Morning Meeting
Somehow today the environment was super energetic! Everyone was moving, getting ready for the morning meeting and I felt that happiness was all around the place. We started punctual, however we still don't have polished the punctuality commitment. It's all about time I guess. Marce facilitated the morning meeting, she was super energetic and she irradiated enjoyment for being here. There were no announcements for today, it was actually about sharing and laughing. It felt so good, we really needed that :) Later on Marce shared with us a video that was just what we needed to hear, the right thing to do at the right time. Here's the link: Jim Rohn talking about people and the choices they make. It was great, it was about pushing yourself to doing your best everywhere. It reminded us that documentation was very important in order to see the changes or how close you are to accomplishing your goals. The video in a nutshell was: Strive for giving your best, have purposes in your life, write what you learn or what you live and appreciate the array of possibilities. I simply loved it. Later on we talked about it and the conversation was going great, Gabbi told something that she believes and well Bert wanted to comment on that but she didn't wanted to "catch the ball", what I mean is that she was totally unreceptive and her reaction was quite aggressive. It was really uncomfortable, I do understand her and I totally agree that one should fight and stand for what one believes...however, there are ways to respond. After all, I think that what we are trying to do is to build this culture for being real, receptive and to "catch the ball joyfully".
Agora
Today's activity was to continue the sharing of our family heritage, but before we had a short break to connect with others and solve the urgencies: coffee, bathroom, etc. It was great to connect with others. Later on, we circled up to start the family sharing time!! It was great, today our visitors shared about their family: Kira and Tony (filming a reality about MPC, they've shared time with us since the start of the semester) and Karen de Calzada (She's been visiting us since Monday). Lately I've been thinking about how every single human on Earth has a story behind and we don't ever get to know everything about someone. There's always something more to tell and to share. And it reminded me of how prejudices can destroy a possible great friendship/relationship. I want to explore those stories about so many people, I'm just so curious about life and how every human being is different...how his/her experiences have made them who they are today. And I realized that it's just amazing how many perspectives and realities exist in this world, because we each create our own perspective and reality. We never get to be exactly the same as somebody else, even if we imitate someone. Ah, I love life and diversity!
Individual Work
We watched a video, in which Edward Wilson (the author of Consilience, the best book ever) gave a lecture on how can science and the humanities be unified? What is the bridge among them? Can we have the unity of knowledge? It was really hard to follow, the english he used was very elevated and there were no subtitles. However, I did got some interesting things. He said that science and humanities are both expressed verbally, they are an intuitive understanding of human nature. However, literature is subjective while science is objective. But still, they can be unified with consilience. Their line is the verge for exploration. There was a lot from that video, we didn't finish it but I guess I'll do that on my own or arrange it for Friday. I felt it was an overview of his book, which I love with all my heart, I think every single page has so much meaning.
Dialogue: Consilience by Edward O. Wilson (Chapter 7 & 8)
So today Bert was on the outer circle, so that he didn't interfere with our process and I really acknowledge him for that because somehow we need to try our independency. And it also works to know how we are doing it without him. To be honest I'm not up till chapter 8 with the book, I'm really reading it at my own pace however I need to catch up to participate more in the dialogues. So, the dialogue started with this question: What is human nature? What a question, isn't it? Comments aroused, quotes, insights and ideas. Then we tried to understand: What are the epigenetic rules? What is epigenetic? The dialogue was mainly about those questions, which was fascinating and even though I wasn't prepared for chapter 8 I used my previous knowledge on the book and skimmed meaningful quotes on the chapters I haven't read. It was fantastic, this book is one of those that really keeps you thinking about yourself, human beings, the world and the universe itself. It's just wonderful. I can summarize using Wilson words that: "Epigenetic rules are innate operations in the sensory system and brain...they are rules of thumb that allow organisms to find rapid solutions to problems encountered in the environment...they direct the individual toward those relatively quick and accurate responses most likely to ensure survival and reproduction...they leave open the potential generation of an immense array of cultural variations and combinations...they connect the genes to culture". The dialogue was great, I enjoyed it a lot and we respected our rubrics, there also was genuine and authentic participation and inquiry in order to understand each other and the author. We debriefed this, and I just keep thinking that this dialogue made me smile a lot.
Performing Arts
Laughter was everywhere, literally. We started deciding which christmas carol we'll sing, we heard around 8 different songs. Everyone was with this positive, enthusiastic energy that made me wanna hug them. It was amazing, however we didn't decide on which song because we were thinking to alter some lyrics or rhythms.
Somehow today the environment was super energetic! Everyone was moving, getting ready for the morning meeting and I felt that happiness was all around the place. We started punctual, however we still don't have polished the punctuality commitment. It's all about time I guess. Marce facilitated the morning meeting, she was super energetic and she irradiated enjoyment for being here. There were no announcements for today, it was actually about sharing and laughing. It felt so good, we really needed that :) Later on Marce shared with us a video that was just what we needed to hear, the right thing to do at the right time. Here's the link: Jim Rohn talking about people and the choices they make. It was great, it was about pushing yourself to doing your best everywhere. It reminded us that documentation was very important in order to see the changes or how close you are to accomplishing your goals. The video in a nutshell was: Strive for giving your best, have purposes in your life, write what you learn or what you live and appreciate the array of possibilities. I simply loved it. Later on we talked about it and the conversation was going great, Gabbi told something that she believes and well Bert wanted to comment on that but she didn't wanted to "catch the ball", what I mean is that she was totally unreceptive and her reaction was quite aggressive. It was really uncomfortable, I do understand her and I totally agree that one should fight and stand for what one believes...however, there are ways to respond. After all, I think that what we are trying to do is to build this culture for being real, receptive and to "catch the ball joyfully".
Agora
Today's activity was to continue the sharing of our family heritage, but before we had a short break to connect with others and solve the urgencies: coffee, bathroom, etc. It was great to connect with others. Later on, we circled up to start the family sharing time!! It was great, today our visitors shared about their family: Kira and Tony (filming a reality about MPC, they've shared time with us since the start of the semester) and Karen de Calzada (She's been visiting us since Monday). Lately I've been thinking about how every single human on Earth has a story behind and we don't ever get to know everything about someone. There's always something more to tell and to share. And it reminded me of how prejudices can destroy a possible great friendship/relationship. I want to explore those stories about so many people, I'm just so curious about life and how every human being is different...how his/her experiences have made them who they are today. And I realized that it's just amazing how many perspectives and realities exist in this world, because we each create our own perspective and reality. We never get to be exactly the same as somebody else, even if we imitate someone. Ah, I love life and diversity!
Individual Work
We watched a video, in which Edward Wilson (the author of Consilience, the best book ever) gave a lecture on how can science and the humanities be unified? What is the bridge among them? Can we have the unity of knowledge? It was really hard to follow, the english he used was very elevated and there were no subtitles. However, I did got some interesting things. He said that science and humanities are both expressed verbally, they are an intuitive understanding of human nature. However, literature is subjective while science is objective. But still, they can be unified with consilience. Their line is the verge for exploration. There was a lot from that video, we didn't finish it but I guess I'll do that on my own or arrange it for Friday. I felt it was an overview of his book, which I love with all my heart, I think every single page has so much meaning.
Dialogue: Consilience by Edward O. Wilson (Chapter 7 & 8)
So today Bert was on the outer circle, so that he didn't interfere with our process and I really acknowledge him for that because somehow we need to try our independency. And it also works to know how we are doing it without him. To be honest I'm not up till chapter 8 with the book, I'm really reading it at my own pace however I need to catch up to participate more in the dialogues. So, the dialogue started with this question: What is human nature? What a question, isn't it? Comments aroused, quotes, insights and ideas. Then we tried to understand: What are the epigenetic rules? What is epigenetic? The dialogue was mainly about those questions, which was fascinating and even though I wasn't prepared for chapter 8 I used my previous knowledge on the book and skimmed meaningful quotes on the chapters I haven't read. It was fantastic, this book is one of those that really keeps you thinking about yourself, human beings, the world and the universe itself. It's just wonderful. I can summarize using Wilson words that: "Epigenetic rules are innate operations in the sensory system and brain...they are rules of thumb that allow organisms to find rapid solutions to problems encountered in the environment...they direct the individual toward those relatively quick and accurate responses most likely to ensure survival and reproduction...they leave open the potential generation of an immense array of cultural variations and combinations...they connect the genes to culture". The dialogue was great, I enjoyed it a lot and we respected our rubrics, there also was genuine and authentic participation and inquiry in order to understand each other and the author. We debriefed this, and I just keep thinking that this dialogue made me smile a lot.
Performing Arts
Laughter was everywhere, literally. We started deciding which christmas carol we'll sing, we heard around 8 different songs. Everyone was with this positive, enthusiastic energy that made me wanna hug them. It was amazing, however we didn't decide on which song because we were thinking to alter some lyrics or rhythms.