Sharing Positive News
Our brains are wired to pay attention to what threatens us, which is usually a good thing. It helps us stay alert when we’re on a ladder, crossing the street, or facing a danger to our families. Most of the time, this instinct is beneficial. However, we’re constantly bombarded with negative news from political leaders,…
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New Orientation
I almost always know what direction I am facing. As I write this, I am facing north by northeast. I learned this skill when I was driving a wheat truck in sixth grade. The farm I worked on was in the Palouse hills, and the farmers owned thousands of acres. They would tell me to…
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Antidote to Polarization
Our team and I recently attended the Episcopal General Convention to promote our Potluck for Democracy, our media, and my book, “Go and Do Likewise.” Both at the convention and here locally, some have asked if a religious organization should “engage in politics.” First, this question highlights how the poison of negativity and polarization has…
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Louisville Potluck
We held our first Potluck Project Tour in Louisville, KY last week. We were hosted by Mosaic, a church that is also an art gallery and community space. By gathering people across many wisdom traditions, we had a broad range of political perspectives. But we did not focus our conversation on policy, ideology, or party…
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Under Fear
This week, I’m at the Episcopal Convention in Louisville, KY, together with our Dir. of Youth Engagement, Hannah, and our Dir. of Media, Ean. We are meeting with current and prospective partner organizations and testing how PTU’s Potluck for Democracy initiative can serve communities in the social context of Louisville and that region. As we…
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Deep Breath
This spring has been so busy for PTU. We are now moving into a phase of spreading the word about the Potluck across the nation. We want to help individuals and community organizations to find their power to come together and strengthen our democracy and communities. Hannah, Ean (our Director of Media), and I will…
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Now and Next
Twenty people gathered on a beautiful evening in Skagit County. They gathered as the LGT Skagit Council to offer feedback and vision for Let’s Go Together in Skagit County. These twenty people represented many, but not all of the groups in Skagit County: people of diverse wisdom traditions, cultures, life circumstances, and identities. After 1.5…
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The Gift of Adaptive Leadership
Every time we turn around, we seem to be in challenging times. Every time we turn around there seems to be something more that threatens to divide us even further. Increasingly, I find myself running out of ways to be adaptive. And I am exhausted. For over a decade, I have worked with young people…
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