Monday, October 17, 2005

on being independently poor

Alexis went to a training through Santa Barbara City College adult ed on compassionate communication led by Dr. Marshall Rosenberg on Saturday and was pretty taken by the whole thing. As she was sharing the experience with the family, she quoted the presenter who said that he is "independently poor." By that he meant that he had chosen to not chase the gods of materialism (consequently the presentation was free). She talks a bit more about it here: Team Equipped: Compassionate Communication - HUH?!?!">
I taken by the term too although, I'm not sure that I embrace the concept with the same independence that he does (see GAS below). It is something I strive for...

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