Bless the drive that compels you over the great divide. The faith by which you take the great leap. You don’t need to know how to fly. You never dive into wide open sky. You can’t see, yet, the unexpected astonishing weaving that will emerge beneath and before you, a net work of new openings […]
‘What is Joy? and ‘How do you Practise Joy’? I posed these questions to the CSI community and received many generous and wise responses. These are my reflections on that, as well as the role of ‘choice’ in joy, and practising joy.
Practising Joy (through the festive season of long nights) Read More »
Because curiosity requires and creates vulnerability, it requires bravery and courage. Bravery and courage are the attributes of warriors. So, to remain steadfastly curious, you need to be a warrior.
Curiosity & Vulnerability Read More »
Is the tale a premise for the struggle between ‘fascism’ and ‘the wild’? Is fascism a polarity to the wild? Or is the tension between the two more complex? What do we mean by ‘fascism’? And what do we mean by ‘the wild’?
Fascism & ‘The Wild’ in ‘DIVE: Odes for Lighea’ Read More »
‘Trans’ comes from the Greek ‘across’, and ‘librium’ is from the Greek ‘libra’ which connotes both balance (equilibrium) and freedom (‘libre’, liberty). Whereas ‘homeostasis’ assumes a return to an initial state as a descriptor of health, ‘translibrium’ assumes continuous adaptation as a requisite for survival.
What is Translibrium? Read More »
“In the greatest tension, the greatest creation,
and the greatest creation is the gravest danger,
and destruction is tension held taut beyond limitation…
FLAME OF CHANGE
WELDERS FLAME
FLAMES TO BURN THE PAST AWAY”
A spoken word piece on creativity, tension and transformation layed over an accidental funk improv.
This IGNITE Talk (5 mins, 15 secs per slide – GO!) was presented at the Web of Change Conference Sept. 2013, at Balcones Springs just outside of Austin, TX. Huge thanks to the WOCMob for welcoming this errant pitch! In response to my opening statement “I’m curious why orgs and people fiercely protect outrageous poisonous
Homeostasis, Change, Addiction & Love Read More »
“Any system is perfectly designed to get the results it is now producing.” – Adam Kahane
“Any system is perfectly designed to get the results it is now producing.” Read More »
The meaning of words change depending on who says them, how they’re said, and who they’re said to.
Note on language and discrimination… Read More »