Easily Amazed

community has been a favorite pondering of mine lately. i was looking at the conversation between christy and i about community education.

christy said

The Latin root of “education” is something like “e” = “out”, and “ducare”=”lead”

So I liken “education/leading out” to “invitation” in the sense of inviting someone/something that’s already there, to come out…like in play therapy, or the Pied Piper!

The workings (and playings) of community are so fascinating to me–it’s one of the areas of my life that has my fullest attention, and at the same time it’s one of the parts that is the most challenging and frustrating!

i’ve been asking around, collecting various opinions on what are the pivitol workings and playings of community? here are a few of the pieces i’ve received. care to add to the list?

*shared focus/intention/direction

*common goal

*respect

*communication

*understanding

*recognizing others’ needs

*listening

and some of my trip, i spent twisted in knots!

hi. i’m home!

the first part of my journey was spent in estes park, colorado. ahhhh… the snow and the mountains did wonders for my soul. here’s a taste.

to sum it up. . . an angel in heaven!

it’s nice to be home.

wynn bullock

chris corrigan

To See a World

To see a world in a grain of sand
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour

~William Blake

i’m parting from the computer waves for a few weeks (so i say, we’ll see!)
to wander and to wonder.
feel free to talk amongst yourselves…
to wander and to wonder!

The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you.

Don’t go back to sleep.

You must ask for what you really want.

Don’t go back to sleep.

People are going back and forth across the doorsill

where the two worlds touch.

The door is round and open.

Don’t go back to sleep.

Rumi

what is Community Education?

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