Robertson Work has returned to Global Heart to Heart to share with us from his first of five books, A Compassionate Civilization ...the Urgency of Sustainable Development and Mindful Activism ...Reflections and RecommendationsIn this session, we explore the different landscapes of individual and collective mindsets and behaviors and the interconnectedness of it all.What does it look like in our day-to-day lives now as we consciously create our future? I know You will enjoy and indeed benefit from hearing Rob’swisdom and enthusiasm for what is possible when imagining the creation of a compassionate civilization in the here and now.Rob is a passionate man whose profound love for humanity and the planet informed his many writings.Writings that guide us to social, spiritual and self transformation.He exemplifies the compassionate planetary human he urges us to become. Please join us as we consider the many questions before us during this rapidly changing and pivotal time in the evolution of humanity...

As promised Robertson Work has returned to Global Heart 2 Heart to share  his reflections and visions from his book, A Compassionate Civilization.  Rob discusses the newly formed Sunrise Group, Sacred Economics,  The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and more. There is  something in this for everyone.    I know You will enjoy and indeed benefit from hearing Rob’s  wisdom and enthusiasm for what is possible when imagining  the creation of a compassionate civilization in the here and now.

I invite you to listen to a compelling discourseby Robertson Work as he shares from his bookA Compassionate Civilization his reflectionsand recommendations about the urgency ofsustainable development and mindful activism. Rob and his writings inspire and guide us to self,social and spiritual transformation.  You will hear the visions of this wise elder and extraordinary manwhose great passion for humanity and the planet has moved himto lead a life dedicated to service. Robertson Work is one of the kindest and most compassionate peopleI have ever met. Mary Alice interviews Roberton Work in her Asheville North Carolina office on an early Fall morning in October 2023.

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Mary Alice interview Shawne Mitchell about her new book, Transcendental Leadership. where she identifies the top traits of transcendent leaders and the powerful practices, such as meditation, prayer, yoga, and nature, with which these remarkable individuals use to access expansive awareness and universal wisdom. Her new book, Transcendental Leadership, is a unique treatise on leadership, one focused on how leaders can access states of transcendence that inherently cultivate their being, allowing it to inform their internal disposition and worldview. By aligning who they already are and what they do now with the Source of universal wisdom and present awareness, they are serving the whole.

Borrowing from the library worlds and bundles, hearts and triumphs, characters for company, facts that pull try this, try that.  But today, reading a poem about home, a polished maple leaf, extending its stem like an arm, falls from the pages where it had been placed to dry by another poetry fan. A forgotten leaf left or purposely so a guest could receive the unexpected.  I delight in the dilemma of let it hitchhike back in the book or is it my gift to sit in my kitchen on the large maroon plate where it will remind how poems arrive.  5/24/19 Jill Rothman

Dandelion likes hats. Easter Sunday,the only day she refuses to wear one. Hats speak for herlike ventriloquists,make statementsat demonstrations,shout on foggy days. Dandelion is easily noticed in fields and tourist photos, shows up in flash mobs, would be remembered at any crime scene.At 79,a purple fedora will do. For now,a toque, a cloche,a beret, a turban. Dandelion likes hats. That’s all there is to say about that. Basil wears vests.an extra layerover tailored shirtsand even long sleeved tees, hiding his heart. He owns and often dons, many of his favorites,suit vests and tweeds, gilets on sporty days. Cold and hard require, the sheepskin and suede. Basil wears vests and they wear him. In 2027,just before Dandelion’s 80thand just after Basil’s 78th,they will meet.They will be seen often sipping tea. Basil will begin to forgetthe top two buttons.Dandelion will occasionallyand then more often,display her beautyat the teashops and at home,sans chapeau,without a hat. 4/18/21 Jill Rothman

Mary Alice interview with Jill Rothman 2021.

I am wearing a Cloak invisible to some,seen by others. It is covered inlizards and lionesses,scallions, fennel and myrrh.Rare jewels are held in placeby articulate embroidery.Exotic flowers thrive and bloomon the seams, it seems. In the Moonlight,Ravens, on my shoulders, advise Me.Tinsel, woven in my hair, travels to my waistas did the tresses of my twenties. In the Sun,I sparklelike the Ring of Fire at Full Eclipse. This Cloak is significant garb,finer than the illusions of fashion on Paris runways,simpler than an apple a day. Just like this Garment,My words and Spiritare gobble-dee-gook to some,accessible to others. This Wrap was made for Me. As a “mature” Woman,what matters most, is that,I see MySelfensembled and assembled in this way. To Me,My Cloakis warm, mighty and miraculous,made thick by the experiences of challenge,yet willingly vulnerable to falling rain. 1/5/18 Jill Rothman

We 4 Generations Because my Mother survived a difficult beginning and the loss of her Beloved and still lives fully, Because Ihave danced the foxtrotwith death and embrace life,and take pleasure in most moments, Because my Daughtervalues the past and enlivens the present journeyed and returnedsings like the Mama that she is. Because my Grand Childhas an exponential mindand a jeweled essenceand belly laughs at most everything, We 4 gather weekly,The Fashionista, The Chronicler, The Chanteuse,The Sorceress. Stacked civilizations.Each Herstory a world worth noting.A thick rope, no mere thread,runs through us,ties anchor to the past,connects us to the horizon. Once... the 4 wasmy Grand Mother,my Mother, my Self, and my Daughter, my Grandmotherwho fled the Cossacksand arrived at Ellis Islandby herself at age 11and carved out a life for us all. Now...The Ancient, The Middle,The Youth,The Babe, we dance and sing,play and laugh,eat pizza and drink smoothies,marvel at the majesty.We 4 were given this luxury,this rarest of gifts.We 4 know a giftwhen we see it. 3/4/17 Jill Rothman

She walks through the doorways that feel like barriers  to those - who are not finetuned in the art  of seeing the multi-dimensional quality  of life teeming with offerings of assistance  and filled - with the helpful assurance of alignment  that reinforces the connected bonds between living things - allowing access to the sacred source  of all things - adding to the overall strength and fortitude of the Forest Spirit’s ability to steadfastly protect the birds and other small essential beings  of the forest - with a little help from her friends.   Denise Kester  drawingonthedream.com