“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
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Blog post #6: A matter of attitude
Compared to Sophie´s world, Jostein Gaarder´s book The Orange Girl is a rather thin one – but carrying a message which turned into a guiding principle of my life. Without wanting to reveal too much, let me say that I closed this book with a smile. Despite the fact that it is about a letter… Blog post #6: A matter of attitude weiterlesen
Blog post #5: Another one of „us“
Marga and I have quite a lot in common. Just that she is bringing her energy to fruition in Vancouver/Canada. She aims to co-create spaces that promote sustainable well-being and one of her aspirations is to transcend silos. She writes „solving today’s complex and wicked problems requires collaboration. I am passionate about connecting people to… Blog post #5: Another one of „us“ weiterlesen
Blog post #4: The attitude of trees
Last week I went running again. Completely in my thoughts, what happened – I fell. My T-shirt torn at my left shoulder. I did not continue running. Everything came over me in that moment. I thought maybe that was a sign, indicating to slow down again. I cannot remember when I was sitting, simply sitting… Blog post #4: The attitude of trees weiterlesen
Blog post #3: To dance beautifully, each one must stand in their own axis.
I am the one responsible for my own balance. A key lesson in Tango which couldn´t fit better to highlight the importance of self-care, particularly for working in teams. A fellow GAIA community member brought it to the point in saying “If I am not safe in my body all the other visions are gone.”… Blog post #3: To dance beautifully, each one must stand in their own axis. weiterlesen
Blog post #2: „Learning to collaborate is life-long“
…nevertheless, it is assumed when entering the workplace that we already know how to collaborate. Praxis, however, shows us that we might want to reconsider this assumption – and act accordingly. Rebecca Freeth shares in her blog post Learning to collaborate while collaborating the essence of her and Guido Caniglia´s article. I had to smile reading… Blog post #2: „Learning to collaborate is life-long“ weiterlesen
Blog post #1: In touch with well-being
„Get in touch with your passion and talents to steer society on a sustainable trajectory!“ was the call of a workshop I had the chance to attend at Leuphana University of Lüneburg last week. It was organized and facilitated by Milena Gross who holds a M.Sc. in Global Sustainability Science (Leuphana University Lüneburg and Arizona… Blog post #1: In touch with well-being weiterlesen
Sources of inspiration
Here I´d like to showcase human and non-human sources of inspiration for me. I call myself a pollinator. Why? Because I am carrying forward ideas, from one context to another, connecting people. Delivering inspiration and empowerment – something I personally needed and still need to grow as a person who wants to actively live her… Sources of inspiration weiterlesen