Tahdi Blackstone's
Board Report
The Institute of
Noetic Sciences Community Network Board
Representatives are Ana Lia Alvarez from Argentina and Tahdi
Blackstone from Los Angeles. June, 2006 was Tahdi's first IONS
board meeting.
Hi Loved Ones,
The Board minutes are not out yet, so I'm not trying to send you
an official report without Ana Lia, but this report she would, I
know, not help me with and probably wouldn't approve my sending
you so I'm doing it anyway - BECAUSE YOU WOULD BE SOOOO PROUD OF
HER!!! She was terrific, articulate, the essence of feminine
power!
So for starters...
I have to tell you I was floored at the amount of passion,
compassion, heart, wisdom, integrity, honesty, concern for the
earth, agreeing to and honoring of disagreement, caring, etc.
that went on in the board meeting. I was thrilled with the
general tone and openness. One lady made such an impassioned
and magnificent statement/plea about many things including the
opportunity we had before us of setting an example and being an
inspiration to the world by building our campus in harmony and
responsibility to the earth, that I had to get soundly shushed
for applauding her in such disorder!
At another time, Ana Lia spoke up and asked if we were coming
from an unnecessarily limited consciousness rather than the
abundance we could choose instead - and spoke with such quiet
eloquence and power you would have all leapt to your feet with
wild and disorderly applause, so you, too, would have to have
been shushed!!! I believe she helped shift the focus. (If any of you have any
wonderful ideas of how IONS could raise more money, write up a
business plan and send it to Bruce Roberts, the head of the
development committee.)
Every board meeting, they have one of their Board members give a
20 to 30 minute "Who Am I?" Ana Lia was the one this meeting to
give hers. You would have been so proud of her. She was open,
vulnerable, funny, honest, no false humility, no hiding the pain
and problems of her life but neither expressing the slightest
self pity. She was magnificent. And you felt like you really
knew her, knew her family, and her circumstances when she was
finished. It was great. I would love to follow their lead and
initiate that for us if we start having regular meta council
meetings and not just remain fractured.
The property will
continue to be used for the purposes for which we are here only
better because IONS will be unburdened of its financial
albatross and the land will be used for the benefit of IONS and
other kindred spirit organizations in partnership - very
brilliant... so if you know of any that you believe would be
appropriate partners - let James know.
When the minutes come out, Ana Lia, Bruce, Jane, Shirley,
whoever, and I will send you an official recap of the wonderful
reports from each of the departments, James', Marilyn's and
Stephen's breathtaking and moving visions and accomplishments,
and the rest of the meeting. I just wanted to send you a tiny
personal note fresh from the experience.
I have never loved
IONS more, or seen it more clearly as the potential rallying
flag for the world where we draw and focus on everything awe
inspiring and important for global transformation - especially
now as they lead us into an era of cooperation rather than
competition with other like minded organizations. HOORAY!!
Enough for now. All love, Tahdi
Tahdi Blackstone
"Joy is man's noblest act."
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