We spend so many of our waking hours working that thinking about giving at work has to be part of my 29 day experiment. Once you’ve been paid money to do something, can that something ever be a gift? Charles Eisenstein writes about how the economy grows through absorbing more and more of the gift world into the moneyContinue reading “Days 13 and 14: Giving at Work”
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Days 8, 9 and 10: Giving time, space and hospitality
For the last six years, I’ve been part of a storytelling coaching group led by the compassionate teacher and gifted storyteller Michael Williams. During this period, we’ve met four or five times a year, always in my flat. I enjoy the ritual of preparing for the group, cleaning and tidying, making space for guests. HostingContinue reading “Days 8, 9 and 10: Giving time, space and hospitality”
Anna Mae Aquash: Rewriting a Contemporary Legend
Somehow last night, in a binge of Web-surfing, I came across a story about the partial solving of the murder of Anna Mae Aquash. As an activist, I grew up with the story of Anna Mae, a Mi’kmaq from Nova Scotia who was a mover and shaker in the American Indian Movement (AIM) until herContinue reading “Anna Mae Aquash: Rewriting a Contemporary Legend”
Restorying the Earth 