Transformational Creativity

Posted by Steve Marshall. Follow me on Twitter.

We have been serious fans of Nic Askew for a while.  His short films describe moments of transformation and are aimed at those of us who are 'consciously seeking a meaningful life'. 

In this film, Morgan Fisher, a rock 'n' roller who enjoyed a 'raucously successful' career with The Love Affair (remember 'Everlasting Love') and Mott the Hoople, talks about a moment of creativity when 'the mind, the body and the heart were totally into it....'  As he says, 'you can't buy that...'

THE TRAIN TO KYOTO from Nic Askew on Vimeo.

Nic asks gentle questions of us throughout the film before landing the big one just as the film closes.  It's worth waiting for.....

Can I stop worrying about the money yet...???

Posted by Steve Marshall. Follow me on Twitter.

Perhaps if I won the lottery? Or if a mystery benefactor left me an inheritance? What if I suddenly hit on that big money making idea?

Actually, I would probably be petrified. The dream of enormous quantities of cash is fantastic and yet the reality frequently seems more difficult.  I know that there have been times when I have earned a lot of money but did it actually make me happier?

Not really.  

So, how do we begin to understand our relationship with the 'root of all evil', that curious paper, the strange metal discs and the numbers that change on our bank statements?  Why is it, for example, that some people seem to push money away and others hold it tight?  What difference does this make to our prosperity and happiness?

To help us untangle some of our money issues we have invited Peter Koenig over from Zurich to offer 'The Money Seminar' in London on 16-17th April 2011.

Peter has worked with the issues surrounding money since the early 1980's and The Money Seminar will help participants to understand their own relationship with money.  We will explore how to develop the awareness that enables us to live easily with a wide range of financial situations.  We will also learn a system that enables us to integrate money effectively into our life and work and act with more lightness.

Here is a link to the meus website where you can find out more and download a flyer. Or please contact Ian directly via ian.young@meus.co or +44(0)771 7683 320.

Meanwhile, I am going to ponder some of the subliminal messages that might be driving my money habits:

Don't spend needlessly.

Money is security.

Penny wise, pound foolish.

Skimp and save.

Ok, ok... even I can see that there is a pattern there. But what are the alternatives to these rather confined ways of thinking?  I need to do some work here...

And how does your own relationship with money limit you?  

A meus community?

Posted by Steve Marshall. Follow me on Twitter.

At meus we are interested in truly transformational change and development at three distinct levels: individual, organisational and social.  Our hope for this blog is to find a community of like-minded folk who will join us as enquire into the nature of these three types of transformational change. 

Einstein is frequently quoted as saying, "No problem can be solved from the level of consciousness that created it."  But what does it mean to shift levels of consciousness? And, what does it mean to 'see the world anew?'

As a group of change practitioners we bring a variety of 'enquiry-based' methodologies to our work: gestalt, constellations, facilitation, dialogue, to name a few - more details are on our website www.meus.co - but here we are interested in helping, encouraging and hearing from the other voices out there as we all undertake what Thomas Berry has called 'The Great Work'!