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Fellows Call Recap 10.11.26

Dear All,

Thank you for joining the call tonight, and good wishes to those traveling or under the weather.  Thank you for being so kind and generous to Belvie, our mentor guest tonight.  Here is Belvie's essay on meeting Martin Luther King Jr., and entering a a form of Fellowship as a teenager, if you want to take a look at it.  

This call offered a brief chance to meet other Fellows as we considered a virtual community potluck and what each person might bring.  We also moved into smaller groups to consider the question: "How can a question change the world?"  

As you work toward identifying your Fellowship project, you may find yourself in different experiences of inquiry, uncertainty, clarity, revision, and inspiration.  It's all part of the process of Organic Inquiry, the research method we are exploring this month and next. Organic Inquiry is a process of exploration and learning that grows naturally from curiosity, observation, experience, and the questions that emerge along the way, rather than following a predetermined path toward a fixed answer.  It's also akin to Blue Skies Research, the branch of science devoted to exploring emergent questions.  

We also considered how a question directs attention and energy, and how it can shrink and expand possibilities.  These are the slides we looked at on the call.  They include examples from Jane Goodall and Rachel Carson, as well as some photos and stories from my mom, Susan Lambert, and Belvie and her partner Dedan (with whom she founded Growing a Global Heart).  The slides include the vows that Belvie read from the story she shared about getting married in Accra, Ghana.   

Next steps:

1. Complete the October Reflection this week (it will give you a chance to think about your life and interests).

2. Reach out if you want to talk through some project thoughts and possibilities (415-515-1316; elizabeth@pseads.org).

3. RSVP if you want to join me in Golden Gate Park or for the Dipsea Walk this month.  Please feel free to invite families and other friends too!

Wishing you a peaceful evening,

Elizabeth 

Next Call: Sunday, November 8, 5:00-6:00pm