Saturday, August 25, 2012

Cultivating Peace – Chapter 7


 Opening

Start your meetings with smiles and laughter.

Practice and Reflection from Chapter 6. Comments.

The Call for Chapter 7.  Comments.

Suggested questions:

Which thought most resonates with you from the first sub-heading? And so on…

Are you aware of the energies around you?
Are you aware of the energy field of the heart?  Sub-heading 1

Have you had any “Aikido” experience? Sub-heading 2

How do you process energy most of the times?  Sub-heading 3

Give examples how you release energy. Sub-heading 4

Meditation:

Saturday, August 18, 2012

Cultivating Peace – Chapter 6


Opening 

Start your meetings with smiles and laughter.

Practice and Reflection from Chapter 5. Comments.

The Call - Chapter 6.  Comments.

Suggested questions

  1. Which thought most resonates with you from the first sub-heading? And so on…

  1. Why do peace ambassadors gather facts?  Sub-heading 1

  1. What are your thoughts about: social artist, social healer and social entrepreneur? Sub-heading 2

  1. Which of the Social Truth Processes is more meaningful to you? Sub-heading 3

  1. O’Dea presents some pointers on how to share deep experience in meaningful ways. Give examples. Sub-heading 4

  1. Describe your vision of peace  Sub-heading 5

Meditation: Heart Math

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Cultivating Peace – Chapter 5



Start your meetings with smiles and laughter

Practice and Reflection from Chapter 4. Comments.

The Call Chapter 5

Suggested questions:
  1. Are you starting your meetings with smiles and laughter?
  1. Practice and Reflection from Chapter 4 and Comment.
  1. Which thought most resonates with you from the first sub-heading? And so on…
  1. O’Dea refers to “Pay attention to strident tones or provocative body languages” as one of the rules for peaceful communication. Give examples. Sub-heading 1
  1. There are some additional recommendations besides the “setting field”; which ones are you practicing in your group. Sub-heading 1
  1. How good are you at listening? How good is your group?  Comment on  the different kinds of listening. Sub-heading 2
  1. Is listening becoming a form of "communing" in this group? How? Sub-heading 3 
  1. How do you create the conditions for listening inside and outside  the group Sub-heading 4 
  1. The Call.      
    Conclude with meditation.

Saturday, August 4, 2012

Cultivating Peace – Chapter 4



Start your meetings with smiles and laughter

Practice and Reflection from Chapter 3. Comments.

The Call Chapter 4

Suggested questions:



  1. Are you starting your meetings with smiles and laughter?

  1. Practice and Reflection from Chapter 3. Comments.

  1. Which thought most resonates with you from the first sub-heading? And so on…

  1. Can you mention a situation when you could see a perpetrator with compassion?

  1. Can you identify any inherited belief from your family or background?

  1. “Healing comes from aligning being and doing” what does it mean to you?

  1. Do you think we are moving to restorative justice?

Cultivating Peace – Chapter 3



Suggested questions:


Start your meetings with smiles and laughter

Practice and Reflection from Chapter 2. Comments.

The Call Chapter 3

Suggested questions:

  1. Are you starting your meetings with smiles and laughter?

  1. Practice and Reflection from Chapter 2. Comments.

  1. Which thought most resonates with you from the first sub-heading? And so on…

  1. What are you already doing to be the change or what are you planning to do?

  1. Give examples when you feel your comfort zone invaded.

  1. How do you identify with the Earth community and with your local community

  1. How do you deal with conflict?

  1. What were you motivated to do last week?