My Follow-Up: Economic Woes & a World Peace Initiative

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Since my last entry on the world economic crises, much has been happening. The following Wednesday I was contacted by the New York Open Center inviting me to offer a course in February '09 : Solutions to Real-life Challenges: An Introduction to Focalizing, even offering a free two-hour introduction. I accepted and have begun to develop the material.

Then on Saturday November 8, my colleagues Cristina Casanova and Jan Crawford and I facilitated a full day workshop for twenty participants demonstrating how we are informed and transformed by delving into a deeper cut for the innate felt-sense intelligence available through Focalizing or what the famous German psychotherapist Bert Hellinger would call spirit-mind. It was very impressive how we experientially participated in unseen intelligence manifesting in the “field” within ourselves and illuminating new possibilities as we did our work together.

Another colleague suggested that I offer a small group or two for local area people who are struggling with the uncertainties of our times and how to re-position themselves in whatever they may next be called to undertake. As a result, I will facilitate two groups beginning in March 2009: Reinventing Ourselves Naturally Through Focalizing. Similar offerings to other mental health staff and/or constituent bases in the months ahead are also in development.

While we are all struggling to find our grounding, it helps to do something that feels good and has multidimensional implications. For some years I have been supporting “Creating a U.S. Department of Peace.” With all the money we spend on defense, it only makes sense to create an infrastructure to bring the greatest minds and existing wisdoms together to create visions and models of peace and nonviolence for the planet. This legislation already has traction in the U.S. Congress. It is one of those small but BIG things a new President can launch to begin to put the U.S. back on the world stage in a respected leadership role. Please join me in this quest by exploring some of the easy ways you can help make this happen at www.ThePeaceAlliance.org  (also, please consider the important, simple post card campaign: http://tinyurl.com/5hbr87).

With deep gratitude for the opportunities to be a small part of making a difference, I wish you a spirited Thanksgiving holiday.