for both, you each have to be open to the possibilities...to admit faults...to let go of the past...to listen...and to want to try, together.