Flashback - VCIL Travel School 2019

Our VCIL Travel School in December 2019 in India and Thailand with the theme "Paradigm Shift towards New Stories". Wish I can write a whole book about it someday... 💖

A Blessing for Leaders

An inspiring poem by John O'Donohue, from the welcome message at Peace Practice Alliance platform.

May you have the grace and wisdom to act kindly,
learning to distinguish between what is personal and what is not.

May you be hospitable to criticism.
May you never put yourself at the centre of things.
May you act not from arrogance but out of service.
May you work on yourself, building up and refining the ways of your mind.

May those who work for you know you see and respect them.
May you learn to cultivate the art of presence in order to engage with those who meet you.

When someone fails or disappoints you, may the graciousness with which you engage
be their stairway to renewal and refinement.

May you treasure the gifts of the mind through reading and creative thinking
so that you continue as a servant of the frontier
where the new will draw its enrichment from the old, and you never become functionary.

May you know the wisdom of deep listening, the healing of wholesome words,
the encouragement of the appreciative gaze, the decorum of held dignity,
the springtime edge of the bleak question.

May you have a mind that loves frontiers
so that you can evoke the bright fields that lie beyond the view of the regular eye.

May you have good friends to mirror your blind spots.
May leadership be for you a true adventure of growth.

- A Blessing for Leaders, John O'Donohue

Joining Peace Practice Alliance 2022 Cohort

After the interview in December, I am happy to be accepted and ready to join the Peace Practice Alliance 2022 Cohort!

"The Peace Practice Alliance holds space for emerging peacebuilders to deeply connect, learn, reflect, and gain resources and certification with similarly visionary leaders around the world to further their peace leadership practices. Organized by Euphrates Institute, the Peace Practice Alliance program cultivates and nourishes communities of peace leaders." Announcing the Peace Practice Alliance 2022 Cohort!

"We are excited to announce our new cohort of peace leaders for the 2022 Peace Practice Alliance (PPA)! We have 30 participants joining us from 17 countries around the world from Afghanistan to Vietnam, Nigeria to Palestine, and so many more. This cohort will once again be supported by a group we call our Learning Committee, six global thought leaders and the Euphrates team. Over the next six months the 2022 cohort will join together heart to heart, cultivating and nourishing this community of peace leaders. Rich in resources and deep connection, the PPA deepens the practice of peace leadership within ourselves and in our relationships with each other. We look forward to learning, growing, and practicing together. We invite you to get to know these beautiful leaders by visiting our site to read short bios on each participant." ~ Euphrates Institute ~

More about the program: https://www.euphrates.org/peacepracticealliance 

Here is our 2022 cohort: https://www.euphrates.org/ppa-2022 Can you find me there? I am listed as "Thùy" (Thuy Duong Pham), though it is not really my given name (Thuy Duong as it should be, but it's ok). ;)