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Last night was the first day of ELEVATE – a circus ‘boot camp’ by WiseFool. I’ve written about WiseFool before (Courage on Stilts). The WiseFool motto is “Changing lives one circus at at time.” Boot camp is for two weeks … Continue reading
Reflections on 2013 – the YEAR OF TRUST AND SURRENDER
For me, 2013 was the YEAR OF TRUST AND SURRENDER. When I set that theme back at at the beginning of the year (originally it was going to be year of living intuitively – but within a week of 2013 … Continue reading
Stepping into the Silences….
This morning, I was introduced to a story of the Senegalese Filmmaker, Sembene. I was invited to watch snippets of a film-in-the-making about his life, his message, his impact. I heard about his story, as well as the stories of … Continue reading
Waking up and going for a wander on Thanksgiving Day….
[Introductory note: this post goes in different directions – it is part of a wider process in which I’m grappling with what it means to be (r)evolutionary – that is, to nurture the evolution that is the base of revolution. … Continue reading
What is (R)evolution?
“We live in revolutionary times, but the revolution we are living through is a slow turning around from one set of beliefs and practices toward another, a turn so slow that most people fail to observe our society revolving — … Continue reading
Returning to I am they are you….
Last weekend I participated in a two day Theater of the Oppressed workshop, led by Palestinian theater-activist Iman Aoun. In one exercise, we were asked to work in pairs. One person stepped into the role of an individual who had … Continue reading
Orientation to Power
A couple of weeks ago, I was asked “What is your orientation to power?” At first I was taken aback by the question. What did it mean? I started to ask for an explanation and then I decided I didn’t … Continue reading
The infinite potential of humans being in relationships…..
Yesterday, Molly and I got to talking. Molly wears a lot of hats and one of them is bringing music to hospices. In particular, she works with elderly people to help them write songs and then these songs are performed … Continue reading
Are we ever really led by other people? I used to think that made sense – people lead, people follow. I follow someone else’s lead. It still does make sense. However, I’ve started to wonder lately if this tells the … Continue reading
The Heart of Einstein…
I recently put my heart and mind to writing about one of Einstein’s many steers about how we live….in collaboration with my pals at Organization Unbound, based in South Africa and promoting Expressive Change. Here’s the piece…. The Heart of … Continue reading
See & Connect 