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Freedom, Justice, InTERdependence

Freedom, Justice, and InTERdependence On July 4th 2022, having received a series of recent Supreme Court of the U.S. (SCOTUS) decisions, my mind goes to the topics of freedom, justice, and inTERdependence. And with that trio,

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Snapshots of Sapelo

Snapshots of Sapelo Dolphins swim along the coast in the soft surf of the Atlantic at our backs. Sapelo Island’s unspoiled dunes spread out before us. Within the raised pavilion sea breezes weave together with stories

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Values as Compass

Values as Compass My life partner and I engaged a coach to attend to wealth redistribution related to reparations. We entered that first session with many questions. Many more have surfaced since then. Some of our

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Movement Action Plan Case Study

Movement Action Plan: Calls for Reparations This blog invites you to: Be introduced to the concept of the “movement action plan” View a historical timeline of some people engaged with abolition of slavery to give a

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Activism and Coaching

Activism and Coaching Not all activists and social action groups come from the same mold. And you probably have your preferences for what, when, how, why, and with whom you act for social justice, whether it

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Four Worlds

Four Worlds: Emerging and Merging Outside world. One’s inner sensations. Thought. Vision/ intention/ attention. Four entirely different realms, sometimes with drastically different realities. We often are not conscious of each of these four realms at once

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Developmental Coaching – What’s that?

Developmental Coaching – What’s that? My marriage covenant vows “to love, support, challenge, and grow.” While marriage is a far different relationship than coaching, in my experience, developmental coaching includes an admixture of all those activities.

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Activism and Contemplation: United

Activism & Contemplation: United (Written for Participating in God’s Power, a program of School of the Spirit) Acorn, the community grown in Octavia Butler’s Parable series, is the activism of Lauren Oye Olamina Bankole. Earthseed is

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Time to pivot?

Time to pivot? During this COVID-19 pandemic, so many of us are asking, “What matters most to me?” “In what ways do I want to use my life’s energy?” “Who do I want to be?” Others

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Coaching & Sourdough

Sourdough and Coaching by Viv Hawkins with coaching from Johanna Cornelissen The sourdough apple bread dough is “proofing” in a Philadelphia kitchen. Soon, from the oven, it will sweetly cinnamony fragrance the whole home. During the

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#DontReturntoNormal Part 3: Do

#DontReturntoNormal Part 3 – DO This is the final post in a three-part series asking, “How are you living in ‘active hope’ during these tumultuous times? What do you need to create a more perfect life

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#DontReturntoNormal Part 2: Discern

#DontReturntoNormal Part 2 – Discern #DontReturntoNormal part 1– Dream opened with this quote from Joanna Macy & Chris Johnstone’s Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We’re in Without Going Crazy. “Since Active Hope doesn’t require

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#DontReturntoNormal Part 1: Dream

How are you living in “active hope” during these tumultuous times? What do you need to create a more perfect life for yourself? To, perhaps, co-create a healthier world?

Your best life needs you! The world needs you!

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An Island in Time

An Island in Time That morning, the dream from which I awoke seduced me in ways they sometimes do – wanting to return to it, dwell in it, learn from it, give back to it. And

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Meaning-making and Transformation

Meaning-making and Transformation Tupaia’s map fascinates me. Until recently, some people perceived the map as a hoax and regarded Tupaia, its maker, as a fraud. But, seen through different eyes, with a worldview akin to its

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Out Beyond Your “Ought” Self

Out Beyond Your “Ought” Self What are your vision and values? Not your spouse’s, your mother’s or your father’s. Not society’s, or your church’s. Not what others say you “ought” to be. What are YOUR vision

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My Story Your Story

My Story… Your Story? Here’s a little about me – Viv Hawkins. Maybe something here will echo with you. I’ve heard and followed a call for many years. For me, it’s been since 2005 to inspire,

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Spiritual Intelligence Introduction

Spiritual Intelligence The SQ21 model translates the most-admired qualities of our spiritual heroes—people like Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, or Martin Luther King Jr.—into a set of 21 skills that can be measured and intentionally developed. Using

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Communities of Practice Introduction

Communities of Practice Small groups gathered together to receive and offer support from and to one another are powerful resources to foster our growth. Groups of this sort increase accountability to one’s goals significantly. They can,

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Spiritual Guidance Introduction

Guided by the Spirit For 20+ years, Viv has facilitated small groups and met one-with-one with people: seeking and finding their life’s dreams, supporting them to experiment at the margins of their comfort zones – where

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Coaching Introduction

Coaching: One Perspective For me, coaching is simply the co-creative art and practice of helping a person change in the way they wish. It may invite us into a three step process: Dream, Discern, and Do,

Might LifeCalls help you live your vision & values?

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