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The theories of John Paul Lederach have helped usher us in to an era of web thinking. We no longer conceptualize peacebuilding in terms of projects, but in ...

“Suddenly I feel much lighter, a release…” she commented as she breathed deeply in, then out. We had just closed a facilitation and were packing up our stu...

For the last 117 days I’ve been writing a haiku a day. I was inspired by John Paul Lederach’s self-challenge of writing a haiku each day for a year. I was ...

The last six months have been quite the whirlwind for me. And its got me thinking again about intention and resilience practice. In the middle of April, I st...

I recently started composting. Let me help you visualize that. I live in an apartment. With a couple small balconies. In the city. In the tropics. And ...

(สำรับภาษาไทยกรุณาอ่านด้านล่าง) “Lobsters come to mind…” I found myself saying in a recent chat with a friend. In answer to my friend’s quizzical expression...

This blog was originally posted on PCDN as part of the PCDN Career Series. ----- Work life balance. It’s a phrase that can easily be added to the list of bu...

Old American cars are one of the prevailing visions across Cuba, particularly in Havana. These large, 50’s model cars are iconic and also a necessity. Road...

“It’s all uphill from here!” That’s what automatically popped into my head as I was cheering a friend on. I typed it in the chat window, and then paused a...

There it is. That inner snap I’ve come to know as the adjustment. Walking from another country onto a Thai Airways plane and slipping back into the Thai la...

"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." - Jiddu Krishnamurti This quote keeps coming back to me these days. I’ve had ...

“Find your happy place and go there often,” she always says. What about finding your happy place where you are? I led a site survey trip to northern Thailan...

I glanced down at my shirt to confirm. Yup. There they were. The splotches of a darker color as my shirt soaked up my sweat. How embarrassing. Here I wa...

For many years I have worked with people in transition while also walking my own transitional path to what’s next. While transition is exciting and needed, ...

I’m a balcony gardener. It’s what happens when a love of all things green, the desire to grow some of your own food, and the reality of living in a city apa...

“What I learned is that every diplomacy negotiation should start with a cup of ice cream,” he declares. I smile and chuckle and start to mentally plumb the ...

“We must listen carefully and speak wisely.” There it was. A day of teaching connection, listening, and empathy and their implications in human rights fie...

“What space?” they ask when they see my business card. “You mean you rent out office space?” Actually, it’s more like the space within, the space without,...

The first time it took me an entire day of struggling to compose and send a simple, three sentence email, I knew there was a problem. I was burnt out. Bein...

Some recent conversations and experiences have reminded me of Jack Leroy Tueller's testament to the power of music, how it connects us, and how it breaks dow...