Hi all,

Happy to join the Zoom chat as well.

Best,

Cole

On Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 12:19 AM Lene Rachel Andersen - Nordic Bildung /
Fremvirke <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi Gregg,
>
> Wonderful idea! Please count me in. :-)
>
> / Lene
> On 19-03-2020 15:27, Henriques, Gregg - henriqgx wrote:
>
> Hi TOK List,
>
>
>
>   I hope folks are doing ok given all the flux in the world. I have been
> doing quite a bit of zooming with friends and family, which I recommend. If
> anyone would like to chat on zoom, please shoot me a note. Also, I was
> thinking about setting up a general time for a zoom gathering for those on
> the TOK list. Let me know if you might be interested.
>
>
>
>   I think now is the time for some significant reflection and, hopefully,
> cultivating wisdom and capacities for psychological mindfulness. If we
> follow the basic principles of CALM, we can take some time to step outside
> our normal stream of thoughts, feelings and ways of relating and be
> responsive and reflective, both to ourselves and to the others around us. I
> know it is stressful. And if we can maintain attitudes of curiosity,
> acceptance, loving compassion, and motivation toward valued states of being
> in the short and long term we will be cultivating the kind of attitude that
> will enable us to learn and grow in positive ways.
>
>
>
>   Here is an interesting reframe along those lines.
>
>
>
> Karuna is Sanskrit for
>
> ‘the state of compassion and self-compassion that leads to Buddhahood’.
>
> Let’s turn coronavirus into karunavirus.
>
> The karunavirus, in her infinite compassion
>
> is creating an opportunity where we can re-gather ourselves,
>
> care for ourselves,
>
>  each other
>
>  and the planet.
>
> by
>
> Kelly Wendorff
>
>
>
> Care to all,
>
> Gregg
>
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