November 2016
Last night, local volunteers had organized a public talk in Burgos. Live translation and everything. :) This morning, we held an Awakin Circle with some deep dialogue. So many heart-to-heart connections. And before I headed out, I got to visit the oldest cathedral in Spain, that Guri…
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Today was my first day in Spain, where Joserra has been brewing up a storm with multiple Awakin Circles (including one in a prison), Karma Kitchen twice a month, Spanish translations of lots of ServiceSpace content, and full-day " ReLoveLution " (which is easier to pronounce in…
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Joshua and Cherine are creating an "alternative church" of sorts -- Thrive . I was delighted to share some ServiceSpace stories with a very alive crowd, full of smiles and hugs. Next day on the streets, Guri and I ran into Paloma, who wrote a children's book…
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For the last year, I've been part of President Obama's council on poverty and inequality. Lots of diverse leaders came together to brainstorm, debate and dialogue around various significant ideas and policy recommendations. Today, our 72-page report was released by the White House!…
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Mariette and a few folks in her Awakin San Diego community rolled out a late-night dessert and hugs circle. At one point, I was telling Yuka 's story and lo-and-behold, she just happened to show up, to pick up some carry-out food. Right as her food came out, Tarang immediately whisked…
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Always a joy to hear Daniel Nahmod perform, who has done some awesome songs with Nimo . He drove Bonnie and I to lunch, and on the way spoke about the book he was reading on Lincoln, and how he selflessly gave up his elections just to make sure that slavery doesn't win! It led a…
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Speaking to couple hundred church ministers at Association for Global New Thought is always a delight, because they take ideas and spread them like wildflowers. Roger Teel, at Mile-Hi Church in Denver, said he has been an avid subscriber to DailyGood for years and he often uses those…
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Walking down the hallway in San Diego, who do I see? Yuka ! I knew she was going to be at the same conference, but she was talking to Alan Briskin , so I went over for a hug. She cried, I laughed, Alan told me how they were talking about "Divine Masculine" as a theme for next year's…
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Last month, Joanie and I met for coffee. She is the co-founder of 1440 Foundation ("1440 are the number of minutes that we can be open hearted everyday") and long-time fan of ServiceSpace projects. Today, a whole gang of us visited Scott Kriens -- Joanie's husband and the…
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Larry Brilliant spoke at our Awakin Circle tonight -- and his first comment to the group was, "This feels so familiar." Ever since I've known him, from my days of serving on the Seva Foundation board, he's always felt very familiar to me. It was a brilliant evening. Larry…
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