A beautiful afternoon here on Bowen Island where the annual polar bear swim took place. More than 100 people gathered around a beach fire at Bowen Bay and on the count of 10 plunged into the chilly waters. Finn and I did it as is our ritual, cleansing ourselves for the new year. Happy New Year to you all.
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A dry summer and fall has switched to cold rain and high snow. This mornings rainbow on Howe Sound. First snow as seen from the Bowen Queen, our replacement ferry, while our regular boat is in for an annual refit. And a not very good photo of a small pod of dolphins seen off our starboard side while heading home.
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As a facilitator, people often comment on “safety” in group settings. Most group work I have done in my career has been safe, relatively speaking. There may have been the possibility of retaliatory actions for speaking up, workplace bullying or general boorish behaviour, but I have hardly ever (!) worked in spaces where real physical safety was an issue. Still, the issue of safety and fear comes up surprisingly often, and this article at the edge.org gave me a few insights about this problem. This article looks to ancient human history to understand some of these dynamics and it begins …
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Wearing an orange equality ring over my wedding ring. In Minnesota last week these were being handed out to people who wanted to show support for marriage equality. There is an initiative on the November ballot that would add an amendment to the state Constitution that declares that only men and women can be married. I’m wearing this orange ring over my own wedding ring in solidarity with those who want marriage to be fully legal in Minnesota. I cannot understand how a country that prides itself on equality can even dare contemplate denying equal rights to a group if …