Our newsletter this week features the video with Deidre Combs in this month’s OWL Wisdom Circle 1. Deidre’s narrative — of her work with the U.S. State Department in bringing together young leaders from countries in the Middle East, her story of how she came to this work, and her vision of global conflict resolution as a spiritual practice — served as an inspiration to all of us, and will to you too! I also invite you to weigh in, in the comments section under the video, on your interest in seeing us initiate a new OWL circle on global conflict resolution.

And as always you’ll find the list of our upcoming wisdom circles, with links for finding out more and signing up. See the details below.

If you’ve got any news, updates or events (see guidelines in the OWL Wisdom Circle Calendar) that you’d like to share with the OWL community, please let me know.

In gratitude.

Aryae

As first speaker at Jan. 13 OWL Wisdom Circle 1, Deidre Combs speaks of:

• Her work as a consultant on global leadership projects with the U.S. State Department.
• Her story.
• Conflict Resolution as a Spiritual Practice.
• Her question for the circle.

After you check out the video, please weigh in with your thoughts about starting a new OWL wisdom circle on global conflict resolution, and any other reflections!

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Jan. 17, 24: Global Awakin Call

Global Awakin Calls are a project of ServiceSpace.

They’re held every Saturday, 9:00 – 10:30 AM Pacific Time, by dial-in teleconference, to share insights and inspiration with like-minded people from around the world.

Find out more.

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Jan. 21, 28: Silicon Valley Awakin Circle

Awakin Circles are a project of ServiceSpace, which is guided by the vision:

Change Yourself, Change the World
We believe in the inherent generosity of others and aim to ignite that spirit of service. Through our small, collective acts, we aim to transform ourselves and the world.

Awakin Silicon Valley is held every Wednesday, 7 – 10 PM. The agenda:

Find out more.

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Jan. 25: Karma Kitchen

Karma Kitchen first opened in Berkeley on March 31st 2007, by several volunteers inspired to seed the value of a “gift economy”. It has now spread around the globe.

Run by volunteers, our meals are cooked and served with love, and offered to the guest as a genuine gift. To complete the full circle of giving and sustain this experiment, guests make contributions in the spirit of pay-it-forward to those who will come after them. In keeping this chain going, the generosity of both guests and volunteers helps to create a future that moves from transaction to trust, from self-oriented isolation to shared commitment, and from fear of scarcity to celebration of abundance.

Karma kitchen in Berkeley is held the last Sunday of every month

Find out more.

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February 10: OWL Wisdom Circle 1

The founding wisdom circle of the OWL community, and an incubator for wisdom circles around the world.

Our purpose: to support a course change for humanity by supporting each other.

Each month we feature a First Speaker — a global citizen / social activist who is making a positive difference in the world — who starts the conversation and offers a question to the rest of us. By engaging in these conversations, we get to open our minds and hearts, deepen our understanding of ourselves and the world around us, strengthen our connections with each other, and our ability, individually and collectively, to support a course change for humanity.

Find out more.

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February 12: Coastside Community Circle

Neighbors and friends in the Half Moon Bay area sharing time for silence and reflection, connecting with ourselves, each other, our community, and the world. The inspiration comes from Awakin Circles. We share the vision of changing ourselves / changing the world.

Held in El Granada on the 2nd Thursday most months at 6:30 PM, at the home of Aryae and Wendy.

Find out more.

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