Here’s the post on living a sustainable lifestyle!!!
January 7, 2013 | Categories: society | Tags: aaron yates , action , ambiguity , arranged marriage , Bahai , belief , belonging , blog , boppin with oak , Boppin' , broadcast , build community , california , carlos serrano , colby gottert , collaborator , comfort , community , culture , DC , DDC , debt , dichotomies , dichotomy , Digital Development Communications , diversion effect , empowerment , Equality , faith , faith in action , family , female genital mutilation , finance , FUNDAEC , gender , georgia , global prosperity , happiness , honor killing , hope , human trafficking , individual , institution , international , jack gordon , jafar fallahi , konsciousness kollective , law , lawyer , Layli Miller-Muro , learning , legal , mail order bride , mass communication , media , montclair , moving forward , new jersey , north carolina , Oak , oak ritchie , oneness , paladon , peace , photography , policy , poverty , productivity , race , racism , Religion , Ritchie , ruhi institute , san fransisco , social action , Society , soul , south carolina , spirit , spiritual , spouse , steady flow , sudan , Tahirih Justice Center , television , tod ewing , trevor snapp , trust , tyree byndum , US Baha'i , video , village , Violence , vlog , War , washington dc , waste , Wealth , women | Leave A Comment »
Tod shares some of his reflections on working with diverse groups working toward a common goal, and postures necessary to make the most of such situations…
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December 8, 2012 | Categories: Baha'i , Media , race , society | Tags: aaron yates , action , ambiguity , Bahai , belief , belonging , blog , boppin with oak , Boppin' , broadcast , build community , california , carlos serrano , colby gottert , collaborator , comfort , community , culture , DC , DDC , debt , dichotomies , dichotomy , Digital Development Communications , diversion effect , empowerment , Equality , faith , faith in action , family , finance , FUNDAEC , gender , georgia , global prosperity , happiness , hope , individual , institution , international , jack gordon , jafar fallahi , konsciousness kollective , learning , mass communication , media , montclair , moving forward , new jersey , north carolina , Oak , oak ritchie , oneness , paladon , peace , photography , policy , poverty , productivity , race , racism , Religion , Ritchie , ruhi institute , san fransisco , social action , Society , soul , south carolina , spirit , spiritual , spouse , steady flow , sudan , television , tod ewing , trevor snapp , trust , tyree byndum , US Baha'i , video , village , Violence , vlog , War , washington dc , waste , Wealth , women | Leave A Comment »
Tod shares a little of his perspective and experience with race and inter-generational dialogue. Enjoy!
For those who fit in the “millennials” generation: How real is the assessment that money is the dominating drive in our lives?
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December 3, 2012 | Categories: Baha'i , Media , race , society | Tags: aaron yates , action , ambiguity , Bahai , belief , belonging , blog , boppin with oak , Boppin' , broadcast , build community , california , carlos serrano , colby gottert , collaborator , comfort , community , culture , DC , DDC , debt , dichotomies , dichotomy , Digital Development Communications , diversion effect , empowerment , Equality , faith , faith in action , family , finance , FUNDAEC , gender , georgia , global prosperity , happiness , hope , individual , institution , international , jack gordon , jafar fallahi , konsciousness kollective , learning , mass communication , media , montclair , moving forward , new jersey , north carolina , Oak , oak ritchie , oneness , paladon , peace , photography , policy , poverty , productivity , race , racism , Religion , Ritchie , ruhi institute , san fransisco , social action , Society , soul , south carolina , spirit , spiritual , spouse , steady flow , sudan , television , tod ewing , trevor snapp , trust , tyree byndum , US Baha'i , video , village , Violence , vlog , War , washington dc , waste , Wealth , women | 1 Comment »
Tod and I talk about some specific stats and how to keep moving forward…
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November 16, 2012 | Categories: Baha'i , Media | Tags: action , Bahai , Class , communication , community , Cycles of violence , dialogue , diversity , Equality , ewing , family , governance , government , heaveninthefaceofblackmen , individual , institution , Justice , media , moving forward , Oak , prejudice , racism , Ritchie , Society , spirituality , steady flow , time , tod , towards oneness , unity , Violence , Warfare , waste , Wealth | 2 Comments »
Tod and I go into more detail about the term “Institutionalized Rasism” and talk about a few concrete examples of how it looks and what effects it has.
Questions that come to mind are:
Who sets policy and guidelines for content for educational materials? How could that person being aware of the implications of the content that they are producing make a difference in this process?
Think about the prison system; the educational system; political system; the economic system: What positions and roles can contribute to positive change regarding the postures and attitudes that these systems assume in how they develop and implement policy?
I look forward to hearing from you!
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November 10, 2012 | Categories: Baha'i , Media , race | Tags: action , Bahai , boppin with oak , Boppin' , Class , community , Cycles of violence , dialogue , Equality , ewing , family , governance , government , heaveninthefacesofblackmen.com , how we experience race , individual , institution , Justice , media , moving forward , nature , Oak , Pressure , reflection , Religion , Ritchie , seeing heaven in the faces of black men , Society , soul , spirituality , steady flow , tod , tod ewing , unity , Wealth | Leave A Comment »
Yes, Fam!
This is a solid comment on some serious reflection that many of us need to make that I couldn't help but repost this! I'm very interested to hear what emotions and thoughts run through your mind as you consider the points here:
October 20, 2012 | Categories: Baha'i , education , Media , race , Religion , society | Tags: Arabs , Bahai , Class , communication , community , Cycles of violence , dialogue , Egypt , Equality , family , fear , governance , government , individual , institution , Iran , Islam , islamophobia , Justice , media , middle east , movies , moving forward , Muslims , NPR , Oak , Pakistan , Palestine , Religion , Ritchie , sheikh , Shia , Sikh , Society , soul , spirituality , steady flow , Sunni , Syria , unity , Violence , Warfare , Wealth | 1 Comment »
Tod and I continue our discussion on Race and the Intergenerational Gap. Enjoy!
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October 14, 2012 | Categories: Baha'i , Media , race | Tags: action , Bahai , boppin with oak , Class , communication , community , Cycles of violence , dialogue , Equality , ewing , family , governance , government , how we experience race , Justice , moving forward , nature , Oak , Ritchie , seeing heaven in the faces of black men , Society , soul , spirituality , steady flow , tod , training , unity , Wealth | 2 Comments »
Here’s the last of the Presidential Debate coverage for this event. If it seems useful, perhaps we’ll cover more…
Much love.
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October 8, 2012 | Categories: Baha'i , Media , politics | Tags: action , advertising , Bahai , barack obama , big bird , boppin with oak , Class , communication , community , dialogue , family , first presidential debate , governance , government , individual , institution , Justice , media , mitt romeny , moving forward , Oak , PBS , politics , presidential debate , public broadcasting , reflection , Religion , Ritchie , Society , soul , spirituality , steady flow , unity , Wealth | Leave A Comment »
And now, the moment that many of you thought would never come!!! Oak, covering the Presidential Debate!!!
Seriously, never thought it would happen, but I did want to hear what folks on the ground are thinking about our present processes, and enough encouragement to deliver it was offered that I figured I should try this at least once, no?
So here goes…Enjoy!
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October 8, 2012 | Categories: Baha'i , education , Media , politics , Religion , society | Tags: action , advertising , Bahai , barack obama , big bird , Class , communication , community , conservative , debate , democrat , dialogue , Equality , family , first presidential debate , governance , government , institution , Justice , liberal , media , mitt romney , moving forward , Oak , october 3 , PBS , politics , presidential debate , reflection , Religion , republican , Ritchie , sesame street , Society , soul , spirituality , steady flow , Tarheels , UNC , Unc chapel hill , unity , Wealth | 7 Comments »
I’m here with my brother, Tod Ewing , talking about how our generations interact with race differently and how some things are quite the same…enjoy!
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September 27, 2012 | Categories: Baha'i , Media , race | Tags: action , author , Bahai , Class , communication , community , culture , Cycles of violence , dialogue , Equality , ewing , experiment , family , governance , government , how we experience race , individual , institution , judgment , Justice , Materialism , media , moving forward , nature , Oak , prejudice , Pressure , race , reflection , Religion , Ritchie , seeing heaven in the face of black men , Society , soul , spirituality , steady flow , time , tod , tod ewing , towards oneness , unity | 5 Comments »
Aaron and I conclude our conversation on Storytelling, Dichotomies and Complexity with some reflections of character development and archetypes used in stories. Hope you’ve enjoyed this series, and more to come soon! Enjoy!
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August 27, 2012 | Categories: Baha'i , education , Media , Religion , society | Tags: action , advertising , Bahai , communication , community , dialogue , experiment , family , individual , institution , media , movies , moving forward , nature , Oak , Pressure , reflection , Religion , Ritchie , spirituality , steady flow , time , time management , training , unity | Leave A Comment »
Here Aaron and I continue to go into storytelling and how dichotomies can make stories less valuable, and some commentary on Oak’s dress…
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August 18, 2012 | Categories: Baha'i , education , Media , money , race , Religion , society | Tags: action , Bahai , communication , community , dialogue , Equality , family , governance , government , individual , institution , Justice , Money , moving forward , nature , Oak , Pressure , reflection , Religion , Ritchie , Society , soul , spirituality , steady flow , time , unity , Wealth | 2 Comments »
This post can also be viewed along with other marvelous content at Nineteen Months !
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“O SON OF SPIRIT! Noble have I created thee, yet thou hast abased thyself. Rise then unto that for which thou wast created.”
- Bahá’ú’lláh
As I interact with my human family in this very fascinating world, I am faced with the dilemma that the above quote seems to encapsulate perfectly…that we are all created noble , but have to learn to arise from the abasement that we’ve gotten ourselves into. That abasement comes in all forms from abuse to oppression to negligence and all kinds of hurtful experiences that we may put ourselves and each other through.
So the burning question stands: How do we arise out of this lost sense of nobility? What behaviors, systems and practices are we collectively consenting to or engaging in that keep us from our noble destiny? What are our associations with even the word “noble”? How many names have we called ourselves and each other; how many judgements (more…)
August 13, 2012 | Categories: Baha'i , education , Religion , society | Tags: action , advertising , Bahai , communication , community , Cycles of violence , dialogue , Equality , experiment , family , governance , government , individual , institution , Justice , moving forward , nature , Oak , reflection , Religion , Ritchie , Society , soul , spirituality , steady flow , training , unity , Violence , Wealth | 6 Comments »
Here Aaron closes out this portion of the conversation from the last post …next week, we go into news and storytelling!
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July 30, 2012 | Categories: Baha'i , education , Media , money , race , Religion , society , Technology | Tags: action , advertising , Bahai , Class , communication , community , dialogue , Equality , experiment , family , governance , government , individual , institution , Justice , Materialism , media , movies , moving forward , nature , Oak , Pressure , reflection , Religion , Ritchie , Society , soul , spirituality , steady flow , time , time management , training , unity , video games , waste | Leave A Comment »
In this post, Aaron and I talk through some perceptions that one can have about the world around us…Enjoy!
NOTE: I make mention of an event in the post regarding the Bible, you can read more about it here .
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July 23, 2012 | Categories: Baha'i , education , Media , Religion , society | Tags: Bahai , Bible , communication , community , Constitution , Council of Nycea , dialogue , Equality , experiment , family , governance , government , individual , institution , Justice , moving forward , nature , Nycea , Oak , Pressure , reflection , Religion , Ritchie , Society , soul , spirituality , steady flow , unity , US Constitution | 2 Comments »
This post concludes this part of the conversation with Colby on finance. It was a fun and informative subject to talk about, and I look forward to learning more about this arena of responsibility. Please send feedback and share thoughts that we can think about as well!
Much love…
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July 17, 2012 | Categories: Baha'i , education , Media , money , society , Technology | Tags: action , advertising , Bahai , Class , communication , community , dialogue , Equality , experiment , family , individual , institution , Justice , Materialism , media , Money , moving forward , nature , Oak , reflection , Religion , Ritchie , Society , soul , spirituality , steady flow , training , unity , waste , Wealth | Leave A Comment »
Yates and I continue our conversation from last post and talk about how we try to separate parts of our lives…perhaps to our folly…Enjoy!
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July 8, 2012 | Categories: Baha'i , education , Media , money , race , Religion , society , Technology | Tags: action , advertising , Bahai , Class , communication , community , dialogue , Equality , experiment , family , governance , government , individual , institution , Justice , Materialism , media , movies , moving forward , nature , Oak , Pressure , reflection , Religion , Ritchie , Society , soul , spirituality , steady flow , time , training , unity , waste , Wealth | 2 Comments »
Colby and I continue our conversation on money and various ways to navigate finances. We now get into approaches to banking and other financial institutions…Enjoy!
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July 2, 2012 | Categories: Baha'i , education , Media , money , Religion , society , Technology | Tags: action , Bahai , bank , banking , Class , communication , community , dialogue , Equality , experiment , family , finance , government , individual , institution , Justice , leveraging , Materialism , media , Money , moving forward , nature , Oak , reflection , Religion , Ritchie , Society , soul , spirituality , steady flow , time , time management , training , unity , waste , Wealth | 2 Comments »
Aaron and I continue our discussion into the realm of perceptions of success and failure…Enjoy!…but as you enjoy, consider these questions:
Where do elements of ambiguity come up in your experience on the day-to-day?
How do you reconcile such ambiguity with what you’ve learned about things being black or white?
How can we nurture each other along to think beyond feelings of failure, limitation or weakness as we move along in this learning process?
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June 25, 2012 | Categories: Baha'i , education , Media , money , race , Religion , society , Technology | Tags: aaron yates , action , Bahai , belief , belonging , Boppin' , build community , california , carlos serrano , Class , colby gottert , collaborator , communication , community , culture , Cycles of violence , DC , DDC , dialogue , Digital Development Communications , empowerment , Equality , experiment , faith , faith in action , family , FUNDAEC , gender , georgia , global prosperity , God , governance , government , happiness , hope , individual , institution , international , jack gordon , jafar fallahi , Justice , konsciousness kollective , Materialism , media , montclair , movies , moving forward , nature , new jersey , north carolina , Oak , oak ritchie , oneness , paladon , peace , photography , policy , Pressure , race , racism , reflection , Religion , Ritchie , ruhi institute , san fransisco , social action , Society , soul , south carolina , spiritual , spirituality , spouse , steady flow , sudan , time , tod ewing , training , trevor snapp , trust , tyree byndum , unity , US Baha'i , village , Violence , War , Warfare , washington dc , waste , Wealth , women | Leave A Comment »
Here, Aaron and I talk a little further about having to pick between supposed polar opposites in a continuation from this post .
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June 17, 2012 | Categories: Baha'i , Media , society | Tags: aaron yates , action , advertising , Bahai , belief , belonging , Boppin' , build community , california , carlos serrano , Class , colby gottert , collaborator , communication , community , culture , Cycles of violence , DC , DDC , dialogue , Digital Development Communications , diversion , empowerment , Equality , experiment , faith , faith in action , family , FUNDAEC , gender , georgia , global prosperity , governance , government , happiness , hope , individual , institution , international , jack gordon , jafar fallahi , Justice , konsciousness kollective , Materialism , media , Money , montclair , moving forward , nature , new jersey , north carolina , Oak , oak ritchie , oneness , paladon , peace , photography , policy , Pressure , race , racism , reflection , Religion , Ritchie , ruhi institute , san fransisco , social action , Society , soul , south carolina , spiritual , spirituality , spouse , steady flow , sudan , tod ewing , trevor snapp , trust , tyree byndum , unity , US Baha'i , village , War , Warfare , washington dc , waste , Wealth , women | 1 Comment »
In a continuation from our last Finance post , Colby talks a little about finding one’s path, and ways that one can approach career and education…Enjoy!
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June 10, 2012 | Categories: Baha'i , education , Media , money , race , Religion , society | Tags: action , Bahai , Class , communication , community , dialogue , Equality , experiment , family , finance , God , governance , government , individual , institution , Justice , Materialism , media , Money , moving forward , nature , Oak , Pressure , reflection , Religion , Ritchie , Society , soul , spirituality , steady flow , time , time management , training , unity , waste , Wealth | Leave A Comment »
Here, in a continuation of this post , Aaron and I talk about dichotomies and entertainment. Enjoy!
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June 3, 2012 | Categories: Baha'i , Media , society | Tags: aaron yates , action , advertising , Bahai , belief , belonging , Boppin' , build community , california , carlos serrano , colby gottert , collaborator , communication , community , culture , DC , DDC , dialogue , Digital Development Communications , empowerment , Equality , experiment , faith , faith in action , family , FUNDAEC , gender , georgia , global prosperity , governance , government , happiness , hope , individual , international , jack gordon , jafar fallahi , Justice , konsciousness kollective , media , montclair , movies , moving forward , new jersey , north carolina , Oak , oak ritchie , oneness , paladon , peace , photography , policy , race , racism , reflection , Religion , Ritchie , ruhi institute , san fransisco , social action , Society , soul , south carolina , spiritual , spirituality , spouse , steady flow , sudan , tod ewing , trevor snapp , trust , tyree byndum , unity , US Baha'i , village , War , washington dc , Wealth , women | Leave A Comment »
Aaron Yates and I begin a discussion on how the way we approach or break down parts of life can be both useful and counterproductive…
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May 28, 2012 | Categories: Baha'i , education , Media , money , race , Religion , society , Technology | Tags: aaron , action , Bahai , Class , communication , community , dialogue , Equality , experiment , family , governance , government , individual , institution , Justice , Materialism , media , Money , moving forward , nature , Oak , Pressure , race , reflection , Religion , Ritchie , Society , soul , spirituality , steady flow , unity , yates | 8 Comments »
In this short post, Colby and I discuss approaching higher education, and the implications of choices going in…
What would you do differently if you had it to do over? If you’re at the point of transition from high school to college, what’s your sense of purpose for the next few years?
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May 20, 2012 | Categories: Baha'i , education , Media , money , race , Religion , society , Technology | Tags: action , Bahai , Class , communication , community , dialogue , education , Equality , experiment , family , finance , governance , government , individual , institution , Justice , Materialism , media , Money , moving forward , nature , Oak , Pressure , reflection , Religion , Ritchie , selfish , Society , soul , spirituality , steady flow , time , time management , training , unity , waste , Wealth | Leave A Comment »
