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    Farewell Ivan

    Ivan Sokolov co-founder of Aliveworld; friend and mentor to many, has passed away. His passing followed a determined and brave struggle to overcome an aggressive cancer. Ivan's belief in Love as the most most powerful resource to each of us inspired many. At Aliveworld he was a strong advocate for...
    Posted to Parkes ponders (Weblog) by Helen Parkes on Wed, Jul 15 2009
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    What Makes You Come Alive

    I have been talking to people throughout the U.S. and around the world and I am asked the same question: " What should I do to help make the world a better place? There seem to be so many problems we face, I don't know what I should do." I like to quote Howard Thurman. He was Dean of Theology...
    Posted to Jed's Blog (Weblog) by Jed Diamond on Wed, May 13 2009
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    We have upgraded the administration of the site

    You may have noticed the site off line briefly today as we deployed some administrative upgrades to our servers We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
    Posted to Parkes ponders (Weblog) by Helen Parkes on Sun, Mar 29 2009
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    The Real Reason Oprah, You, and I Keep Getting Fat and What We Must Do

    Oprah is mad as hell and she isn't going to take it anymore. Once again she lost a bunch of weight, looked good, and felt great. And once again she put on a bunch of weight, looked fat, and felt awful. She's certainly not alone. Studies show that in our lifetime 7 and of 10 women and 9 out of...
    Posted to Jed's Blog (Weblog) by Jed Diamond on Mon, Feb 23 2009
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    Immunity to change

    I have been skimming through a great book by Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey called Immunity to Change -- I now need to buy it and study in more detail. Based on 20 years experience and research around how people do or don't change, they present some fascinating examples and data to explain why so few...
    Posted to Ivan's musings (Weblog) by ivan on Sun, Feb 22 2009
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    Changing me as Obama changes the world

    January in New Zealand is peak summer holiday time and I took a couple of weeks off with family and friends -- hence the long gap in blog writing Among the hundreds of emails I came home to were many from contacts around the world about the inauguration of Barrack Obama in the USA and the hope so many...
    Posted to Ivan's musings (Weblog) by ivan on Thu, Jan 29 2009
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    Friday the end of the work week.

    It's odd how such a thing as scheduled time for relaxing fits into our lives. I work quite long hours, about 10 per day and I really enjoy my work time. I often work Saturdays as it suits me to have a Monday off, but I still get the TGIF feeling on a Friday. It is like I give myself permission to...
    Posted to Parkes ponders (Weblog) by Helen Parkes on Thu, Jan 15 2009
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    Reviewing Change projects

    It feels good to update and review my change projects. I am inspired by the heartfelt comments and support I have had from the team who are sharing these and supporting me. It is great to know that others want me to succeed and become more of who I am at heart. I have spent some time today considering...
    Posted to Parkes ponders (Weblog) by Helen Parkes on Fri, Jan 9 2009
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    Life Balance - getting it right

    Getting life balance right is really difficult for me. I find that I am constantly adjusting to the pressures I create with time commitments to family, work, community involvement and then working on getting some time for myself. I constantly prioritise and reprioritise and adjust and although I manage...
    Posted to Parkes ponders (Weblog) by Helen Parkes on Tue, Jan 6 2009
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    The power of the internet to support change

    Today we have a good example of an organisation seeking to take advantage of the power of the internet to support people wanting change in their lives. Agape International Spiritual Center in Los Angeles, CA, opened their AUM Learning Channel here in Aliveworld with the publication of their first Guide...
    Posted to Ivan's musings (Weblog) by ivan on Sun, Jan 4 2009
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