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Together, we get to be bridge builders, initiators. Now is the perfect time to establish new patterns and new ways of relating — to embrace oneness boldly so an observer would neither doubt our belief in it nor our commitment to create a world that works for all. Like love, our embrace of oneness cannot be conditional. It cannot depend on our comfort. Knowing that, as cultural connectors, we are facilitating the emergence of a world that works, and supports itself by connecting and nurturing all aspects of creation. Engage in “witness consciousness” — observe yourself and others without forming opinions and jumping to conclusions. Not easy yet incredibly rewarding! Embrace “beginner mind” and open to how it is to be someone of an- RWKHUFXOWXUHRUSHUFHSWLRQ%HÀH[LEOHDQGDGDSWDEOH,GHQWLI\VKDUHG values and common concerns. Open to possibility. Encourage others to join you by creating a tsunami of connections. %DUJHRXWRI\RXUFRPIRUW]RQH$FFHSWWKDWDQ\VWRULHV\RXDUHFDUU\ - ing about other cultures are rooted beneath your conscious awareness, so you need to consciously release the hold they may have on you. 1RZLVWKHSHUIHFWWLPHWRHPEUDFHWKDW<28DUHD&XOWXUDO&RQ - nector — a transformative force in the universe creating a world that works for all. 7KHULVLD³7ULVK´+DOO''LYLVDQLQVLJKWIXOLQWHUQDWLRQDOEHVWVHOOLQJDX - thor, speaker and coach, who blends wisdom, authenticity, humor, and com- SDVVLRQ LQ IXUWKHUDQFH RI KHU SDVVLRQ FRQVFLRXV LQFOXVLYLW\ $ UHQRZQHG educator, facilitator, consultant, mediator and subject matter expert and trainer in government and industry, Trish has been honored to be a two- WLPH VRIDU SUHVHQWHUDWWKH3DUOLDPHQWRI:RUOG5HOLJLRQV:KHWKHUDG - dressing audiences, facilitating communication among diverse populations, working with students or individual clients, she thrives on awakening the XQLTXHPDJQL¿FHQFHZLWKLQHDFKHPSRZHULQJDOOWROLYHWKHLU³EHVW\HWWR EH´
and especially when we feel unsure about whether our presence will be welcomed. Actually, our internal dialogue is a bold indicator that a situation is the perfect one to enter. To foster and strengthen healthy intercultural connections requires ZHVWHSRXWRIRXURZQFRPIRUW]RQHWRR̆ HUQHZZD\VRIFRQQHFWLQJ Such an approach requires sensitivity to bridge the gaps. It doesn’t matter what your color, geography, ethnicity, nationality, gender iden- WLW\DJHVWDWLRQHFRQRPLFFRPPXQLW\RUDQ\RWKHUZD\LQZKLFK\RX identify yourself… (YHU\RQH LV GL̆ HUHQW %ULGJLQJ VXFK GLYLGHV UH - quires we enter our pursuit with compassion, gently gleaning a sense of how it is to be someone. The task is huge and complex. It requires commitment, determina- tion, kindness and compassionate perseverance. The process requires delicacy and loving boldness. The components are surprisingly simple. The application of those components can be challenging. The arena in which we need to apply those components is fragile. The essential element is trust undergird- ed by Love. Trying to reassemble trust, if broken, is much like trying WRSXW+XPSW\'XPSW\WRJHWKHUDJDLQVROHW¶VDYRLGEUHDNLQJWUXVW 7REXLOGDEULGJHZHPXVWDVVHVVWKHFXUUHQWVLWXDWLRQ • What are we moving from? )HHOLQJGLVFRQWHQW • What are we spanning? 3HUFHLYHGGL̆ HUHQFHVVHSDUDWLRQ • What is our desired outcome? Supportive interconnection • Peace and equity will only come to pass when we learn from DQGZLWKSHRSOHRIRWKHUSHUVSHFWLYHV
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