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Being Human
In the closing of my recent experience at the Center for Whole Communities, this poem was shared as an offering in gratitude to the land, to one another and to the journey of impacting positive change. To me, it’s a reminder of the power and beauty in being exactly who we are. BEING HUMAN by Naima Penniman I wonder if the sun debates dawn some mornings not wanting to rise out of bed from under the down-feather horizon If the sky grows tired of being everywhere at once adapting to the mood swings of the weather If the clouds drift off trying to hold themselves together make deals with gravity…
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Becoming a Transformational Change Agent
Earlier this summer, I was lucky to be invited to participate in a Whole Measures retreat at the Center for Whole Communities (CWC) in Fayston, Vermont. The recurring retreat is a collaboration of the CWC and the Interaction Institute for Social Change, a Boston-based non-profit that builds capacity around issues of social justice and sustainability. Whole Measures is a framework co-developed by these organizations and used to transform communities “by measuring what matters most.” Among the many new insights, powerful connections and restorative moments I experienced during the retreat, the framework for being a Transformational Change Agent struck me as one of the most useful and empowering tools I could bring to my work. In…