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The Light of Day

I love the little forest walk near where my folks live. In the south part of Edmonton — Edmonton is where I grew up. In that little forest, there’s birch, maple, spruce and a few others. There’s yarrow, and these fireweed looking purple blooms. And a few others. Got to walk there several times last week. With Dana. With my folks. All of us.

Nothing too profound here on this. I just like the delight of it. The light on these blooms. The surprise. The company. The slow pace. The purpose of no purpose. The noticing of things. The being noticed by things.

Something in all of that makes for quite a great day.

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A Flow Game Question Today

What in your life
could benefit from
the support and contribution
of others?

I quite like having a Flow Game Question nearby.

Me…

  • most everything, like the mostly pastors group I’m hosting next week
  • like the B & B series that is moving a few hearts
  • like the way I’m parenting
  • like the way I’m crafting a collection of poems

You know, most everything.

You?

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Unraveling Leadership

Digging in to this one today (thx Krista Betz).
Unraveling Religious Leadership: Power, Authority, and Decoloniality
by Kristina Lizardy-Hajbi

I love the opening quotes:

Martin Luther King Jr.
“We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly.”

And, Albert Memmi, author of The Colonizer and the Colonized:
“We have seen that colonization materially kills the colonized. It must be added that colonization kills [us] spiritually. Colonization distorts relationships, destroys or petrifies institutions, and corrupts [humans], both colonizers and colonized.”

And I’m sparking on the contents:

  • history that points to the lasting effects of colonialism, capitalism, slavery
  • differences between what individuals can do and what institutions can do

And then asking the most basic of questions — What could religious leadership also be? In the immediate of now, and, in the slow moving evolution of what is next?

Working with a group of pastors / religious leadership later this month who will be asking such questions together.

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Gifts of Circle - Question Cardsasd
Gifts of Circle is 30 short essays divided into 4 sections: 1) Circle's Bigger Purpose, 2) Circle's Practice, 3) Circle's First Requirements, and 4) Circle's Possibility for Men. From the Introduction: "Circle is what I turn to in the most comprehensive stories I know -- the stories of human beings trying to be kind and aware together, trying to make a difference in varied causes for which we need to go well together. Circle is also what I turn to in the most immediate needs that live right in front of me and in front of most of us -- sharing dreams and difficulties, exploring conflicts and coherences. Circle is what I turn to. Circle is what turns us to each other."

Question Cards is an accompanying tool to Gifts of Circle. Each card (34) offers a quote from the corresponding chapter in the book, followed by sample questions to grow your Circle hosting skills and to create connection, courage, and compassionate action among groups you host in Circle.

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In My Nature is a collection of 10 poems. From A Note of Beginning: "This collection of poems arises from the many conversations I've been having about nature. Nature as guide. Nature as wild. Nature as organized. I remain a human being that so appreciates a curious nature in people. That so appreciates questions that pick fruit from inner being, that gather insights and intuitions to a basket, and then brings the to table to be enjoyed and shared over the next week."

This set of Note Cards (8 cards + envelopes)  quotes a few favorite passages from poems in In My Nature. I offer them as inspiration. And leave room for you to write personal notes.

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Most Mornings is a collection of 37 poems. I loved writing them. From the introduction: "This collection of poems comes from some of my sense-making that so often happens in the morning, nurtured by overnight sleep. The poems sample practices. They sample learnings. They sample insights and discoveries. They sample dilemmas and concerns."

This set of Note Cards (8 cards + envelopes)  quotes a few favorite passages from poems in Most Mornings. I offer them as inspiration. And leave room for you to write personal notes.

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