As a facilitator in Nonviolent Communication (NVC), I was excited to join the Inner Activist’s Conscious Use of Power workshop back in November 2014. I wanted to learn new ways to help people become everyday conflict heroes, and I got plenty of inspiration from the workshop’s participants and our facilitators, Gary, Camille, and Natasha.
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The holiday season was filled with books. At Tamarack, the team was asked to read the book Remote (http://37signals.com/remote/). As a team, we work in a remote office environments, separate from each other by distance, but not by technology. As I was ordering Remote, I came upon another book that caught my eye, Humble Inquiry by Edgar Schein (http://rcrcconnect.org/ed-schein-humble-inquiry/).
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Every community, large or small has inherent capacity. In December, Tamarack hosted a tele-learning session with Mary Emery from the University of South Dakota. Mary shared information about her work with the community capitals framework which has been used with small and rural communities in the United States to help local leaders uncover the capacity that exists. The community capitals framework is an interesting approach to thinking differently about our communities.
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On my recent trip from Toronto to Vancouver, I picked up the book Mindfulness. Be Mindful, Live in the Moment by Gill Hasson. Since my laptop battery died about one hour into the trip, I put my work away and began reading the book. Actually, I was reading, watching a movie and thinking. It is typical for me to do many things at the same time, actually, I think in this electronic age, it is actually the norm rather than the exception.
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For twenty-two years, The Optimist Club of Orangeville have hosted Christmas in the Park at Kaycee Gardens throughout the month of December. Countless volunteer hours go into creating this free, petfriendly event that transforms a small local park into a magical winter wonderland with more than 50,000 bulbs lighting up several unique Christmasthemed displays. Musical groups and other local talent take turns offering live performances throughout the month, making this local tradition, a perfect way for people young and old to enjoy the holiday spirit.
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Too often the places we create are placeless because they don't include our stories
- Michael Jones
