Building Welcoming Communities
Let’s talk about a small town somewhere in rural America. Pick one; there’s probably such a town near you. For decades, people have been...
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Dec 12, 20192 min read
Anatevka: Village Building in the Modern Age
A Universal Village The musical Fiddler on the Roof has a very special place in my heart. When I was about 12, our little town put on a...
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Nov 26, 20193 min read
Food as Community
We all know we need to eat healthy to stay healthy. And there’s plenty of information and resources about how to do this on an individual...
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Oct 31, 20192 min read
Power of Youth
Last week I was at a conference for Portland-based organizations involved in global development work. It was sobering and hopeful at the...
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Oct 16, 20192 min read
Is it Human Nature to Argue?
When we look around at the public conversation these days, it’s rather sobering. Issues have become polarized, with each side becoming...
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Oct 3, 20193 min read
Learning is Uncomfortable… And That’s Okay
Here’s what I’m learning: When we’re learning something new—when we enter new territory—it’s uncomfortable. As far as I can tell, it’s...
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Sep 19, 20193 min read
Building Capacity
They say, when you start something new, to begin with baby steps. As you move forward, you build capacity, develop skills and it gets...
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Aug 22, 20192 min read
The Power of Ordinary People
Keeping Civilization Alive Watching a PBS special on the Greeks recently, I discovered something incredible. When the Mycenean...
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Jul 26, 20193 min read
Collective Will and Inner Coherence
The little town of Ii, Finland, has set an audacious goal—to become the first zero-waste town in the world. And they’re well on their...
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Jul 11, 20192 min read
Tackling Blackberries through Taoism
I’ve been hacking away at the invasive blackberries that have been steadily taking over the bottom corner of our property. After getting...
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May 10, 20193 min read
Reaching Across the Generations
Have you ever noticed how we tend to separate people by age in this society? The young and the old are shuttered off by themselves. What...
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Apr 25, 20192 min read
Overcoming Worry
It's about reframing Do you often find yourself churning over something, worried about whether it will turn out alright? How do you get...
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Apr 11, 20192 min read
Talking with People Who Disagree With You
I’m finding myself in more and more conversations with people who have different belief systems, different world views, different...
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Mar 7, 20193 min read
It Takes a Village
Grace Reed’s article on Solving Homelessness talks about how effective the village model is for getting people off the streets and back...
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Feb 21, 20196 min read
Solving Homelessness
by Grace Growing Medicine Eagle Reed Everyone agrees that homelessness is a serious problem. But good-hearted people everywhere are at a...
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Feb 7, 20192 min read
Raising Ourselves Together
My daughter turned 18 last March. This fall she headed off to college and has embarked on her own life adventure. As I look back, I...
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Jan 24, 20192 min read
Embracing Mistakes
I made a mistake. And it was horrible. Actually, it was a constellation of mistakes, because there never is just one. But I realized...
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Jan 11, 20192 min read
Learning Together
We’ve just finished a series on consultation and how it can be a powerful tool for learning together and building community. Now we’ll be...
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May 17, 20183 min read
The Beginner’s Gift
This article is part of a series on “Learning About Learning.” Have you ever felt overwhelmed at the beginning of a project? Or...
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Apr 2, 20183 min read
Making Learning Visual
About a year and a half ago, I set an intention for myself to facilitate learning within groups and between groups. Suddenly all kinds of...
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