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From: Bruce S.
Date: Friday, July 11, 2008, 4:33 PM
Subject: Circles / women / interfaith
ID: 262506

Bonnie was over here today. That was fun -- we had a lot to talk about.

One exciting thing -- is that TODAY (it seems, if I keep moving), we are going to get our fervently-to-be-hoped-for 501c3 non-profit IRS tax exempt status application out the door and in the mail. The IRS says you can complete this application in 10 hours -- but it took me 4 days, and I've been procrastinating for 3 years.

So, that feels very empowering. My instinct says -- there is a TON of stuff we can do. We call ourselves The Interspirit Foundation -- http://interspirit.net/foundation/foundation.cfm -- and what is our primary initiative?

Well, this will come into crisp focus when I start knocking on doors. I think that's next. Hi, hello, how are you, we think your project is great, we want to be in co-creative relationship with you, and here are a bunch of reasons why, and here's what we suggest -- and ps, sign here...

Something like that.

Maybe the bottom line of what we are doing is -- building a co-creative resonant field -- with all the co-creative partners we can pull into the flow. Yes, we can sit around and wait for evolution to do it -- wait for the 100th monkey and all that stuff, wait until water does its molecular phase shift into steam. But the way I see it is -- we need to be conscious, articulate, intentional. There is a science to this, as well as an art. There is engineering. There is a vast avalanche of interconnectivity -- that is throbbing and pulsing with desire to come into coherent resonance. We can help.

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On this and related themes, I've been doing some writing. This connection between interfaith and circles is -- I say -- important and powerful. It needs to be clarified, and articulated. We are wobbling towards a convergent intersection of these elements -- but why not do it on purpose? Is that too bold, too pushy? Let's figure out what we are doing. This touchy-feeley guesswork is too expensive. Too much blood-spatter. We need to master this stuff.

Here's a link to the article on interfaith theology and circles. Something in me says -- this is powerful. We need to articulate this conjunction. http://lightpages.net/lp/message.cfm?messageid=264029&login=463354&mo=1

Bonnie was saying somebody is going to interview her tomorrow -- on this theme of "women ruling the world." That reminded me of the new book by former Bill Clinton press secretary Dee Dee Meyers, "Why Women Should Rule the World". I just bought the book on Amazon -- and I took a couple of screen shots.

Look at this text. These are the critical themes:

Women are...

• Better communicators
• Better listeners
• Better at forming consensus

They...

• Break down barriers
• Build understanding
• Create the best conditions for peace

Follow their lead, and...

• Politics would be more collegial
• Businesses would be more productive
• Communities would be healthier

That's the deal. That's the "Spirit of Democracy" -- http://networkofcircles.net/democracy.cfm that I have been pushing for the last 2-3 years -- and which I feel Barack Obama represents so very well.

Here are those bookends from Dee Dee Meyers --