creating change without shouting
Continuing my musings on the power of words in shaping how we see the world, I return to the words inscribed on my shawl: May I live this day Compassionate of heart,Clear in word,Gracious in awareness,Courageous in thought,Generous in love. John O’Donohue’s choice selection for the end of his blessing For Matins invites me not … Read more
Because we are fundamentally relational beings, our engagement with and perception of the world is shaped by our conversations every day. These conversations may be local or global, and everything in between. They tend to either confirm or in some way reshape the way we think things are: from the way we live our daily … Read more
Because it’s time to change the conversation, for good. Have you noticed? We’re shifting from one era to the next. From the modern, industrial age where there were linear and predictable answers, to a complex, interconnected and volatile world. Where what we do affects who others become and impacts our whole environment, without us fully … Read more
Few of us live with the seasons now. We are insulated, cocooned in a world that has ‘tamed nature.’ Except we haven’t. And we can’t. In fact, our wanting to be shielded from the rawness of life is destroying nature. We are complicit. But we can recover. Perhaps the first steps are to pay more … Read more
We do need new conversations. Even if we are in a period of waiting. In fact, especially in a liminal space – where we are approaching a threshold – we really do need fresh conversations. Pushing the boundaries of our thinking and perception. Cultivating our curiosity, rather than rushing to conclusions. Exploring the layers of … Read more
As Stephen Hawking put it in 1993: “For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals. Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination. We learned to talk and we learned to listen. Speech has allowed the communication of ideas, enabling human beings to work together to build the impossible. Mankind’s greatest … Read more