April 2018
My first time in Austria was 24 hours in transit -- that featured many moments of joy, including the first Awakin Circle in Vienna. Christine and Heidi have continued that circle twice a month, every month, since then. And Katherine started another one in Eisenstadt . Ripples abound! Today…
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Tonight, at Trishna's home, we held an Awakin Circle that she said was the most diverse group she's anchored in her 8-year history of hosting. Beneath that diversity, though, were a lot of invisible affinities. Jade, who is a local bike mechanic, biked 1.5 hours to join the circle:…
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Today, I spoke to 500 investment bankers -- an event put on by Weatherbys bank, and curated by our friend Mike Dickson . In the audience was also our good-humored buddy, Marc Winn from Guernsey Island. When I visited Guernsey last, Marc SMS'd a one-liner to Mike: "You need to have…
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On Earth Day today, 30 of us came together to share stories, do "hands" activities on the streets, and ultimately end with a group hug to the backdrop of a Michael Jackson song (it's a long story :)). The retreat was titled Soil, Soul and Society . I was particularly touched by…
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This morning, I spoke at Happier World conference, organized by Shamash and Chi. Both consider themselves ServiceSpace volunteers. Every year, they organize this event around my London visit. It is full of inspired speakers, inspired energy, and inspired ripples -- and this year was no exception.…
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Today, among other things, Shandip and the Veerayatan community held a uniquely formatted event with about 150 community members from the Indian community. It started with everyone circling up in small groups of 10 to introduce themselves, followed by a short talk, and then a circle again about…
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Our London ecosystem is thriving in all kind of directions, with Trishna's untiring laddership. Every month, four different Awakin Circles are hosted in four parts of the city. Apart from Trishna's circle, Ani hosts it in Mill Hill, Mita in Harrow, and Vicky and Rosa are the most recent…
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Last month, I was delighted to visit Austria for less than 24 hours. Christine, Alma, Katzi and Hermann whipped up a storm of love -- from walks around town, to an Awakin Circle, to meetings with inspiring change-makers, to late night brainstorms, to nurturing ripples like monthly Awakin Circles…
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Recent email from a friend: "As we get deeper into this momentum of communities and cross pollination, I'm wondering how to draw boundaries and not get sucked into random activities." This is a fantastic question to hold around boundaries. :) On one side, you have fleeting…
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In just an hour with these high-school girls from Singapore, we felt like close friends. Their follow-up emails were astounding , just like their big hearts.
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