
Mar 18, 2024 Xue Devand: On giving, receiving, and so much more Xue recently joined a ServiceSpace Laddership Pod call where she humbly shared some of her journey, beyond the achievements, and her inner call to go deeper. She asks, "How can I serve more?" The response she receives is: Prem (love) and Pavitra (purity). Watch her full talk below:
Mar 15, 2024 The Last Repair Shop What ripples might an instrument repair shop put in motion? Check out this stirring documentary which weaves together the stories of several dedicated craftspeople with the healing powers of kindness, music, and purpose.
Mar 13, 2024 Chaz Howard: Heart of Laddership Recently, Chaz joined a ServiceSpace Laddership call where he spoke from the heart, regaling us with stories that illustrate what it means to be in laddership. Chaz, who serves as the youngest chaplain in history at the University of Pennsylvania, notes "the way up the ladder is down". Check out the full video of his inspiring talk below!
Mar 9, 2024 Jac: On Wearing Both Lenses We're super grateful for Jac O'Keeffe's share in the recent Laddership Pod and her wonderful work with Spiritual Integrity. Check out her special talk on deepcasting, which she gave during a recent ServiceSpace retreat, here.
Mar 8, 2024 This week's Awakin reading is by Afton Wilder titled 'Without Ourselves': A clear glass orb floats above the cliff just off the edge representing our conscience, souls, and selves what if it shatters? becoming a puzzle of icy glass and then nothing at all? what if it disappears? what would we fight for? would we still know ourselves for the loving, backstabbing, beautiful, horrible, emotional, heartless, empathetic, shunning, wonderful people we are? could we go on without ourselves? without a foothold? step lightly, they say don’t leave your self like a scarf in the forest like a sandal on the beach tuck it in safe don’t free it don’t lose it don’t go without a railing but could we be more without the limits of our own selves? if we could take the risk would we end up not being in trouble after all? would we be freeing ourselves by letting go of our SELVES? we’d have identity of what we know and what we’ve learned but not the burden of the world. ... [Read more] Seed questions for reflection: What does freeing ourselves by letting go of our SELVES mean to you? Can you share a personal story of a time you took the risk of going beyond the limits of your own self? What helps you have an identity of what you have learned without the burden of the world?
Mar 6, 2024 Flourishing: An Awakin Call with Matthew Lee Matthew Lee, a distinguished sociologist, professor, and researcher, joined us in a recent ServiceSpace Awakin Call. Dedicated to fostering flourishing and well-being in our world, Matthew says, "Life, at its core, is about love and service." Check out this touching, behind-the-scenes video provided by his colleague, Juan Xi. In it, Juan shares a story that demonstrates Matthew's equinimity and kindness in action. Watch the full Awakin Call (Flourishing: Designing Systems for Love, and Measuring What We Truly Treasure) with this heartful educator here.
Mar 5, 2024 Networks Of Crafters Around The World Are Creating Crocheted Coral Reefs To Advocate For Climate Action Started by sisters Christine and Margaret Wertheim in response to the effects of climate change, these crochete coral reefs are a work of grief and action, now supported by more than 25,000 crocheters worldwide. The initial project, called The Core Project, has traveled to the globe's most esteemed museums and galleries. “These crochet reefs are time-laden rejoinders to a culture of doom, quietly asserting … a message of hope. What can we humans do when we work together, not ignoring ecological problems?” share the artists. Read the full story here.
Mar 3, 2024 Volunteer Artist Feature: Rupali Bhuva Volunteer heARTist, Rupali Bhuva, regularly touches people with her art. In fact, ServiceSpace often receives notes from people asking how to purchase her work and offering appreciation. Like this recent note: I go to your site when I need replenishment or a dose of awe. I am so grateful for your work. For some time, I have been trying to see if the artwork next to each reading under the Awakin archives is available for purchase. There has not been even one that has not moved me. ServiceSpace projects, like Awakin Readings, are entirely volunteer-run efforts. And in that spirit, everything is offered as a gift. Rupali doesn't really identify with her art; she says the art "happens through her". Read more about this incredible artist here.
Feb 29, 2024 "Turning Wake": We Are Made of Ancient Songs Have you heard Ayla Nereo's song "Turning Wake"? This heart-stirring song made its debut during a recent Laddership Pod reunion call -- and was set to a stunning video (created by pod volunteers!) As the lyrics share, "there are ones who’ll keep us sleeping, and there are ones who bring the dawn ... we are born of dust and silence, we are made of ancient songs". Watch this special video of here.
Feb 29, 2024 A friend of ServiceSpace, Carmen Posada Monroy, has teamed up with Conscious Food Systems Alliance (CoFSA) on a guide for journalists, communicators, foodies, influencers, and anyone sharing information related to food, gastronomy, nutrition, and related topics. The guide offers an innovative way of telling the story of food systems to create new realities that transform our relationship with food. Virtual workshops will be held in English and Spanish to share information about the new guide. The workshops will be held on March 6 (Spanish) and March 11 (English). Check out the invitational flyer below and then register on their site. P.S. More exciting news: Karma Kitchen Madrid coming soon! Carmen and the CoFSA community in Madrid will be following in the footsteps of Karma Kitchen in Vienna.