A new decade has just started. The one leading towards 2030. There will be a lot to do. But where to start? High time to spread Thomas Macintyre´s PhD thesis The Transgressive Gardener, presented by Arjen Wals as “one of the most original one’s” he has been involved in. Maybe you´ll find some answers there?… Blog post #17: Transformations – for change weiterlesen
Kategorie: authenticity
Blog post #15: The power – or the gift – of embarrassment
Embarrassing! Embarrassing! Embarrassing! It happened! To me! The well-organized, forward-thinking, yes, also in some regards, perfectionist. Stupid me. Deppert (in Austrian terms). Some unfinished blog posts went online – spamming potentially your Email account with unreadable, incomprehensive memory hooks to myself. Well. Not at all intended. Not that I have thousands of followers – but… Blog post #15: The power – or the gift – of embarrassment weiterlesen
Blog post #12: Is to dare to care?
In blog post #9 I recommended Ken Robinson´s TEDtalk. Not only because what he says is worth listening to but also how he says it. Same goes for Brené Brown in talking about the power of vulnerability in a, to me, entertaining way. To me, what they have in common, is their elaboration on human… Blog post #12: Is to dare to care? weiterlesen
Blog post #11: What are you waiting for?
There is plenty of research done that could wake us up. There are plenty of reasons calling us to action. If we only believed that each one of us mattered and makes a difference. So much can be done right here right now. As Alixa and Naima said: „Why would a flower hesitate to open?“… Blog post #11: What are you waiting for? weiterlesen
Blog post #9: The power of community
In Lüneburg I had the chance to live for the first time in something one can call a community. People around shared and/or similar values gathered in a space. In this case to live consciously together. The location was a house. The space of community, however, is interpersonal. It´s a sense of belonging. It´s a… Blog post #9: The power of community weiterlesen
Blog post #7: WANTED: Authenticity
“When dealing with peace and conflict – it is essential to deal with oneself.” I had the chance to get to know Daniela Lehner when we were both studying at Lund University. After her studies in pedagogy and development studies she now engages with transformational learning at the Centre for Peace Research and Peace Education… Blog post #7: WANTED: Authenticity weiterlesen