Last Day of Training

November 9, 2007

Topic: Afghanistan — jesse_zenvc @ 2:18 am

Today we completed our training and the fullness I feel in my heart is hard to explain. I am already dreaming of returning to Afghanistan and what it possibly would be like to help implement a certification process in this region for NVC Trainers.

The funeral for the 6 parliament members who died during the bombing two days ago happened today here in Kabul. It blocked roads and a couple participants did not make it our Celebration Completion. One man traveled anyway to simply come to offer his good-by and gratitude to us. It has been these types of gestures of genuine connection that have deeply touched my being while here in this vast mountain range called Afghanistan. (more…)

What Is

November 7, 2007

Topic: Afghanistan — jesse_zenvc @ 12:48 pm

It is not unusual for me to weep for the deaths that occur in Afghanistan. But today I got to weep on Afghan soil with Afghan people.

We opened today’s training with one of the participants offering in song a verse from the Koran in honor of the 64 people who died in yesterday’s bombing. I was deeply moved by the heart and the connection. Tears streamed my face and as a group we shared the sorrow and fueled our passion to ignite creating a world we would rather live in. The day unfolded into a beautiful practice of Being Nonviolence. (more…)

Here I am.

November 6, 2007

Topic: Afghanistan — jesse_zenvc @ 1:43 pm

Our team is fully immersed in the training we are offering to a group of about 20 Afghans, men and women, from all walks of life: journalists, professors, social workers, and government officials, to name a few. We haven’t been keeping up with the blog as much during this time partially because of the demands on our time and energy, and partially because we’ve been wanting to preserve the sanctity of the retreat space. So, we’ll wait to post photos from the training and specific stories until after the training ends on Thursday.

In the meantime, I’d like to use this space to celebrate the phenomenal team I’m working with! (more…)

Being Really Alive

Topic: Afghanistan — jesse_zenvc @ 11:40 am

We’re done with Day 3 of our training and I haven’t written mainly for two reasons: one is that the Internet has been quite slow in the evening and two, I really wanted to meet my need for integrity with the participants in the training and not share too much about them, as we have been in a very sweet process of opening and connecting deeply from the heart. I do want to share how deeply touched I am by the willingness and dedication of each person in the training.

Yesterday, we played a game that I learned from Sura Hart and the Train for Life team, where we use cards that have needs words printed on them. We broke into small groups of five or six and each person took a turn sharing a personal story, while the rest would empathically connect and guess by placing needs cards in front of the person sharing the story. It was a delight to feel the buzz of energy in the workshop rooms and see the depth of connection on people’s faces. (more…)

love in any language

November 3, 2007

Topic: Afghanistan — tembacatherine @ 11:56 am

And then…

40 children came to play…

I feel perplexed at how I will use words to describe or explain the life that now vibrates in me after spending the day with pure joy. (more…)

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