Category: Stories
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Blog Hop: Still Here
The other day I received an invitation from Ji Hyang Padma to participate in a “Blog Hop”. Here is a link to his fine blog, Natural Wisdom. These are my responses to his questions: What am I writing/working on? Most of my writing is blog related. I have limited time to write so I try…
Michael Watson PhD
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Quest
Good morning! A lovely morning this. Storms later. Over the weekend we watched aghast as the turmoil that is the Middle East erupted into unimaginable violence. It was as though a great storm of hatred and greed slammed into that part of the world, and no one in ether government cared about the impacts on…
Michael Watson PhD
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Circle Thoughts
A couple of days ago I found myself engaged in a conversation about the differences in perception and values that define Indigenous cultures and colonial culture. The conversation was focused on attitudes towards community and the land, the presence of the ancestors and spirits, and centrality of oral history. Then someone suggested the main difference…
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Deep Listening for Reconciliation Week
Another lovely, cool day, sky a fine blue with a thin haze. The irises are blooming! This is Reconciliation Week in Australia. In honor of this, I offer these exceptional posts as a sharing. These three stories highlighting the challenges and gifts of Aboriginal Australia. They are simultaneously unique, and common to many Indigenous communities…
Michael Watson PhD
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