I listened to Parker Palmer giving this commencement address to the graduating class at Naropa University, and several times I got goose bumps and shivers. For me, those have become telltale signs that there’s something important and/or very true being shared.
The six suggestions Parker provides on living a life worth exploring are simple. And powerful. So powerful I followed my urge to split this recommendation into six consecutive blog posts. You can read my thoughts on the first and second suggestion here.
The third suggestion is: As you welcome whatever you find alien within yourself, extend that same welcome to whatever you find alien in the outer world.
There is no other, that is not also a part of you.
I’ll write that again: There is no other, that is not also a part of you.
So be hospitable, curious and meet the world with the same sense of adventurous journey of discovery that you hopefully have embarked upon within yourself. There is no need to be afraid of otherness. Or rather, you do not need to act upon the fear. You can see it, witness it, and let it pass through. Because you are meeting yourself, when you come across someone, something, which you do not recognize, that feels new and different and unknown to you. That is how to grow. That is how to benefit the world. And that is where my hope for the future lies. Just imagine what will be made possible when we no longer fear otherness. I can see it in my minds eye. Can you?
I opted not to take my ”good camera” and make do with the various IPhones of the family. Turned out to be a good decision. I am now sitting here creating a photo book from the weekend trip, and there’s some great shots. I started on the photo book last night, in part due to the end of one of my challenges and the start of another. Go figure.
As the reason for going to London was the Taylor Swift concert in Hyde Park on the 27th of June,there’s a Swiftie at home who’ll be very pleased when it’s done! And it was a really good concert, I was impressed with the quality of her show!
Har du tänkt på att det är ett val du har, att kliva ner i dramaträsket eller ej? För så är det. Du har ett val.
Posted a tweet honoring my wise 15-year old who only checks her social media feeds daily, vowing to do the same. And then I deleted my Twitter app from my IPhone. It used to be situated right next to Skype in my Oh no no! Really?-folder, where there is just a void now.


The six suggestions Parker provides on living a life worth exploring are simple. And powerful. So powerful I followed my urge to split this recommendation into six consecutive blog posts. You can read 






Satt där och såg mig omkring, och påmindes om ett blogginlägg jag läste förra sommaren. Om kroppar. Om hur olika de är. Hur vackra de är, just på grund av sina olikheter. Och hur stor variationen verkligen är. Det var en mamma som skrev och uppmanade just andra mammor att visa sig, på stranden, i baddräkt, i bikini, och att inte skämmas för gäddhäng och sträckmärken på mage och lår, stora eller små eller ojämna bröst, eller inga alls för den delen. Magar och rumpor som putar ut eller in. För det är ju så, att genom att visa att jag är ok med den jag är, så som jag ser ut, så skickar jag signaler till omgivningen, inte minst till mina egna barn. (Minns du vem som skrev det där så får du gärna länka i kommentarerna nedan, skulle så gärna läsa det igen, och ge cred!)