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Shining Raven
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- Cranbrook, BC
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Mission Statement
"I am not getting a life, I am life." (paraphrase of E. Tolle)
If I am not for myself, who is for me? And if I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when? - Ethics of the Fathers, 1:14
As a man among men I am loving and compassionate.
Mission:
I help build a better by being honest with myself and honest with others.
As a New Warrior I chose to work in the area of communications and governance with a special eye to facilitating openness and accountability. I believe actions follow mission - and by my actions you will know my mission.
My shadows lurks around issues of control and anxiety about outcomes. I also tend to be self-referenced when I really want to hear another person.
My work is to be mindful. I want to act without ego.
My chosen name - Shining Raven - captures light and shadow in a West Coast totem way and speaks to who I am and how I am. My heart lies most of all in British Columbia - the mountains, the deserts, the salt chuck, the inland waterways. The west is my home and the home of my grandfathers.
I give away my power if I reveal my shadow name.
- Richard +
Shining-Raven
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Shining Raven posted a blog postFamily of Men - Calgary Alberta
I came across a story in our local paper about a men's shelter in Calgary that takes in male victims of domestic abuse. Here is the link to the Society that is running it. Family of Men See More
Jim Stephens commented on Shining Raven's blog post Pretty Pieces Selected Specially"When you rob Peter to pay Paul you make Peter a Paul bearer!"
Shining Raven commented on Shining Raven's blog post Pretty Pieces Selected Specially"If you are going to try cross-country skiing, start with a small country.
Posted Mar 20 2011
Source: Anon"
Jim Stephens liked Shining Raven's blog post The Jungle's Edge - by Marjorie Fish (edited by Ann and Richard Fairchild)Shining Raven's blog post was featuredThe Jungle's Edge - by Marjorie Fish (edited by Ann and Richard Fairchild)
My grandmother wrote a book about colonial life in British Malaya in the 1910s through to the mid 1930s. She was the mistress of a rubber plantation, having married the manager in Ceylon and moved to the Far East a few weeks later. I would love to hear feedback on the text and on the forward. The…See More
Shining Raven posted a blog postThe Jungle's Edge - by Marjorie Fish (edited by Ann and Richard Fairchild)
My grandmother wrote a book about colonial life in British Malaya in the 1910s through to the mid 1930s. She was the mistress of a rubber plantation, having married the manager in Ceylon and moved to the Far East a few weeks later. I would love to hear feedback on the text and on the forward. The…See More
Christen M. Petersen commented on Shining Raven's blog post "If" by Rudyard Kipling"Kipling was a warrior!"
Shining Raven posted a blog post"If" by Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard KiplingIf If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies, Or, being hated, don't give way to hating, And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise; If you can dream - and not make dreams your master; If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with…See More
Shining Raven commented on Shining Raven's blog post Pretty Pieces Selected Specially""... yet see how elastic our stiff prejudices grow when once love comes to bend them"
Posted: Feb 03 2011
Source: Herman Melville: Moby Dick"
Shining Raven posted a blog postThe End of Men
In the early 21st century men’s roles are in a profound state of flux, as the worst recession in since the 1930’s has destroyed millions of male jobs. Men are facing an uncertain future and a starker choice: adapt or perish. So says the promotional text for another high quality CBC Doc Zone presentation of "The End of Men". Check it out by reading the article and/or viewing the promotional video extract. How is your life? What are you doing Thursday night? I am setting my PVR on the way…See More
Shining Raven commented on Shining Raven's blog post Pretty Pieces Selected Specially"It is better to live and learn than to die in ignorance.
Posted: Feb 02 2011
Source: Shining-Raven"
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Family of Men - Calgary Alberta
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 7:38pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
I came across a story in our local paper about a men's shelter in Calgary that takes in male victims of domestic abuse. Here is the link to the Society that is running it. Family of Men
The Jungle's Edge - by Marjorie Fish (edited by Ann and Richard Fairchild)
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 8:43am 0 Comments 2 Likes
My grandmother wrote a book about colonial life in British Malaya in the 1910s through to the mid 1930s. She was the mistress of a rubber plantation, having married the manager in Ceylon and moved to the Far East a few weeks later. I would love to hear feedback on the text and on the forward.
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Continue "If" by Rudyard Kipling
Posted on February 10, 2011 at 3:24pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
Rudyard Kipling
If
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or, being…
Continue The End of Men
Posted on February 2, 2011 at 12:50pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
In the early 21st century men’s roles are in a profound state of flux, as the worst recession in since the 1930’s has destroyed millions of male jobs. Men are facing an uncertain future and a starker choice: adapt or perish.
So says the promotional text for another high quality CBC Doc Zone presentation of "The End of Men". Check it out by reading the article and/or viewing the promotional video extract.
How is your life? What are you doing Thursday…
Continue Raven Loves The West Coast - and everywhere Canada
Posted on January 4, 2011 at 6:25pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
The older I get the more patriotic I become. I have always admired my own country. I love our national spirit, which has become more and more clear and definite about itself over the last 40 years. As a man among men I have a certain pride about my country that I want to be able to continue unabated into the future. Our leaders may have spent money on the Olympics rather than on child poverty, but right now today - I am proud to be Canadian. …
Continue Shining Raven Is Told To Calm Down
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 3:36pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
The doctor has spoken. Prayer, meditation, mindfulness, calm-centeredness, not thinking or talking so much are all on. Squawking all the time is not on. That is hard my friends. But in that spirit another man shared this link on u-tube. I like it a lot. Click to view. Ojibwa Prayer
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