remembering Amsterdam

I want to write about the European Summit for Global Transformation. I really do. but I have spent the past couple of weeks dealing with bouts of insomnia and leaning over a bowl and inhaling eucalyptus steam with a towel over my head to help relieve a sinus congestion (again). and the truth is, my friends Lisa, Maggie, Gail and Rebecca have articulated it far better than I could ever express it.

but I will tell you this. yes, the experience was humbling and transformative. every person I met, every story told and lesson learned has changed the way I think and perceive things, parent my sons and do my morning yoga.

I was reminded of important issues that resonate with my spirit and feed my passion. of activists, social entrepreneurs and change makers whose dedication, advocacy and selflessness are inspiring me to follow more unconventional routes. that it doesn't matter how remarkable or grand your contribution is, really. that one small act can save a life.

Comments

[lisa field-elliot]

irene, you are loveliness itself. thank you for your presence, your truth, and your vision for all that is beautiful and right. so glad to have spent that time with you and i very much look forward to the next time.

[Romy]

although born in Europe and lived there for most of my life, I never been to Netherlands, but this is how I would imagine Amsterdam!

I use chamomile for inhaling steam :-)

[Marianne]

I'm with you - taken up with the work of living the life that events like the Summit encourage me to live, I haven't written enough about it.

Living it must count for something, right?

[Michelle E.]

hope you are feeling better soon my friend...

[Marilyn]

lovely. (hope the congestion clears soon.) xo