May 2018
What is perhaps not mentioned enough is how much versatility it takes to engage with communities in this ServiceSpace-y way of emergence. So much happened in the last 12 hours in Taiwan, and yet emergence is directly proportional to my embrace of the unexpected. That is to say that we just have…
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Given that Asia University is keen to start Karma Kitchen , they had prepared this super cute step-by-step guide in Mandarin: Right as I left, I asked Sylvia to autograph her artwork, which made her day. Before I could reach my hotel, she had sent a late night email: "After you leave…
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Today, many local folks converged to inaugurate a new community center, host a meal together, and I was told that I needed to give a talk. :) Not many spoke English, but everyone knew about Karma Kitchen . It's amazing how the far ripples of ServiceSpace travel. On the right side of the…
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I landed in Taiwan at 7AM, cleaned up in the public restrooms, headed to my morning events, and now it was time for the afternoon programs that Professor Shu and her superstar TA (Sylvia) had diligently organized in the Wufeng area. I debated if the cartoon on the poster was me, but lo and behold,…
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The Dean of Social Sciences school at NCCU , one of the well-known and older colleges in Taiwan, hosted a beautiful dialogue on "development" today. Very sweetly, he organized a group of inspired professors and department heads to dive deeper into ServiceSpace. It was quite energizing,…
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It was super sweet to see Ven. Zizhou pick me up at the Taiwan airport. She's been a nun for 35 years, is a PhD from Illinois, and does a lot of grassroots work. One gets the sense that she doesn't do airport runs too often, but I was deeply touched by her care -- from coffee to the…
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In the evening, we held an Awakin Circle in Eisenstadt, in a rural part of Austria. For many months now, Eisenstadt has been home to weekly Awakin Circles. Katherine's parents had just given us the use of their entire restaurant. A sign that translates the feeling we all had: "So…
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Ollie and Katherine, alongside the gang, hosted a full-day retreat in Eisenstadt today. Lots of inspired folks, inspired stories, and inspired connections. And yum, vegan food -- all the way in rural Austria. :) After we finished a beautiful circle of sharing in the…
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In Vienna, I spoke at BOKU college today, to an overflowing house of several hundred young environmentalists crammed into an auditorium, and also the aisles and beyond. :) The title of my talk was "Being the Change, Changes the Being". By the end, the field in the room turned…
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Today, we hosted the first first Karma Kitchen in Austria! To get a glimpse into the magic, read Hermann's quick post and check out the photos . We usually hear, "Devil is in the details," but actually "Angel is in the details," too. We had a Michelin-star chef…
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