Written on
November 20, 2009 by
Cath
One of the big take-aways I got from this call with Max was the idea that genius isn’t something that unfolds in a linear, logical fashion. Its full of surprises and in fact, adding an element of surprise to your life will help the genius to unfold. And its messy, full of mistakes and failure and has stuff you can’t control. And, unlike the structured, neat and tidy, linear learning process we’re given in most educational institutions, exposing yourself to surprises, messiness, risk and experiences that are outside of your comfort zone are all great ways to develop your genius.
And if this is what genius is about, then Max and I ran a seriously genius call last night! After many glitches and much surprise and messiness, the technology gremlins beat us in the form of an electric storm that killed Max’s connection to the call. So we didn’t get through everything Max would have liked to get through.
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Written on
November 17, 2009 by
Cath
I just got back from a week of travel through Southern Africa, and I feel re-connected, whole and inspired, and reminded of some of the stuff I value most in the idea of Agile living, so I wanted to share some of it with you. I had hoped I could post about it on the blog, while I was traveling, but we were often without an internet connection, and even when we were able to connect, the connection was too slow and poor to upload photos.
One of the main reasons I love travel is because of the way it exposes me to different lifestyles and ways of being, challenges my assumptions and opens my mind to new possibilities. I’ve written before about the essence of Agile Living being about developing a curious and enquiring mind, because curiosity and enquiry opens your mind, an open mind opens your heart, and the natural extension of an open heart is open hands – hands that give and receive freely, get actively involved and make a positive, loving contribution… in spite of all the sacrifices, risks, challenges and difficulties inherent in showing up to make your contribution. For me, travel inspires this form of Agile Living and Andy and I try to do a few trips each year that we know will epitomize the Agile Living values and really leave us changed.
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