Molong-Taking Only What Is Needed
Ideas can be life-changing. Sometimes all you need to open the door is just one more good idea. Jim Rohn The Penan – a tribal people currently struggling to survive in a shrinking Borneo rainforest – live by the principle of molong,...
Engagement Done Right- Lessons From The Kidney Raffle
I think the world should be one community. ~Neil Tennant Cath Duncan wrote a comprehensive lessons learned report about her experience raising funds for a cause she believes in. If you want to learn more about the, challenges, and triumphs in building community and...
Rootedness
Cultivating community takes time and effort.
When We Are Ready
Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. ~Dalai Lama We see opportunities for change when we are ready. August 2009 I became aware that May 2011 was not that far off. Now those that follow my blog know that May...
Transitions
Confusion is the hallmark of a transition. To rebuild both your inner and outer world is a major project. ~Anne Grant Today as you read this post I am driving my youngest daughter off to college. I will leave her as she begins an exciting...
The Friended
A friend is a gift you give yourself. ~Robert Louis Stevenson Do you know your neighbors? Do you know your FB friends and twitter followers? Can we really know them? Are we really connected to them in ways that matter?...
Stepping Toward Service
Responding to the needs around us doesn’t require that we be perfect.
The Ability To Care
Love begins by taking care of the closest ones - the ones at home. ~Mother Teresa I have designed and managed programs for over 25 years.... and in that time I have learned a thing or two ....so when I say what...
Talking About What Matters
Each person's life is lived as a series of conversations. ~Deborah Tannen We crave more human conversation. This is an ancient primal need--to sit together and talk. Not more tweets,...