Singing Connects
Currently I am working with a friend on a workshop that is designed to dive into the process of building community. This is an experiential class on how to form and work within a group that is combining the task orientation with the heart orientation and make those two aspects work together in a synergistic way. One element that we have found is really helping to connect with each other in a group setting is singing and music. There are many of melodies around that are just wonderful. Today I want to share with you one that is build around […]
Thoughts on “Community”
Have you ever asked yourself about how your community, be it family, a circle of friends, or your whole town or neighborhood, your church, etc. are actually forming? What makes a community a community? And than of course why do we want and often deeply crave a community that we are part of? The term “community” for me brings up a number of different associations, like co-op housing, ecovillage, commune and also family – specially when coming together at my grandparents house during my childhood- and also friends and neighborhood. All this in this one word and at the […]
Where is My Money?
Have you been downsized? Lost work? Did you need to close down your business? Many of us have been experiencing a lot of changes in our personal economic situation and are facing reduced income or total loss of it. Many have, as a result, lost their homes and are struggling to provide for their families and dependents. And this is going on in a large part of the world. The economic systems in North America and Europe are definitely going through a time of big changes and sometimes it seems like they are on the verge of breaking down. There […]
Inspired by Green
Thrive On Green has the purpose to encourage on a large scale to take steps towards greener living by providing resources, information and support. Green lifestyle choices touch all areas of the human experience, from the kitchen spoon to the scientific laboratory, how we care for our children to growing our food and from our workplace to our meditation. To Thrive On Green is a way to live, give and enterprise that is caring and good for people, planet and, yes, profit, “green profit” that is! The word “green” stands for a way of living that is socially, financially and […]
