The Ten Arts of
Living
Share the Wealth
Our series of $5 lectures/classes
Democracy
Friday 10/3 7:45pm
Couples Yoga with Lisa Pumper
Friday 10/10 7:45pm
6. PubLIC DIaLoGuE
Crystal Singing Bowl Healing meditation
1. aCTIVE LISTENING
public talk on matters that
with Rina Lichtinger
encouraging the speaker and
Friday 10/17 7:45pm
concern us all
Jin Shin Jyutsu , Asian Healing Art
searching for meaning
with Kathy Keating
7. PubLIC JuDGmENT
2. CREaTIVE CoNFLICT
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public decision-making
confronting others in ways that
that allows citizens to make
produce growth
choices they are willing to help
October 23 & 24
Amy Garrat and Julie Byrd
3. mEDIaTIoN
implement
Strength, Flexibility and Function:
facilitating interaction to help
8. CELEbRaTIoN
Learn recuperative yoga techniques to prevent
people in conflict to hear one
and heal injury. Theraputic techniques thru
expressing joy and gratitude for what
asana practice. Not just for teachers
another
we learn, as well as what we achieve
Friday pm, October 23 Abdominals/Core
4. NEGoTIaTIoN 9. EVaLuaTIoN aND
Saturday am, October 24 Hips
problem solving that meets some
REFLECTIoN
Saturday pm, Neck and Shoulders
key interests of all involved
assessing and incorporating the
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and to keep its influence out of politics. merely hoping that by some miracle,
Here, citizens’ values guide our laws human nature is going to change. We
and economy while conscious shopping are free to come up with new ideas and
choices foster healthy communities. investigate them together, to dissolve
anonymity by building community with
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what surprised you most about
face-to-face relationships, and to recog-
the concept of Getting a Grip?
nize our own mighty power for good.
There is tremendous evi-
Lappé: It was when I wrote that “ideas dence across many fields of study
are more powerful than instincts.” That that supports the fact that humans are
statement surprised me. The concept hardwired with a need to enjoy cooper-
seemed counterintuitive. Yet, it’s so ation, to experience a sense of fairness
obvious, that our ideas trump our in society, and to feel useful and have
instincts every day. This insight allowed meaning in life. Getting a Grip re-
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me to see how we have created a world minds us that when we view the world
according to the ideas we hold, and through an ecology of democracy, we
that the ideas we accept determine recognize that we are not living inde-
what we believe is possible. pendently in a changing world; rather,
selves that the real problems facing
I am a ‘possibilist’ with a new we are all connected and creating
Planet Earth can only be met by the
mantra—it’s not possible to know what meaningful relationships, moment-to-
ingenuity, experience and buy-in—the
is possible. This mantra has stirred a bold moment.
contagious engagement—of billions
sense of humility within me that’s led to We know that our individual well-
of us. I believe that in embracing the
a deeper understanding: We don’t have being depends on healthy communities.
principles of a Living Democracy, cen-
to prove an idea is possible before we Public engagement is part of this good
tered on individual citizen involvement,
begin to explore its possibilities. life! Only in public engagement can we
we can locally solve global problems,
Because we have enough experi- fulfill our need to connect with others
together.
ence to understand the social norms in common purpose, to express our
For more information on Frances Moore
that bring forth the best and the worst values and make a positive difference.
Lappé, visit
SmallPlanet.org or
in people, we no longer have to go on We also know in our deepest
GettingAGrip.net.
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