Let’s Go Together
I and We
We all know we’ve gone too far down the path of “me, myself, and I.” This has left us lonely, afraid, and feeling a lack of meaning, missing the mystery and beauty of the world around us. We were told that greed is good, but now we’re hungry for something greater—a common good. It might…
Read MoreBe the Chicken or the Egg
We often want to know what “started it.” We want to know what is the chicken and what is the egg. We do need to analyze what is happening. But sometimes our desire for complete understanding keeps us from acting. In a recent book by Robert Putnam, The Upswing, he shows how our nation went…
Read MoreDeep 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…
Read MoreWe All have the Power: Reflection on Let’s Go Together
I asked this question at our public event at the Lincoln Theater in Mount Vernon last Thursday night: “How many of you are worried about the future of our democracy?” Every hand went up. They join 76% of the US population in this concern. But most people don’t have a sense of what we can…
Read MoreCommunity Wisdom
Community wisdom is the foundation of PTU’s strategy for multi-cultural public partnerships, Let’s Go Together. On May 16, the Skagit partnership’s first cohort of participants will share their experience and vision with the public. Please join us for this celebration of their first successes in building cross-cultural partnerships in Skagit County! May 16 at 7:00…
Read MoreAmending the Soil
A few years ago I had a big moss problem in my yard. I live north of Seattle, so moss is hardly a surprise. But it was taking over the yard to the degree that the grass could no longer grow. My eighty-five year old neighbor came over the the hedge between our properties. He…
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