It has been well over a month since I last wrote a blog post – the longest break yet! During this time I have been on my bi-yearly retreat in Wales, then on a two week vacation in Sicily with family. It is easy to get distracted from the world situation during such enjoyable times. …
Norway is the often slow to catch up with the rest of the world. So when a “new movement” started at the end of August here, I knew I should check on the progress of this in other parts of the world. But first, the name of this Norwegian movement is MOJOBO – an acronym …
“We are moving!” Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, The Future of Man This is the introductory quote in Carter Phipps‘ recently released book called “Evolutionaries: Unlocking the Spiritual and Cultural Potential of Science’s Greatest Idea”. As you may be able to guess – the idea is Evolution. “Evolutionaries” came recommended by every New Thought luminary I …
Story creates context…Context highlights relationship…Context and relationship change behavior and lead to holistic and connected action…Connected action becomes a force for restoring /re-storying the world. – Christina Baldwin, “Storycatcher”. One of the highlights of my summer was a gathering of eight highly engaged women for two short days of dialog at the sea in Little …
“We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn.” Henry David Thoreau Spring finally arrived in Norway only about two weeks ago and hardly had time to settle when summer pushed it away, bringing nature to full bloom with bright sunshine and hot …
I recently returned from retreat. A week in close contact with my deeper self, the world of nature and other travelers on the evolutionary path of realization. The shift back to daily reality is always a jolt and I found myself choosing to write haiku poetry rather than entering the clanging tumult of cyberspace. I …
Last night, a smart friend of mine wanted to talk to me about my last blog, “Time for Swarming”. Her headlines: Aren’t you exaggerating! This is scary. Shouldn’t the government be doing something? How can we change such a complex system as an individual. I don’t know what to believe about climate change. And I …
“Never underestimate the power of a small group of committed people to change the world. In fact, it’s the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead Things are heating up. More and more people are speaking out about the seriousness of our Global situation. Extreme weather is constantly in the news. Oceans suffering. Our way …
Have you heard the expression “Wicked Problems”? Better learn it because it is turning up everywhere. Don’t miss the powerful video at the end (viewed by over one million people) that points to something besides creativity that we need to solve these problems. What seems like a positive trend to me is the acknowledgement of …
Don’t miss the courageous and inspiring video: Voices of Egypt at the end. When I started this site, I was interested in helping myself and others see the positive shifts that are happening around us even as things can seem bleak and hopeless at times. But something is changing in my view of this lately. …
