Monthly Archives: May 2012
This I believe – what ‘be the change’ means to me…
Gandhi’s dictum: ‘We must be the change we want to see in the world.’ My work centers around this instruction. Increasingly – as I make an effort to explore it openly, I get backlash, resistance, skepticism, and people just being irritated. One qu… Continue reading
Seeing with a Gardener’s Eye….
I am spending this summer visiting my parents. My eighty one year old dad is avid gardener – and a very good one. His garden contains a vast array of flowers that start blooming now and will carry on through the summer. All the colors of the rainb… Continue reading
Relationships, systems and stories…
The past few days, I’ve been thinking a lot about relationships. Human relationships is the aspect of social change that gets me super excited. I’ve also been thinking about systems and processes. These don’t get me so excited – thinking about the… Continue reading
The Great Work of Laughter….
I have a lot of topics I can think to write about, including: what is meant by ‘be the change you wish to see’; the relationship between law and creating cultures of integrity; deliberative ethics. Yet, somehow this week, I’m not moved to write ab… Continue reading
Can we talk? Frequently, well, no we can’t….
I recently visited a friend who last year became a mom for the first time. At the time of her pregnancy, she was working for an organization committed to gender equity. Certain responses to her pregnancy – to her entering the community of mothers … Continue reading
See & Connect 