- I am not Easily frightened. Not because I am brave, but because I know I am dealing with human beings. -Etty Hillesum
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Getting out of our own way
Musing on living a life uses difficulty and conflict as signals for what I care about most… Maria Nemeth, PhD nails it; Life is hard when you don’t do what you truly value because you are putting all your energy … Continue reading
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Jefferson County Restorative Justice meet
November 16th (tonight) in Port Townsend. Come explore alternatives to the Punitive Justice model. Check out JCRJ.Org for more info.
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Guilt, Shame, and Anger
Just finished my last 8 days assisting in the production of this years BayNVC Leadership Program in Nonviolent Communication. Honored to have worked with Arnina Kashtan founder of Meitarim, the Center for Nonviolent Communication (NVC)in Israel. Her heart connection deepened … Continue reading
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David Winestock coming to Port Townsend
Helping put this on. Totally believe in the content.
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Practicing Nonviolence in teaching
Bienvenidos a Guatemala. On the southern coast righ tnow in a small village supplementing the exisiting Guatemalan Education System with an Arts, Emotional Awareness and English Curriculum that doesn’t exist in their normal day to day school system. We Gamized … Continue reading
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BayNVC LP11
Do you know this face? Why, that’s Marshall Rosenberg, founder of NVC! (Non Violent Communication) With concepts like Empathy vs. Advice and Power With vs Power Over this guy has changed the way I think about life. I’m excited to … Continue reading
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Story Box
Story Box – An experiment in Connection. “By creating a venue for people to interactively share their stories, in which participants play the role of both speaker and listener, Story Box will help create a greater sense of connectedness – … Continue reading
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Harvard talk friday, Dec 4th 2010 – An Afternoon Encounter with Capital Punishment in America
Dead Man Walking: An Afternoon Encounter with Capital Punishment in America “In the early 1970s, the US rate of imprisonment was around 100 per 100,000 people. Today, the imprisonment rate is five times higher, the prison and jail population totals … Continue reading
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Brené Brown talks on Shame and Vulerability at TED
Shame -Nobody wants to talk about it, and the less you talk about it the more you have it.
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