Lemonade Of Virtual Space Holding :) Posted by Preeta Bansal, Mar 28 2020 We've all heard the phrase, "When life gives us lemons, we make lemonade." In so many ways, the current coronavirus disruption of our lives is inviting us to hold new questions and perhaps it might help us arrive at a deeper consciousness, as well as a greater skillfulness in holding space for ourselves and others. Yesterday, about 40 of us circled up to dive into a conversation on the "Lemonade of Virtual Space Holding". I'm still soaking in all the insights shared -- of the challenges and opportunities that are emerging from the unique situation of so many of our spaces being shifted into a virtual sphere, as well as from the deeper "space" between civilizational stories that is emerging and that we are being asked, in part, to hold skillfully. A few excerpts from the conversation [listen here]: "I'm trying to let go of the typical in-person Awakin format ... in ... Read Full Story

Check Out The New Facebook Group: ... Posted by Caterina Arends, Mar 28 2020 Check out the new Facebook group: The Vision Holders Community. Join in, add your energies of caring, service and love in building our new world.

I Heard Recently That Good Health ... Posted by Anup Bagla, Mar 28 2020 I heard recently that good health means ... 1. Having no fatigue 2. Having a good appetite 3. Going to sleep n waking up easily 4. Having a good memory 5. Having a good humour 6. Having precision in thought n action, not being quaky 7. Being honest 8. Humble 9. Grateful 10. Loving These are my health - goals, although I accept myself as I'm and my state of health as of now ... What about you? How healthy are you? Share any related thoughts or insights ... Do you feel you can add more points for good health or is it sufficient?

A Branch Posted by Galia Tyano, Mar 28 2020 Like in every crisis one needs to hold the nearest branch not to be carried away by the river stream, not to drown. One has to choose carefully a branch near enough, not too thin to hold ones body weight and soul, For a long time. like in every crises eventually finding out you are a trunk. ---- dear friends, lots of love to this beautiful trunk of yours thinking of you and sending my love

Bonnie Rose: Beyond Impermanence Posted by Elizabeth Pimentel-Gopal, Mar 27 2020 [Below are Bonnie's reflections from our "How Does A Heart Of Service Respond?" conversation last week.] It's so great to see everybody -- so many familiar faces and some new faces that I haven't seen yet. And like Reverend Heng Sure, I am a preacher, so just, you know, virtually slap me or wave if I go on too long. I'll do my best to keep it short though. So in listening to all of you speak, one of the things that struck me was an earlier statement about ordinary people becoming sacred and then Preeta referenced it later. And what struck me about that is that it seems to me like it's not only ordinary people becoming sacred, but it's sacred people becoming ordinary, as well, at the same time. And it's like sacred people becoming ordinary, to me, means that we're being drawn down into our commonality and into our ... Read Full Story

Creating Begins With Small Acts Posted by Jyoti , Mar 27 2020 If shelter-in-place is causing you anxiety, here are a few suggestions that might offer you one way out of it. Treat it as a time to reclaim your creative self - sing, dance, play or make music, paint, cook, tailor, embroider, read, write, make photo albums and collages, bake, sculpt with clay, flour, even aluminum foil, quilt, re-purpose old favorite clothes by joining square cut pieces into bags or quilted throws, knit, make jewellry, write letters, or poems, dress up and take turns to do family photo shoots, make home movies with mini biographies or personal expertise, study, enroll in an online class and learn what you always wanted to but didn’t have the time to, meditate, create a self-designed at-home retreat, have a story telling circle - real or online, try a new software to make infographics or tell a digital story, research something you are curious about, teach ... Read Full Story

Dear Hearts, I Haven't Been Present ... Posted by Becky Jaine Suzik, Mar 27 2020 dear hearts, i haven't been present on this web site in a long time, but like so many i feel I am a servicespace traveller in the world. i am deeply inspired by what is happening in the world most days, but now with an illness known and named among us, I am even more committed to cocreating things that offer hope, peace, love and compassion.   this is an image of the current known cases of covid-19 in the world, as of 27 march 2020, a map that simultaneously attempts to tracks karuna response. i am deeply grateful for servicespace, kindspring and laddership for all you have led me to think, feel and contemplate. i included the web site link for servicspace's new web site, in case it can bring more love and awareness. i wish us all peace and karuna. becky jaine