Exploring the idea to make a real difference in this world, I’ve come up with the following question:
How could I personally make a space for people’s hearts to sing?
This was inspired by the poem brought by Rowan Simonsen from Denmark during the check-in of the Pioneers of Change Multigenerational Gathering in Axladitsa-Avatakia Learning Center in Greece (8-12 September, 2008).
Don’t ask what the world needs
Ask what makes your heart sing.
Because what the world needs
is hearts that sing.
Philip Thatcher
Coming back to question “how” I would try to play it from music:
1. Myself: however egoistic it may sound, it’s responsible to start with the self, learn to host myself, observe, listen, feel, sense, reflect, and act on the true calling, going through the U process cyclically. Most importantly, make love the center of everything and manifest it through all the words and actions that come from within. What else is important for me – to grow and get myself prepared for different periods in my life. Once I’m ready, it will come… and it will be the best I could have, no doubt.
2. My natives, my family: learn by practicing art of hosting to the family (current and future) around questions that matter, and don’t miss opportunities.
3. My circle of friends and mates: become a steward of the Pioneers of Change in Kyiv, keep on inviting mates to discuss questions that matter and can make a difference, having true fun and moving forward.
4. My current work: bring my learnings and experiences to my current projects, talking about ‘hearts singing’ in big corporations. Specifically, organize a story-telling event on September 19 during the lunch time – for those of my colleagues who would like to come, and they will be the right people. Also, bring my story of the PoC gathering to Chernihiv lyceum for the talented pupils, co-host the World Café in Lviv (on HR issues), Odessa (on Education-Boom issues), and in Kyiv (on PR issues), etc.
5. My future life/calling: organize something similar to the hub in Kyiv to create alternatives spaces, and before that – plan some event (potentially, Art of Hosting training) in Kyiv or the Learning Journey or something together with Axladitsa hosts, Maria and Sarah, and Ole, the visual facilitator from Denmark.
It’s interesting, that these lines are all interconnected in some sort of music I don’t yet know and hear. But once I play it, I hope that the hearts around me, and my heart as well, will be singing ;) Let’s see…
But you know what: I just feel that even if I manifest LOVE throughout my whole life, and do nothing more, that would alone make a difference… Of course, I dream big, just want to make sure that I’m always realistic and ‘down to love’ ;) All other things will happen, Gob bless.
