-------------------------------------------------------- From: "Boudewijn Wegerif" To: "Richard Moore" <•••@••.•••> Subject: Its been some time Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 04:55:36 +0100 Hi Richard, I trust you are well. Its been some time since a posting from you - or has my name fallen off the cyberjournal list? Warm regards, Boudewijn -------------------------------------------------------- Friends, I'm here guys, finally! I've been off to USA-Land, a branch of McDisneyland Inc. No time to send out postings, too many shows on stage: one covert regime change, one proposed constitutional amendment, one phony presidential race, and 20,000 gay marriages! Actually.. I had a great time & met great people... totally relaxing times with family & friends, and then a quest in search of "We The People"! On the plane over from Ireland I read "The Power of Now", and I must admit that had a great influence on me and added much to the quest. One gets so much more out of things if one is "present" for them. My quest was a drive up the West Coast from San Francisco to the Canadian border and back. I got to spend time with Jim Rough (inventor of Dynamic Faciliation), Tom Atlee (& the others at Walnut Street Co-Op), David Wick (& the others who put on the Rogue Valley Wisdom Council), and Rosa Zubizarreta (contributor to Zen of Global Transformation). There are many others I should mention by name, but I must keep this posting short. What I was looking for was a deeper understanding of facilitation technology, its movement-building potential, and the community of activists who are involved in that sort of thing. The quest was very worthwhile, spiritually refreshing as a matter of fact. I was welcomed into the community of activists, and was much enriched as they shared their experiences and wisdom. I got to see first-hand the enthusiasm that people feel after going through a DF session: the empowered spirit of We The People. It is real, and it has a spiritual dimension. What do I mean by a spiritual dimension? It seems that when people really "hear" one another, are really "present" for one another, that creates a very special experience. In some sense a "place" is created, and that "place" seems to be imbued with a spirit, a power. We might call it the "spirit of humanity", or perhaps the source of "heart energy". Or perhaps better not to give it a name. Real democracy, it seems, is a spiritual as well as a political experience. There is a connection between political liberation, societal enlightenment, and personal enlightenment. They all seem to be intertwined parts of a transformation process that is now needed if humanity is to survive. best regards, rkm BTW> I'd like to hear from you folks... What would you like to talk about? How can this list be useful to you? -- ============================================================ "...the Patriot Act followed 9-11 as smoothly as the suspension of the Weimar constitution followed the Reichstag fire." - Srdja Trifkovic There is not a problem with the system. The system is the problem. Faith in humanity, not gods, ideologies, or programs. _____________________________ cyberjournal home page: http://cyberjournal.org "Zen of Global Transformation" home page: http://www.QuayLargo.com/Transformation/ QuayLargo discussion forum: http://www.QuayLargo.com/Transformation/ShowChat/?ScreenName=ShowThreads cj list archives: http://cyberjournal.org/cj/show_archives/?lists=cj newslog list archives: http://cyberjournal.org/cj/show_archives/?lists=newslog 'Truthout' excellent news source: http://www.truthout.org subscribe addresses for cj list: •••@••.••• •••@••.••• ============================================================