Don't ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs are people who have come alive. - Harold Whitman
Blame and responsibility
Another topic that came up at the conference was the issue of blame and responsibility. How do you react, when a situation is all your fault? Or when somebody accuses you of it? We talked about it, and a thought came to me: There are a few differences between blame and responsibility.
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Peace
The last session I attended at the PoP conference was about the question "Why aren't we already peaceful." Paul posted it, and frankly I'm not really sure if he was seriously pondering the question himself, or if he maybe posted it because he thought it was a question we needed to look at.
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Laughing at the Practice of Peace
You may not know this, but I am in fact a certified laughter instructor. It's not often I get a chance to practice it, so I offered to do some laughter exercises at the Practice of Peace conference, and it went extremely well. The evening started with playback theatre, or as our coach called it, … Continue Reading ››
Seeing Seattle
I'm now in West Seattle relaxing after a long day exploring this wonderful city. This wonderful lady by the name of Pam Earle offered me to stay at her place, and has been showing me the sites, including but not limited to:
* A water taxi ride into Seattle
* Pike Place market
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* A water taxi ride into Seattle
* Pike Place market
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The media – a collective bad dream?
One of the sessions here at the Practice of Peace conference was about the media, and after the session, I grabbed one of the participants, Doug who is a psychotherapist, and asked him a little about his views. Specifically, I wonder why negative news have a much stronger pull on us than positive news, since … Continue Reading ››
Practice of peace – part 2
We're coming up on the end of day 2 here at the practice of peace conference. If you're interested in what's going on, all meeting transcripts are coming online here.
We had a really funny experience today, during a talk about "How to bear it when you realize it's all your … Continue Reading ››
We had a really funny experience today, during a talk about "How to bear it when you realize it's all your … Continue Reading ››
Strong democratic leaders, a paradox?
One of the things that came up in the discussion at the democratic CEO round table was the apparent paradox, that a democratic organization needs a strong leader. You'd think that the whole idea of democratic organizations, would be to eliminate the need for strong leaders so that everyone could lead according to their interests … Continue Reading ››
Is Arena a lap?
One of the many fascinationg people I've met at the Practice of Peace conference is Max Gail, who runs an organization called lap. This is based on the metaphor of a lap. We all have one, and it is, among other things, wher our kids sit to hear a story or to feel safe.
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Muddling through
Harrison Owen just finished his opening talk here at the Practice of Peace conference, and todays topic centered around "muddling through" - the idea that for 14 billion years the universe has moved towards higher and higher levels of complexity with no central planning involved. It's not perfect, but it's amazing that we're around to … Continue Reading ››