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A Journey of the Heart to Ukraine #2

A Journey of the Heart to Ukraine #2

by Daniel | Aug 29, 2025 | Civil Society, Democracy, Educational Design, Perception, Storytelling, Ukraine

Note to Readers: This narrative is quite long, like the cross country train ride where it begins.  Mostly it’s just my story, augmented by a few reflections about Ukraine’s political and historical reality. Yet it’s a hefty enough chunk of writing that it warrants...
A Journey of the Heart to Ukraine

A Journey of the Heart to Ukraine

by Daniel | Jun 27, 2025 | Civil Society, Democracy, Metacrisis, Ukraine

It was a rough night in Kyiv. I shot straight from sleep into full wakefulness.  The explosions, way too near for comfort, jolted my sensory system alert.  The night felt ominous, surreal;  seared by the sound of drones, sirens, and explosions, the sky alight with...
Opening Up to Emergent Leadership

Opening Up to Emergent Leadership

by Daniel | Oct 30, 2022 | Awareness, Civil Society, Climate Crisis, Democracy, Education, Metacrisis, Perception

Something surprised me in a group discussion recently.  I love surprises:  They have so much to teach us! Our group was meeting on Zoom, planning a workshop on a tight timeline.  We were down to our next-to-last meeting, and it was time to finalize a plan.  The...
It Leads… Where We Lead It.

It Leads… Where We Lead It.

by Daniel | Jul 19, 2022 | Awareness, Civil Society, Democracy, Educational Design, Metacrisis, Nature, Perception

(this is the second part of a two-part essay; if you haven’t already done so, please read “Where Does It All Lead” to get the most out of this piece.) On a rocky hillside, trowel in hand, I went along the rough trail, eyes searching the ground.  Every so often I would...
Where Does It All Lead?

Where Does It All Lead?

by Daniel | Jun 30, 2022 | Awareness, Civil Society, Climate Crisis, Democracy, Educational Design, Metacrisis, Nature, Storytelling

Grief – raw and fresh Over the past few weeks, I’ve been meditating on the topic of grief.  My heart has been heavy with the fate of those kids in Texas… who will never again collect fireflies.  Never go off jumps on their bikes.  Never catch snowflakes on their...
Changing the Narrative

Changing the Narrative

by Daniel | Jan 26, 2022 | Civil Society, Democracy, Educational Design, Perception

We are awash in a drumbeat of constant messaging about repeated defeats of progressive legislation – and how Republicans are certain to sweep the fall elections. This narrative, this flood of messaging, is corrosive. It is hard to deny that Congress is beyond...
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