“Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.” Albert Camus The industrial growth society is beset with opportunities for superficial connection and much of this in the form of business meetings, although the blessings described here apply [...]
‘Where I sit is holy, holy is the ground. Forest, mountain, river, listen to the sound. Great Spirit circling all around me.’ Native American Chant. Way of Council is an ancient form for a circle of people to communicate as individuals and as a collective group, used by ancestral and tribal peoples. It can be [...]
One Year In Transition Course open for entry. ‘…all 3 of the Transitioners who are currently doing the programme in its pilot year are going from strength to strength and look set to have created their own livelihoods by July. The photo below says it better than words.’ Isobel Carlisle. Education Cooordinator. Transition Network. If [...]
‘How we work with ourselves is how the shift will come about.’ Pema Chodron What is the dash for gas, superficially? It appears to me to be a desperate quest for short term gain at the expense of our long term wellbeing and in particular the health of our life support system – this planet. [...]
The recent decision by CEO of Yahoo, Marissa Mayers, to ban her employees from working from home has prompted many of us to reflect on what it is that makes working from home work. The internet is a tool of outstanding usefulness when it comes to remote working and it seems ironic that a company [...]
’Somewhere in your career, your work changes. It becomes less anal, less careful and more spontaneous, more to do with the information that your soul carries.’ Ben Kingsley Looking at Values. The media is rife with scandal at the moment. The drama that arises out of others’ misdeeds, damaging mistakes, personal dysfunctions and lousy decision-making [...]
Rob Hopkins, founder of the Transition Towns movement, delivered a talk recently on his predictions for the next 10 years of our transition to a more resilient society. You can view his speech here: What appeals to me about many of Rob’s presentations are the wonderful real life stories he uses to illustrate how effective [...]
“As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.” Goethe A few years ago, I did what many entrepreneurs do when looking to grow their small business, and joined a new, local face-to-face networking group. Superficially, the nature of the group seemed to be in alignment with my values and to be [...]
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