I see the world and it inspires me to engage in it. I watch people in the supermarket down the road, in the cafe where I work, and I percieve all diversity, more thank I can fathom or grasp, more than I could ever imagine. But there they are. And each of them has an impact on this planet. And each of them is trying to understand something of this world. Each of them is feeling how it feels to be alive, is walking and is striving and is needing and trying.
What is it that I want to try? I want to put my hand into their heart and turn on the light, when I see them sitting grim and frowning. I want to put my hand into their mind and stroke away the pain and doubt and all the fear that they carry around in their way of being, their way of trying to be an image of something that doesn‘t exist, of trying to be in fashion, of trying to be someone else than they are. I see them distracted, I see them searching and I feel so alike. I am ditracted, I am looking away, I am searching and hurting for this world and this life that is so radiacally fast and furiously hard and cold around me.
I want to invite them into a real conversation with themselves. If I could put a drop of fearless selfreflexion into every coffee I serve I would be the most satified world chaging person on earth. I want to give them the feeling of what it means to live on this planet Earth and be meaningful. I want to creat opportunities where their inner soul pressure, that arises from not knowing how to engage in positivity, can be released. I want to give them keyholes for their keys of engagement into this world, of participation in what is real and not what is distracting and fake and flimmering into their minds from TV and advertizements. I want to give them reality. Real chocies every morning when they get up and enter another day of their lives. Real meaning when they look at their work at the end of the day and real opportunities to smile about what they have created and done. Real consciousness about who they are in being human, what it means to take themselves and their own potential seriously.I want to give them a chance to become the butterfly that wants to come out of them. I want to take away their fear of cocooning, their fear of the dark, their fear of maturing because once they go into it they will find out how beautiful they really are. And out of this beauty in each of us only good things for the world can arise!
by Katharina, Team Idem Basel
Samstag, 18. September 2010
Mittwoch, 5. Mai 2010
Workcamp Leader Training
We got it running, a next Workcamp Leader Training is happening in cooperation with Onipa Nti on the weekend from 28. till the 30. of May in Essen. See a possible plan for the training.
If you are interested in the training please write to basel (at) idem-network.org you would be welcome to participate.
If you are interested in the training please write to basel (at) idem-network.org you would be welcome to participate.
Samstag, 24. April 2010
Idem Future Meeting
first notes:
Idem future meeting 24.04.2010 Haus Julian,
Katha, Ianthe, Silvia, Caitlin, Valentin, Emilie, Josias, Jara, Fioirna, Lukas, Sebastian
10:30putting up central questions for the meeting
putting the questions hear.
The initiative questions are more general and might answer the reason for Idem to exist.
Many of the questions have been asked several times and are more personal, we speak of Idem in the third person. Where is the real overall question? How can I get the questions down from all the problems in the world to the question what I can actually do?
(How) Do I want Idem to exist? Different levels to look at that question.
platform / network
practically
place / space
idealWe have been talking about different issues but already always assuming that we want it to exist.
Lukas: says I want Idem, the questions stays how
Katha: Need to be „cleaned“ up and her yes depends to the renovation of the platform. Wont say yes to the yesterday platform, opening the space to reinvent the platform
Fiorina: Idealistic platform yes - might see later that it cant work
Emilie: Sees a lot of potential and says yes to the building of something good
Valentin: The platform is relevant, yes
Josias: Can say yes to concrete thinks - but is not sure if that is the platform. Cant say yes to the platform because he cant carry it.
Caitlin: Theoretically it‘s beautiful, pretty easy question
Jara: Depending on the learning and newlines of the platform, if we keep it inside she can say yes
Sylvia: Likes the word net weaver and that‘s what she can do at the moment.
14:14 Uhr
Juliana, Dave, Saskia joined in
Resumé about previous session.
Talking about the office/space/place
Community needs a common place/space to meet as a basis for a platform, which could have Satellites all around. That space need to be kept free, that everyone who want can join in.
People walking in the office asking specific question, thats the point where office work gets exciting.How free are we in the Mitte office what can we do without disturbing others in the office.
An office needs to make people enthusiastic and stay itself enthusiastic. If you keep the overall picture of the project and the vision even stuff such as bookkeeping gets exciting.
Does it need a fixed structure or could it be a moving one? A fixed one creates stability and a flexible one needs to be build up and taken down.
Platform:
Who's able to do what, personal point view:
Changes: Don‘t only talk about changes and than see what happens but rather just try it and than see what happens.
Situation in the office feels totally different, open to live the changes we want to see.
Bare foot Guide meeting:
05.05.2010 contact Sylvia
Contact person for information about a further meeting:
Emilie and Jara
Possible questions for the next meeting
Further meeting midst of May, date being set in the office
Idem future meeting 24.04.2010 Haus Julian,
Katha, Ianthe, Silvia, Caitlin, Valentin, Emilie, Josias, Jara, Fioirna, Lukas, Sebastian
10:30putting up central questions for the meeting
putting the questions hear.
The initiative questions are more general and might answer the reason for Idem to exist.
Many of the questions have been asked several times and are more personal, we speak of Idem in the third person. Where is the real overall question? How can I get the questions down from all the problems in the world to the question what I can actually do?
(How) Do I want Idem to exist? Different levels to look at that question.
platform / network
practically
place / space
idealWe have been talking about different issues but already always assuming that we want it to exist.
Lukas: says I want Idem, the questions stays how
Katha: Need to be „cleaned“ up and her yes depends to the renovation of the platform. Wont say yes to the yesterday platform, opening the space to reinvent the platform
Fiorina: Idealistic platform yes - might see later that it cant work
Emilie: Sees a lot of potential and says yes to the building of something good
Valentin: The platform is relevant, yes
Josias: Can say yes to concrete thinks - but is not sure if that is the platform. Cant say yes to the platform because he cant carry it.
Caitlin: Theoretically it‘s beautiful, pretty easy question
Jara: Depending on the learning and newlines of the platform, if we keep it inside she can say yes
Sylvia: Likes the word net weaver and that‘s what she can do at the moment.
14:14 Uhr
Juliana, Dave, Saskia joined in
Resumé about previous session.
Talking about the office/space/place
Community needs a common place/space to meet as a basis for a platform, which could have Satellites all around. That space need to be kept free, that everyone who want can join in.
People walking in the office asking specific question, thats the point where office work gets exciting.How free are we in the Mitte office what can we do without disturbing others in the office.
An office needs to make people enthusiastic and stay itself enthusiastic. If you keep the overall picture of the project and the vision even stuff such as bookkeeping gets exciting.
Does it need a fixed structure or could it be a moving one? A fixed one creates stability and a flexible one needs to be build up and taken down.
Platform:
Who's able to do what, personal point view:
Changes: Don‘t only talk about changes and than see what happens but rather just try it and than see what happens.
Situation in the office feels totally different, open to live the changes we want to see.
Bare foot Guide meeting:
05.05.2010 contact Sylvia
Contact person for information about a further meeting:
Emilie and Jara
Possible questions for the next meeting
Further meeting midst of May, date being set in the office
Mittwoch, 3. März 2010
retreat in Kichheim 26.-28.02.10
The long wanted and needed Idem retreat happened the last weekend. We were all really excited that it finally could happen again, we just had no time, means, will or capacity to meet to look into Idem again as if it was newly founded.
Friday we had some personal exchange around a central question which was:
"Which experience had/has importance into your future?" I haven't been there, so I cant tell you how they were. (Maybe some one wants to share his/hers with us?)
Saturday started with two questions:
"What do you love to do?"
"What gives you energy?"
First we sat alone and thought about this questions our self, than shared them with someone and the listener than wrote a short story about what he heard. I like to share one story we heard:
"My car is finally road worthy for the long journey ahead. My family have joined me to wish me farewell, some of my friends are there too.
Together we load the car with carpenters tools of all shapes and sizes, each having been made for specific purpose.
As important are the toys, there are several coloured balls and a parachute which is cavity to be held by a group of children is a wish.
The tank is loaded but it will be needed to be filled many more tomes to make the long journey to Mongolia.
On my way I will use my skilled hands to work the tools and I will teach children games, in return I hope to see a smile on a young girls face. I want to help young people to do what they really want to do and to help those that are less fortunate or face difficulties in life.
I am privileged but that's not what is important, to me a gift can be a 19 years old boy telling me his life story, I will listen with wide eyes, as the light dives at dusk.
I will collect stories which I will take with me on my way back home over the Caucasian mountains."
After more of these beautiful stories we went into the "Open Space" with different groups.
The following image will show the outcomes of the first group where we were talking about the present status of Idem.
The notes of the other groups you will find theme her
There is one great picture to come, I haven't got it yet.
Friday 5th of March we gone talk about a few upcoming open meetings were you can bring your topic and were we will ask questions like: "What is your burning question in life? Why do you stand up every morning? Why do you do what you do? What is the chance you want to see in this world?" The dates haven't been set yet, but we hope that we can do that way:
All in all it was a great meeting, not to enthusiastic, not boring but grounded and clear, hope to see you all at the next meeting to get Idem again what it is - a platform to share!
Any questions? Dont wait to ask! write to mail (at) idem-network.org
Friday we had some personal exchange around a central question which was:
"Which experience had/has importance into your future?" I haven't been there, so I cant tell you how they were. (Maybe some one wants to share his/hers with us?)
Saturday started with two questions:
"What do you love to do?"
"What gives you energy?"
First we sat alone and thought about this questions our self, than shared them with someone and the listener than wrote a short story about what he heard. I like to share one story we heard:
"My car is finally road worthy for the long journey ahead. My family have joined me to wish me farewell, some of my friends are there too.
Together we load the car with carpenters tools of all shapes and sizes, each having been made for specific purpose.
As important are the toys, there are several coloured balls and a parachute which is cavity to be held by a group of children is a wish.
The tank is loaded but it will be needed to be filled many more tomes to make the long journey to Mongolia.
On my way I will use my skilled hands to work the tools and I will teach children games, in return I hope to see a smile on a young girls face. I want to help young people to do what they really want to do and to help those that are less fortunate or face difficulties in life.
I am privileged but that's not what is important, to me a gift can be a 19 years old boy telling me his life story, I will listen with wide eyes, as the light dives at dusk.
I will collect stories which I will take with me on my way back home over the Caucasian mountains."
After more of these beautiful stories we went into the "Open Space" with different groups.
The following image will show the outcomes of the first group where we were talking about the present status of Idem.
The notes of the other groups you will find theme her
There is one great picture to come, I haven't got it yet.
Friday 5th of March we gone talk about a few upcoming open meetings were you can bring your topic and were we will ask questions like: "What is your burning question in life? Why do you stand up every morning? Why do you do what you do? What is the chance you want to see in this world?" The dates haven't been set yet, but we hope that we can do that way:
- May - Ruhrgebiet
- June - Basel
- September - Berlin
- November - Munich
All in all it was a great meeting, not to enthusiastic, not boring but grounded and clear, hope to see you all at the next meeting to get Idem again what it is - a platform to share!
Any questions? Dont wait to ask! write to mail (at) idem-network.org
Dienstag, 6. Oktober 2009
Neues.
Ich bin nun seit 2 Wochen im IDEM Büro und finde meinen Platz.
Zusammen mit mir sind hier momentan “dauerhaft” Lukas und Finn und immer wieder schauen Valentin, Katharina und Caitlin vorbei, sind da.
Am Wochenende waren wir sechs dann das IDEM Office Team, das angefangen hat zu bauen - IDEM Workcamp in der Mitte.
Neues ist aus dem Alten entstanden: unser Büroplatz hat eine neue Form angenommen. Aus dem großen Rundtisch wurden wellenförmige Tische gesägt, sodass jeder nun seine “Arbeits-Bucht” hat. Die Tische stehen an den Wänden, sodass mehr Raum entstanden ist und wir immer die basler Fußgänger im Auge haben.
Wesentlicher Aspekt der ganzen Aktion ist aber, dass wir ordentlich aufgeräumt, ausgeräumt und entrümpelt haben. Denn über die letzten Jahre hat sich doch einiges angesammelt...
Das war also ein dringend nötiger - wenn auch verspäteter- Frühjahrsputz!
Nun hat jeder Ordner, jedes Teil und vor allem jeder Mensch hier seinen neuen Platz und jeder (zum mindest wir sechs) weiß wo was steht, seinen Platz hat.
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Während wir im Büro aufräumen - nicht nur äußerlich, sondern auch einige liegengelassene Arbeit erledigen können- sind Eric, Leticia und Jara in Südafrika und besuchen Projekte und knüpfen ein Netzwerk aus Kontakten für die Tagung Connectivity 2011.
In einer Woche kommen sie schon wieder und dürfen sich auf eine neue Form des Büros freuen und wir uns auf sie!
Dann können wir das Jahr gemeinsam und voller Eindrücke aus der Welt abschließen und mit neuer Kraft und Energie in das neue Jahr starten.
Liebe Grüße,
Jelena
Zusammen mit mir sind hier momentan “dauerhaft” Lukas und Finn und immer wieder schauen Valentin, Katharina und Caitlin vorbei, sind da.
Am Wochenende waren wir sechs dann das IDEM Office Team, das angefangen hat zu bauen - IDEM Workcamp in der Mitte.
Neues ist aus dem Alten entstanden: unser Büroplatz hat eine neue Form angenommen. Aus dem großen Rundtisch wurden wellenförmige Tische gesägt, sodass jeder nun seine “Arbeits-Bucht” hat. Die Tische stehen an den Wänden, sodass mehr Raum entstanden ist und wir immer die basler Fußgänger im Auge haben.
Wesentlicher Aspekt der ganzen Aktion ist aber, dass wir ordentlich aufgeräumt, ausgeräumt und entrümpelt haben. Denn über die letzten Jahre hat sich doch einiges angesammelt...
Das war also ein dringend nötiger - wenn auch verspäteter- Frühjahrsputz!
Nun hat jeder Ordner, jedes Teil und vor allem jeder Mensch hier seinen neuen Platz und jeder (zum mindest wir sechs) weiß wo was steht, seinen Platz hat.
.jpg)
Während wir im Büro aufräumen - nicht nur äußerlich, sondern auch einige liegengelassene Arbeit erledigen können- sind Eric, Leticia und Jara in Südafrika und besuchen Projekte und knüpfen ein Netzwerk aus Kontakten für die Tagung Connectivity 2011.
In einer Woche kommen sie schon wieder und dürfen sich auf eine neue Form des Büros freuen und wir uns auf sie!
Dann können wir das Jahr gemeinsam und voller Eindrücke aus der Welt abschließen und mit neuer Kraft und Energie in das neue Jahr starten.
Liebe Grüße,
Jelena
Mittwoch, 6. Mai 2009
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