Ontario talk #2: Royal Botanical Garden, Burlington

March 6, 2010

Tonight we went to the Royal Botanical Garden in Burlington and 50 people showed up.
Each night the staff open up with a song called “Go Outside“.  Chris Gilmore of  Earth Mentorship, opened up with a story about a red fox that would show up at his high school weekend bonfires.  The amazing thing was it [...]

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Ontario talk #1: London

March 4, 2010

Here I am in London, Ontario.  There are 45 people at this talk and hungry for something, I can sense it.  Could be hockey.  They like their Junior Hockey.

Three months ago I was approached by Andrew McMartin, founder of the Pine Project, (Toronto).  He asked if it would be possible to run an Art of [...]

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Story of the Day – Part Two: The Sacred Mountains Blessing

February 11, 2010

On my way out of town on the way to Austria, I felt a previous lesson rising within me.  This was a teaching, a lesson, that I had learned about going on a journey.  One time I learned the hard way, ignoring this feeling, and all of my bags disappeared out of the back of [...]

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Story of the Day – Part One: Elder Blessing

February 1, 2010

Traveling to Austria for the first time triggered teachings I learned from Paul Raphael, Odawa Peacemaker.  He told me that before he traveled he would visit with his elders and tell them about the trip he was going on and the intention behind it.  He would ask for their blessing and prayers for his journey.  [...]

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Wily Coyote meets 75 mph Automobile

December 8, 2009

I was sent this story today by email, and had to post it.  Unbelievable, except…that it’s Coyote.
Meet the wiliest of all coyotes: Hit by a car at 75mph, embedded in the fender, road for 600 miles – and SURVIVED!
When a brother and sister struck a coyote at 75mph they assumed they had killed the animal [...]

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The Green Rag

December 2, 2009

After the Vermont Art of Mentoring, some close friends stopped by to stay the night.  There were three families total including mine.  The teenagers slept, recovering from all-night adventures at the Teen Rendezvous.  The younger children played in and out of the house, climbing trees, drive-by snacking.  The adults sat contentedly around the kitchen table [...]

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How to follow me on Twitter?

November 6, 2009

For those of you wondering how easy it can be, watch this 2 min movie I made. That way you can follow my nature updates via Twitter, a micro blog.

more about "How to follow me on Twitter ?", posted with vodpod

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Cultural Lessons from Austria

October 22, 2009

Just back from a 10-day trip to Austria with my nephew Aji Palar. I taught two workshops with Jon Young, a weekend on Peacemaking and week on Cultural Mentoring, with an emphasis on family. We told the story of our travels and the teachings we experienced with our community upon our return – with photos, videos, and Austrian food!

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