May 7th Event at Ft. Mason, San Francisco on STORY TELLING
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What a day we had at Ft. Mason…what a beautiful day…both in weather and company.
First, thanks so much to Jeff Saperstein (sapermktg@earthlink.net) for gathering the storytellers! The day was magical…it is hard to put into words the powerful stories that were shared by Jeff, Darshana Nadkarni, Laleh Shahidi, Jim Schuyler and Eileen Clegg. Jeff told a couple of stories about the founding of the US and from the bible…a great foundation for the stories that followed.
Following Jeff was Laleh (laleh.shahidi@activepathsolutions.com) and her perspective on the history of the women’s movement in Iran and her last visit “home”. She should take these stories on the road or write them down…very powerful. What I got out of it was the amazing determination of the women in Iran…facing some of the most brutal opposition to what they are striving for…they continue…and make inroads…and they have been working on this quest for a lot longer than women in most cultures!!! Sometime ask her to tell you her stories!
Then we have the beautiful written words that Darshana (wd_darshana@hotmail.com) shared with us about memories with her mother and her father. Her father passed away so very recently…it was hard for all of us to make it through without a tear or two shared with Darshana. I know we all send you healing thoughts…thanks for sharing.
Jim Schuyler (jim@red7.com) shared stories about the work he is doing with the Dalai Lama Foundation and teens about ethics. It is so nice to know that there are people working on helping the next generations better off.
Finally we had the pleasure to view the powerful murals Eileen (eclegg@monitor.net) drew from the stories (see the end of the gallery at the link below). Eileen has a wonderful way of converting words and thoughts into imagery. Her new website is ALMOST up… www.visualinsight.net … we will let you know when it is up.
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The photos I took including the murals can be found at:
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We had two new visitors…seems like they were members already…great spirits and contributions.
Tanya Truong (letanya@yahoo.com)
Mark Roest (mark.roest@onevillage.bix)
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Also a thank you to Phil Schneider (http://www.iuui.com/ – philipfschneider@mindspring.com), Ken Daul (kenbardaul@yahoo.com) for the wonderful lunch spread!
It amazes me the wonderful people WE all know…
REQUEST: Any materials you might like to contribute from the day…PLEASE use the BLOG Jim Schuyler set up for us…check out the materials that are there. I will post this note there too.
http://nextnow.red7.com/nn/index.html
Anyone who would like an automated announcement each time the NEXTNOW BLOG changes can let Jim (sky@red7.com) know and he will add them to the list.
Notes…
Christine Walker (cwalker@compozarts.com) is a song writer too…one of her recent songs is opened in the top 40…country music. She said the video is will be shown shortly on CMT tv. Congratulations! Send her a note for more info…sorry, I forgot who the singers are.
Valerie Landau’s (Valerie_Landau@csumb.edu) class at Cal. State Uni. at Monterey Bay is going to have an open house…(details to follow) in about 2 weeks. I know each of us are invited to visit.
Betsy Burroughs (bb@futurecatalyst.com) had another great Brainstorming Salon at her loft in San Francisco on Thursday (May 6th)…they are a very nice experience to socialize with new people and perhaps suggest actions for those that have submitted items for consideration. Check with Betsy for more info.
John Adams’ seminar: “Resilience and Work-Life Balance” — a free seminar sponsored by Saybrook Graduate School on Monday, May 24 from 6-8 at the Hyatt Regency (foot of Market Street, downtown SF) — see announcement at
http://www.eartheart-ent.com/docs/AdamsSeminar_052404.pdf
WE MISS ALL OF YOU that missed this meeting…you are always part of the spirit of each NextNow gathering. Thanks for your friendship and support…even you blokes in Australia!!!
Bill Daul
bdaul@pacbell.net
Business Relationship Strategist
http://www.human-landscaping.com
“Play With Boundaries, Not Within.”
