July 2022
Many years ago, my wife and I went on a walking pilgrimage across India. We were entirely in the hands of strangers -- we would eat whatever food was offered and sleep wherever place was offered; needless to say, that year of our life was a profound experience . What was perhaps most…
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Post-pandemic, my first flight (to Dallas) and public event -- the in-person energy with 800 youth was electric! :) Full transcript here .
Read →April 2022
Groups in ServiceSpace often manifest in a "just-in-time" formation. A bit like starling murmurations . Whenever there's a need, a group of high-trust volunteers organically magnetize around it, based on availability, interest, serendipity -- and a calling in their heart. That last…
Read →March 2022
Sometimes you pinch yourself, when you realize you get to live with someone who has a heart like this:
Read →March 2022
One principle we often talk about in ServiceSpace is "deepcasting". If broadcast is one-to-many with a large microphone, deepcasting is a heart-to-heart word-of-mouth ripple effect. Naturally, a movement requires both but most of our systems aren't designed for deepcasting. Moreover, if…
Read →March 2022
At a Bioneers conference in 2003, Holly Near came on stage and shared: "A cellist in Sarajevo went out in the square, when the bombs were dropping, and started playing his cello. Someone from the press said to him, 'Why are you out here playing the cello when the bombs are exploding?'…
Read →February 2022
Pods are creating some profound ripples. At its core are volunteers, and this is a emblematic note that we recently saw ... "Volunteering in this Pod is a profoundly humbling process. Instead of holding a concept with intellectual rigidity, the practice is to hold the spectrum of…
Read →January 2022
What a joy to be reminded of the power of noble friendship through these icons of compassion:
Read →January 2022
In talking to a friend about the state of the world, I was reminded of this graphic around the Delta variant's spread. It feels increasingly relevant even now.
Read →December 2021
What a sweet note to receive from my mom on my birthday ... "When I read the name Grace this morning, a memory flashed in my mind. 'Grace-ben' was the Christian midwife who had helped me both the time with your birth in the delivery room. In those days, relatives were not allowed…
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