Hearing : Listening as Ground-Zero-Mosque : Islamic Community Center

The EX:Change is about listening across differences.  Differences in political views.  Differences in values.  Differences in social circumstances due to income, education, ethnicity, personal relationships, physical ability, age.  Beyond hearing what people have to say, it is about listening to get a sense of how life looks from another person’s perspective.  We call this communication and it tends to be used to support understanding, cooperation, strong and generative community…stuff like that. The… Read More

8-9-10 — Right on Time

My friend, Jessica, is training for a half marathon.  She’s never really been a runner before.  Lately her body has gone through a vast transformation.  A tall woman weighing in around 200, she’s nearing half her former size.  That’s living change. Jessica is training for a half marathon because she can.  Her body is ready for something like that.  Her primary goal is not to lose more weight.  In fact, Jessica is… Read More