Category Archives: Personal Stories

The Rock Will Split

This is a story that my husband Wayne wrote, and that is included in the Historical Scan chapter of the book he started, that I am finishing, “Getting to the Bottom of ToP:  The Foundations of ICA Methods”.  Currently in … Continue reading

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Becoming a Human Being

Because Wayne and I and our family moved so often from one culture to another, and we were there to work side by side with the local people to make a difference in their community, we had to learn how … Continue reading

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The Making of an Ordinary Revolutionary, Part 3

While the water project was progressing, we also initiated economic and social projects. Since I had a degree and a passion for education, I was assigned to start the preschool. I spoke no Arabic, so I managed to get a … Continue reading

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The Making of an Ordinary Revolutionary, part 2

In the 1970’s, it was radical to believe that villagers had any knowledge about what they needed to develop their community. We began the project with a comprehensive participatory planning process that included a cross-section of villagers as well as … Continue reading

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The Making of an Ordinary Revolutionary — part 1

The first installment of the 3 submissions I made to the writing class on Memoirs and Travel Writing — unedited It was June, 1970, I had just graduated from university, and I was standing in the living room of my … Continue reading

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Broadened Intent for this Blog — more like “Memoirs and Travel Writing”

The intent of this blog has changed somewhat since I set it up, and since I haven’t posted yet (!!), I am going to post with the following intent:  these stories are stories of my life as a facilitator, including … Continue reading

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