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SO WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS CHRISTMAS……….?

I know I want to be basking in the ‘winter wonderland’ we often experience being privileged to live in the Northwest.

I am in California at present and make no mistake I love the sunshine but at Christmas time there is nothing quite like the majesty of white laced pine trees, snow capped mountains, the joyful sounds of carolers drifting through the crisp evening air and the stillness that permeates our very being with each fresh new snow fall. Nothing… Continue

Hi Everyone, besides the 3000 people a month we feed through our Renewal Food Bank, I have promised to provide food for several homeless shelters in Tacoma. This will stretch our resources to the max, however in the 11 years that we have provided food security for families on the Eastside we have never run out of food. Knowing the principle of 'paying it forward' as we have been doing recently through our 'Re-Invention Forum' which has resourced unemployed professionals and small business owners… Continue

Competitors or contributors?
August 6th, 2009
Recently I realized how much we need ongoing conversations and interaction with one another to innovate and create. Creativity never happens in isolation. The idea of partnership has been around a long time but in my mind it is not effectively harnessed to benefit community. Often people forge partnerships to achieve their own ends . I am talking about different kinds of partnerships - selfless partnerships! When we partner to explore ways to benefit… Continue

Thanks BJ, let's trust that there are many more sincere hearts out there! Continue

I don't think I ever quite realized how difficult it is for many of us to break old paradigms, so often established on wrong thinking, faulty belief systems and secular values born of an era of 'wagon circling, where we held our cards tightly to our chests and played the game of 'you show me what you have and then I will show you what I have.' I guess in a way open source software began to change all that ....people are now beginning to realize that 'having an open card' mentality will foster a… Continue