I recently participated in a climate justice conference here in Colorado that coincided with the International Day of Peace.
Since I was intent on making the connection between climate change and peace, I spoke with one of the conference organizers about the tendency in conference settings to focus on the “outer” doing and forget about the importance of the “inner” being.
I shared my view that this kind of separating is a classic feature of the dominant worldview that continues to undermine big picture thinking, relationships, and the overall effectiveness of collective action.
If we can’t get along, we aren’t going to get much done together. And we’re called to go way beyond simply getting along. We’re called to create interpersonal environments where real trust can be built. Safe environments where we can bring our full selves—our questions and fears, our mistakes and doubts.
I see such environments as the base foundation for personal and collective healing and transformation.
In response, the conference organizer asked me to write-up some tips people could keep in mind as we engage with each other. I’m including what I came up with below.
Since I noticed how well these Ten Tips for Transformation fit with the opening meditation I offered a year ago at the International Day of Peace event sponsored by the United Nations Association of Denver, I include a link to that as well. I call it Natural Peace.
I hope these thoughts and resources resonate with you!
For Active Peace,
Scott Brown