Author Archives: seeandconnect
Responsibility: where does Gandhi’s steer take you?
Every year since 2007, a friend and I have created themes for the year. I’ve declared 2012 my Year of Responsibility and Service. It isn’t witty, sexy, or funny. And it can be, I’ve found, a bit of a conversation stopper. Twenty-Eleven was Y… Continue reading
Let yourself go: see yourself, allow yourself to be seen and connect…..
This week, I’m going to let Researcher Brene Brown do the talking…..via a TED talk “The power of vulnerability” Continue reading
Reflections….
Last day of 2011 and I’m here in the Chicago suburbs, writing in the house where I grew up. Coming here was unexpected; I booked the ticket a few days before Christmas to arrive on Boxing Day and surprise my parents (they were delightfully surpris… Continue reading
A beautiful story with radiant insights….
I don’t normally post so much in the course of a week, but I just watched a video that touched me deeply. So much so, I wanted to share right away – but not just by retweeting the link from TED. Thank you, Alberto Cairo, for telling this story: Th… Continue reading
More on the matter of Trust…
So, I can’t get Trust out of my mind. In part, because I’ve been thinking I left something out of my last post – On the Matter of Trust. And here’s what I want to add… I described how I had awareness over the weekend that I was quick to distrust… Continue reading
On the matter of Trust…
Well, well. Liam Barrington-Bush and I have not completed our joint blog post/article. And that’s okay. It isn’t because we are struggling with it, but we’ve both deprioritized it amidst various matters arising in our respective lives. Life is lik… Continue reading
Collaboration – it ain’t easy, but it is worth it!
So, here’s what’s going on….a brief (by my usual standard) post… Liam Barrington-Bush and I are currently working on a joint post about Occupy. It came about from a chat we were having on Friday, where Liam said ‘Veena, you should blog about t… Continue reading
The Bank of Ideas has got me thinking….
I was at the Bank of Ideas today. For those of you not aware, the Bank of Ideas is a UBS building taken over by squatters and affiliated with the Occupy London movement. I was there to meet up with some Occupiers (though these days none of them ar… Continue reading
A story of bravery on the 205 bus to King’s Cross….
I thought this week I would write about awareness, prejudice and progressive politics. I had a rather insightful conversation in Milan over the weekend that was going to be my focus. However, instead, I want to tell a story of a story of bravery. … Continue reading
Forgiveness, anger, and breaking old habits….
Last night, I went to a performance at the Roundhouse: Unprovoked. The play was created through the work of The Forgiveness Project. The play tells the story of the knife-murder of a fifteen-year old girl by an eighteen-year old girl and how it is… Continue reading
