by lori | Oct 23, 2018 | Creating, Culture, Essays, Forgiveness, Getting Lost, Imagination, Strength in Real Life, Unapologetically Odd, Wayfinding
It’s October 2018. Status update from earth. We’re tired. We’re working hard. Many of us are in pain: hurting, scared, and angry on a regular basis now. I could say most of us but I can only see and speak on behalf of my own community on that. Here, most of us are... by lori | Aug 18, 2012 | Learning, Recognizing, Self-organizing groups, Self-organizing work groups
We were recently story wrangling at Haulin’ Colin’s here in Seattle. Read his story here. The following text is from the post-interview hang out/beer drinking/storytelling session. As Colin and I finished talking, his friend Brad joined us, as did my... by lori | Dec 6, 2011 | Benefits, FAQ, Impacts, Self-organizing groups
This post is for my friend Ali who asks questions that keep me young at heart. Today Ali asked “Does familiarity decrease the generated happiness?” [within a group] I’d like to start by saying that I have zero interest in putting up barriers to human happiness. So if... by lori | Nov 29, 2011 | Community, Learning as
A remarkable new community member, Anthony Lawlor, got me thinking about transitions this morning. In August I blogged about the experience of consciously moving from four different perspectives: individual, self-organizing group, community, and planet perspectives.... by lori | Nov 16, 2011 | Benefits, Benefits, Learning
Most of the groups I study are physically local to me— in my city, my neighborhood, my region, and my home. We’re huge fans of all things local here in Seattle. Fortunately, in the land of human connection and ideas, there’s another kind of local: emotionally...