Dayo’s Dose: Stand With Men
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnwPEV9fRvo&feature=youtu.be
December 2019 Board Message
Simple Abundance by Lisa Bjornberg What do you think of when you hear the word abundance? Does it bring to mind the symbolic cornucopia of overflowing fruits and vegetables? Do you think of the great good you could do if you had an overabundance of resources? Does your mind wander to the desire for a…
Dayo’s Dose of Wisdom: Stand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obj9vfucDLY&feature=youtu.be
Dayo’s Dose of Wisdom: Model of Powerful Impact
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2jDhiyZGZ0&feature=youtu.be
Fables and Fearlessness
I remember reading a story to my children about a desert nomad who had a camel that kept asking to come into his tent. Of course, the man told the camel that he could not come in, because obviously camels do not belong inside tents with people. As further support for his refusal, the man…
Wisdom of the Generations
Archetypically and mythologically, women have had a role largely contained within the private sphere. As women have moved into new domains, particularly in the last one hundred years, one of the consequences has been a loss of an archetypical reference point. This change is described by Joseph Campbell who notes that “there are no models…
Dayo’s Dose of Wisdom: The Transgenerational Power of Mothers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9pU0ldCu_U&feature=youtu.be
Religious Pluralism as a Patchwork Quilt
A quilter carefully chooses fabrics of different colors and patterns to piece together in a variety of shapes in order to create something whole and cohesive. Historically quilts have been as expressive as they were practical. The patchwork told stories, and the final products created protection and warmth. In a similar way, religious pluralism involves…
Dayo’s Dose of Wisdom: Relax
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beP3-1AM3Lw&feature=youtu.be
Opportunity Cost
The theory of opportunity cost was one of the ideas that struck me the most in the high school economics class I took 20 years ago. It is something that I have considered over the years as I’ve tried to make good choices in my life, and I am thankful that it was an idea…