The most remarkable feature of this historical moment on Earth is not
that we are on the way to destroying the world-
we've actually been on the way for quite a while.
It is that we are beginning to wake up, as from a millennia-long sleep,
to a whole new relationship to our world, to ourselves and each other.
-Joanna Macy, author World as Lover, World as Self
that we are on the way to destroying the world-
we've actually been on the way for quite a while.
It is that we are beginning to wake up, as from a millennia-long sleep,
to a whole new relationship to our world, to ourselves and each other.
-Joanna Macy, author World as Lover, World as Self
The Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream Initiative held it's second Global Gathering on the campus of Mills College in Oakland, CA on June 26-29.
Nearly 200 committed facilitators (including me) from four continents ,along with guest speakers Lynne Twist, Brian Swimme, and Joanne Macy , among others, gathered to re-affirm, apply, and expand our commitment to an environmentally sustainable, socially just, spiritually fulfilling presence on this planet as the guiding principle for these times.
The Global Gathering re-ignited in me what really is important - and what I am committed to- on a personal, professional, and collective level.
It's easy to forget that real change begins
with changing oneself.
with changing oneself.
At the conference, all of us felt and agreed that this is a most amazing time to be alive, that we don't have all the answers, and that in fact, we may or may not be successful in creating the personal and collective changes that must take place now.
If we focus our actions on cooperation, not competition, on doing more with less, (and perhaps on DOING less and BEING more), heal our addictions to consumption, and re-claim the role of world citizen founded on interdependence and respect for the dignity of all life,we may be able to "turn the wheel" towards sustainable solutions.
Turning the Wheel. . .
WHAT can I start doing today and the rest of the year to bring more cooperation and collaboration into the company culture, our teams, client relations, and communities?
WHO am I mentoring? WHO are my mentors?
WHO are my"emPower partners?" Is there a team, a social network, forum, panel, or consortium that can be formed with "competitors"?
WHAT is my role and contribution to the "Great Turning"?
What will future generations learn from and do with your contributions?
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2 comments:
It's always inspiring top read positive contributions on the net. Have you ever thought about the contribution Esperanto can make to a better, more co-operative planet.
Take a look at www.esperanto.net
Yes, I have engaged in Esperanto many years ago while studying linguistics. Any communication tool that creates more compassion and understanding is indeed a needed tool for a much needed consciousness shift towards interdependence and cooperation.
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