The art of helping others : being around, being there, being wise

The art of helping others --
Having and being --
Being around, being there, being wise --
Working with --
On personal troubles and public issues --
The book --
Living life well --
What is virtue? --
Flourishing and happiness --
Caring for the whole person --
Being connected --
Knowing and being ourselves --
Knowing yourself --
Selfhood --
Our character and belief systems --
Authenticity --
Integrity --
Being true to yourself --
Being called to care --
Being wise --
Wisdom and appreciating what a good life might entail --
Being open to truth --
Developing the capacity to reflect --
Being knowledgeable --
Being discerning --
Relating to others --
Relationship for starters --
Relationship and happiness --
Relation, irrelation and the space between --
Relationship and otherness --
Relating to others as helpers --
Some issues --
Working to make change possible --
Building communities of truth --
Engaging in helping conversations --
Nurturing moments of reflection and connection --
Teaching and speaking to the condition of others --
Encouraging informed and committed action --
Evaluating the process of helping --
Deepening our practice --
On disciplines and commitments --
Taking our place in a community of practice --
Finding balance --
Journaling --
Reading --
Talking --
Organizing with others --
Getting from here to there --
Some problems --
Exploiting the gaps --
Acting with integrity --
Lying --
Developing and nurturing relationships in our agencies --
Looking beyond our organizations --
Engaging creatively with civil society --
Developing policies to support helping.