The Great Turning

The Great Turning

by | Jan 7, 2016 | We & the World

A few weeks ago I travelled to the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. where I happened upon a community fair by students of Antioch University Seattle. It was the final project of their class that is called The Great Turning, based on topics covered in a book by...
connecting the dots

connecting the dots

by | Feb 12, 2015 | We & the World

A while ago a friend of mine told me about an interesting method of raising children that was developed by the Hungarian pediatrician Emmi Pikler. One of the main principles is to not “help” the child to get into positions or places that it couldn’t...
Swimming against the tide

Swimming against the tide

by | Aug 25, 2014 | We & the World

I recently listened to a song by Milow that is called “Against the tide” and had an interesting revelation. To swim against the tide as used in the english language means “to do something that is in opposition to the general movement of things”...
letting go

letting go

by | Apr 27, 2014 | We & the World

This concept of letting go is a really fascinating one. It is said that by letting go and not holding on to something or someone, you gain much more than you had before. This requires a certain amount of trust in something outside yourself – depending on the...