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Grief Cry
Grief Cry is a poetic immersion into mourning and re-emergence into life. Grief is a liminal space of transformation. It’s where sorrow merges with the sacred and grief and grace co-exist in the same moment.
Also posted in Evolutionary Potential, Humanity, Poetry, Transformation, Water Mimicry
Tagged #COVID-19, #Grief, #Loss, #Mega-crises, #Whales
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Fire, Ice, Prophesy
In the Medieval Old Norse poem,“Völuspá,” the god Odin listens to the Völva prophesy the world’s birth, death, and rebirth. 2021 marked a massive eruption of the Fagradalsfjall volcano near Reykjavík, eclipsed by the most recent one in December 2023. Nine years earlier in Iceland, the Okjökull glacier was declared dead due to climate change. […]
Also posted in Design Consciousness, Evolutionary Potential, Humanity, Spirituality, Transformation
Tagged Andri Snær Magnason, Bioneers, climate change, storytelling
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Loving the mystery: Mary Oliver’s legacy
I’ve been reflecting deeply on Mary Oliver’s love and mastery of the art of questioning — everything.
Also posted in Design, Design Consciousness, Humanity, Intention, Poetry, Spirituality
Tagged design, Life, Mary Oliver, Mystery, Questions
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What’s at risk? | Part 4: The Salt Doll
What is it about water that transforms risk into rewarding experiences? At the Blue Mind Summit, I heard the mesmerizing call of water in the inspiring talk by retired neurologist Dr. Andrew Stern, Founder of the Lost Bird Project and Smart Fin. He shared a story that embodies Flow, which we define in Sea Change […]
Also posted in Flow, Humanity, Poetry, Spirituality, Transformation, Water Mimicry
Tagged #100DaysOfBlue, Blue Mind, Dr. Andrew Stern, Lost Bird Project, Smart Fin
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What’s at risk? | Part 3: In a new light
What is it about water that transforms risk into rewarding experiences? At the Blue Mind Summit, Ben Thwaits showed astonishing photographs taken by the at-risk youth who participate in his innovative art and nature-based therapeutic programs at Northwest Passage. This quote by Joanna Macy came to mind: “A heart that breaks open can hold the universe.”
Also posted in Design Consciousness, Humanity, Relationship, Transformation, Water Mimicry
Tagged #100DaysOfBlue, Ben Thwaits, Blue Mind, Northwest Passage, Toben LaFrancois
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What’s at risk? | Part 2: The mother wave
What is it about water that transforms risk into rewarding experiences? In her fast-paced, fun presentation at the Blue Mind Summit, Professor and Early Childhood Educator, Louise Zimanyi declared, “Playing with and in water is evolutionary.” She explained that according to research conducted across many countries by Norwegian Dr. Ellen Sandseter, “risky play” includes great heights; high […]
Also posted in Context, Humanity, Transformation, Water Mimicry
Tagged #100DaysOfBlue, Blue Mind, Carlina Rinaldi, Louise Zimanyi, PlayFutures, Reggio Children
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What’s at risk? | Part 1: A mythological feat
What is it about water that transforms risk into rewarding experiences? Risk is an essential component of any sea change. At the Sea Change Design Institute, we work with leaders and organizations who are committed to co-creating life-revering transformations. At the Blue Mind Summit, I searched for sea changes in the intriguing presentations by adventurers, […]
Also posted in Humanity, Intention, Transformation, Water Mimicry
Tagged #100DaysOfBlue, Blue Mind, Chris Bertish, Wallace J. Nichols
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What’s at risk?
What is it about water that transforms risk into rewarding experiences? Risk is an essential component of any sea change. At the Sea Change Design Institute, we work with leaders and organizations who are committed to co-creating life-revering transformations. At the sixth annual Blue Mind Summit, I searched for sea changes in the intriguing presentations by adventurers, […]
Also posted in Evolutionary Potential, Flow, Humanity, Poetry, Spirituality, Transformation, Water Mimicry
Tagged #100DaysOfBlue, Ben Thwaits, Blue Mind, Chris Bertish, Dr. Andrew Stern, Lost Bird Project, Louise Zimanyi, Northwest Passage, PlayFutures, Reggio Children, Toben LaFrancois, Wallace J. Nichols
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Water blessings
Ceremony is essential. It summons us into sacred space and offers us the time to design insightful beginnings and endings. This newborn year is just a few months old, but for many of us, its potential is compromised by days consumed with the driving force of our over-committed lives. Ceremony gives us a chance to […]
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Tagged ceremony, consciousness
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Water’s intention
Have you seen this comic: A big fish swims by some younger ones and asks, “How’s the water?” Perplexed, they respond, “What’s water?” Water is the ground of being for fish, whether they are aware of its essential nature to their lives or not. Just like air is for birds and soil is for worms. […]
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