Category: Community
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Holding Two Needs & Nourishing the One You Feed
Reflecting on the terror and trauma at loose in the world, the impact of that suffering visited me this morning. Sadness, anger, helplessness, some guilt, and deep resentment became a lump the size of a grapefruit in my chest. My need for the basics – safe shelter, healthy food and water – are met for…
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What is an NVC Intensive Training Like?
From the producers of the video: “We are celebrating the release of a 19-minute film of a recent Nonviolent Communication Intensive Training in Romania that provides a glimpse into what it’s like to participate in one of our 9-day immersive trainings. Our goal in creating this film was to capture a “felt-sense” of an IIT…
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New Year, Same Resolve
There is a squeaky door in my character. I’ve been oiling it with various lubricants for decades, and some days it seems that nothing has changed. Here’s the rub. When I’m in the right mood, when I’m feeling most charitable, kind or loving, the squeak goes away. But I’m not in that place most of…
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Love in a Time of Despair
I read a thoughtful, evocative essay by Maria Popova today, her weekly blog post called The Marginalian There are a couple of lines in the essay that grabbed me. Here’s one: “The transmutation of despair into love is what we call meaning.” She was echoing the sentiment of Oliver Sachs who wrote on the subject…
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Open Letter for Hope in Salem and Keizer
by Andrea Casteneda, Superintendent, Salem/Keizer School District Residents of Salem and Keizer, Today is November 6 and we are at an inflection point for our nation. We, the undersigned, believe and choose the following, and we hope that others will join us. We believe Salem and Keizer are home to people who want the best…