Sally Lever

Picturing our Success as Global Citizens

Sally — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:03:32 +0000

What does it mean to be a ‘Global Citizen’? In 2000, a set of guidelines called The Earth Charter was launched in The Hague. It was the result of worldwide, cross-cultural discussions to elicit common goals and shared values. Since then, it has been used as a guiding framework by governments and civil society organisations [...]

Creating a Climate of Possibility from Education’s Death Valley.

Sally — Tue, 28 May 2013 10:06:01 +0000

In the USA, 60% of children drop out of high school (in some areas this figure is as high as 80%). And these statistics don’t count all those who stay in school and are disengaged in education. In the UK the drop-out rate is lower at around 20% for uner 16′s, but still high enough [...]

Blessings of a Walking Talk

Sally — Mon, 13 May 2013 10:58:30 +0000

“Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.” Albert Camus The industrial growth society is beset with opportunities for superficial connection and much of this in the form of business meetings, although the blessings described here apply [...]

What Does True, Sustainable Democracy Look Like?

Sally — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:15:14 +0000

‘Where I sit is holy, holy is the ground. Forest, mountain, river, listen to the sound. Great Spirit circling all around me.’ Native American Chant. Way of Council is an ancient form for a circle of people to communicate as individuals and as a collective group, used by ancestral and tribal peoples. It can be [...]

A Wonderful Opportunity for Young People

Sally — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:30:27 +0000

One Year In Transition Course open for entry. ‘…all 3 of the Transitioners who are currently doing the programme in its pilot year are going from strength to strength and look set to have created their own livelihoods by July. The photo below says it better than words.’ Isobel Carlisle. Education Cooordinator. Transition Network. If [...]

A Deeper Truth Beneath the ‘Dash for Gas’?

Sally — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:51:53 +0000

‘How we work with ourselves is how the shift will come about.’ Pema Chodron What is the dash for gas, superficially? It appears to me to be a desperate quest for short term gain at the expense of our long term wellbeing and in particular the health of our life support system – this planet. [...]

7 Instances When Home Working Doesn’t Work

Sally — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:32:02 +0000

The recent decision by CEO of Yahoo, Marissa Mayers, to ban her employees from working from home has prompted many of us to reflect on what it is that makes working from home work. The internet is a tool of outstanding usefulness when it comes to remote working and it seems ironic that a company [...]

Just 10 minutes…

Sally — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 20:25:32 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzR62JJCMBQ Will you allow yourself to spare just 10 minutes each day for transformative self-care? This short video by Andy Puddicombe is one of the most straightforward and accessible introductions to meditation that I’ve become aware of so far. I first began meditating nearly 15 years ago and have maintained it as a daily practice [...]

Instant Decision Making: Are you impulsive or spontaneous?

Sally — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:09:57 +0000

’Somewhere in your career, your work changes. It becomes less anal, less careful and more spontaneous, more to do with the information that your soul carries.’ Ben Kingsley Looking at Values. The media is rife with scandal at the moment. The drama that arises out of others’ misdeeds, damaging mistakes, personal dysfunctions and lousy decision-making [...]

Do you know a young, downshifting couple?

Sally — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:23:13 +0000

Tonight, the flagship currents affairs strand on ITV1 is making a programme to be presented by Laura Kuennsberg the Business Editor, which will investigate the reasons why increasing numbers of people work part time or have become self-employed. For some this is by choice, it makes time for child or parent care, for study or [...]