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Betrayal

….partial truth…. …sound silence time light… ….intentionalisation… ….plans, affairs, activities… …impermanence… ….falling awake… ….pieces, wholes, peacefulness… ….partial truth…. be brave enough to say, i know and know that it is incomplete. be courageous enough to admit, i understand, with an … Continue reading

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Anxiety and Trust ~ Authentic responses ~ part 4

12- 7 – 2016 PRIMAL Forces ….in the Mind – More on Trust and Anxiety, ….It is a very delicate process to let go a tight sense of ‘being in control’ – as if when we relinquish it, we are … Continue reading

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Anxiety and Trust ~ Break through!! ~ part 3

Break through ….. In October 2015 I had a major break through with someone who was very challenged. Over a long period. Slow change. Organic. Imagine the turrets of defense – fear, aggression, loathing, blame, distrust, all come tumbling down … Continue reading

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Anxiety and Trust ~ Measuring ~ part 2

Measuring: During the process of disentanglement, how does one know if there is improvement? What signifies when a know has been untied and that  one is free from that aspect of entanglement? What is it that informs one that indicates … Continue reading

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Are you satisfied? Get Motivated dood, it’s in your blood!

Reward and Punishment. Action Reaction. Cause and Effect. As you sow so shall you reap. Karma. Does this work for you? How does reward and punishment work for you? What,  really motivates? Many assume that rewards motivate, but it’s not so … Continue reading

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Fierce Peacefulness – Reconciliation & Restorative Trust

When the lake is still, it reflects everything in its eye. Being in nature, a still lake, perfect harmony reflections of shrubs and reeds, of rocks eternal, and flowers ephemeral. clouds drift. leaves sway. shade dapples. water invites. a place … Continue reading

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Valuing Virtues ~ Creates a High Trust Environment

Valuing Virtues, Creating a High Trust Environment Nigel Ipp (Nodi) B Prim Ed, B Ed – UCT, Master Facilitator VP™ A) Language is powerful. It is key to creating relationships of trust. Language with action makes the greatest impact. Virtues … Continue reading

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Who am I? Who are your Children Really?

What really matters to you? Do you care about growing your person? When is change more imporant than staying the same? What really matters for the children? Does their identity matter? How do you participate in the development of their … Continue reading

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Nobel Prize for Literature

Reflecting on the Nobel Prize for Literature conferred on Bob Dylan after reading his acceptance speech http://qz.com/860172/bob-dylans-gracious-nobel-prize-acceptance-speech-in-full/ ….that there are at least two great poet singer songsters with a body of work worthy of consideration for nobility is remarkable even … Continue reading

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Anxiety and Trust ~ Defining and context ~ part 1

Trust and Anxiety, how come they can’t ever get together? “I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened. Worrying is like paying a debt you don’t owe. I have spent … Continue reading

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Why Don’t Students Take Social-Emotional Learning Home?

This is an amazing article reflecting a shadow aspect of humanity. Understanding how the differences between individualistic and collective cultures affect the way we are in our world, will expand our range of empathy to include differences in the order … Continue reading

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Growing Character in a Child

I was asked to write an article for the MWEI Newsletter in Perth in the 1st quarter 2003 and later it was also published in Nurture Bahai in May 2003. Reading it again today I am so so happy because … Continue reading

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