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Where I Stand

Posted on February 7, 2025 by jofacilitator

Several weeks ago I re-posted a long negative political post on Facebook that started with “This is where I stand”.  One of my childhood friends had posted it, and when I read it I agreed with pretty much all of … Continue reading →

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Winter Sale by New Society Publishers

Posted on December 2, 2024 by jofacilitator

New Society Publishers has a Winter Sale with 40% off all their books including The Art of Focused Conversation Second Edition until Dec. 6, 2024. https://newsociety.com/book/the-art-of-focused-conversation-second-edition/

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Dialogue to Heal an Adversarial Worldview

Posted on April 9, 2024 by jofacilitator

Dialogue to Heal an Adversarial Worldview by Jo Nelson, CTF, IAF-CPF EmeritusFrom <The Power of Dialogue- Conversations with Masters> series Dialogue to Heal an Adversarial Worldview by Jo Nelson, CTF, IAF-CPF EmeritusFrom <The Power of Dialogue- Conversations with Masters> series … Continue reading →

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Some Stories from Wayne Nelson

Posted on September 15, 2022 by jofacilitator

Wayne and I were included in a project by Jim Wiegel to interview colleagues on video about their experiences some years ago. When Wayne died in 2014, Jim extracted 3 short clips from the interview of Wayne telling stories of … Continue reading →

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Debriefing a Traumatic Event

Posted on April 4, 2022 by jofacilitator

I’m reposting this in response to events in Ukraine and other current events. It was originally designed in response to the Columbine high school shootings, and used with a group of facilitators a few days after 9/11. It has been … Continue reading →

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Three Stories from my Experience in Aboriginal Australia

Posted on February 26, 2022 by jofacilitator

These stories were originally published in Edges Magazine, Volume 4, #1, in 1991. The theme of the magazine issue was “The Fusion of Nature and Culture”. They are based on my experience with my family living and working with participatory … Continue reading →

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Quick Update to “Contemporary Christmas Story 2021”

Posted on January 23, 2022 by jofacilitator

A healthy baby boy was born to the family on January 9, 2022. Donated baby clothes and equipment were delivered to the house before he arrived home from the hospital. Joy continues…..

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Barb MacKay’s Story: Ordinary People Making a Positive Difference

Posted on April 4, 2019 by jofacilitator

This is one of many stories from a wide variety of sources and a multitude of forms contributed by people upon request for my 70th birthday.   They will be posted without editing, with the attribution that was with them.  I … Continue reading →

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Antoinette Hubbard’s Story: Ordinary People Making a Positive Difference

Posted on March 28, 2019 by jofacilitator

This is one of many stories from a wide variety of sources and a multitude of forms contributed by people upon request for my 70th birthday.   They will be posted without editing, with the attribution that was with them.  I … Continue reading →

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Ordinary People Making a Positive Difference: Olorunwa (Wellington) Sanlola’s Story

Posted on March 7, 2019 by jofacilitator

This is one of many stories from a wide variety of sources and a multitude of forms contributed by people upon request for my 70th birthday.   They will be posted without editing, with the attribution that was with them.  I … Continue reading →

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