Author Archives: ashley

from an email from chris weaver: some lovely words, interesting to consider a sentence at a time, that made me think of living in-love. When I meet new people, in my mind there is no barrier, no curtain. As human beings you are my brothers and sisters; there is no difference in substance. I can […]

below is a cut-and-paste of shawn foote  and david bond’s  words from a discussion at integral naked  on the topic of worrying: Why do we worry? It’s like many things…it’s because we don’t trust! … we are choosing to deny or shun our true selves. what parts of yourself are you choosing to shun or deny in […]

Imagine if everyone was engaged in a way that honoured the gifts they have to offer. chris’  statement leaves me wondering… what do you consider to be a gift? i often find myself in situations in which people believe that their genuine pain and suffering, confusion and misunderstanding are burdens upon others and are far removed […]

a visit to akma’s random thoughts inspired me to flip to a journal entry (some random words) regarding the internet… inter-net — hanging out in the net of our inner worlds — come slide through us. ~ s l u r p ~ delicious!   the inner net   so, perhaps blogging is tuning into the frequency […]

chris is reviewing the book, The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property by lewis hyde, over at parking lot. here’s a taste from the book itself: The gift moves towards the empty place. As it turns in its circle, it turns towards him who has been empty handed the longest and if someone appears whose need […]

my mom asked me the other day about “that space thing that i’m involved in.” she was referring to open space technology, but i kind of like calling it that space thing! often i trip over my words when i describe open space to others, “technology” kind of tumbles out of my mouth after the fresh release […]

new friends in the neighborhood… a warm welcome to ted ernst at humanize the earth and susan kerr at creativity and connection. in a personal email to susan i said: i can’t wait to hang out with you in words. that’s what blogging is to me… hanging out with friends in the shape of words! […]