About
Kathryn Alexander MA
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Bridge To Partnership is my coaching website: https://BridgeToPartnership.com
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Why My Ministry is Important To Me
When I discovered Jane Jacobs revolutionary work on values as systems, I knew there was another system working to be born. This was in 2000. I started researching to discover what it was. Given the silent destruction of the planet, I was certain it was connected to Mother Nature. James Lovelock’s book, Gaia had come out in 1968, and that discussion had entered my consciousness.
As I engaged with writers, poets, and scientists on how they saw and understood nature, some themes stood out. Certain words cropped up again and again. My many decades of involvement with systems thinking, particularly with Fritjof Capra, offered up ways of seeing that spotlighted certain aspects of every system that are relevant. Finally, it has been gratifying to see that the same words scientists and poets found relevant, were the same ones that come up in so many of the indigenous people also mention.
We resist thinking about nature as having values. Our belief in our specialness, has blinded us to the fact, often mentioned by indigenous folks, that we are a younger species, and that we are kin to all other life. New science, especially those following the Santiago Theory, understand that all living self’s recognize what serves them and what doesn’t. From this simple choice, each self begins to value those encounters that make its life better, easier, and more enjoyable. The Earth IS alive. She makes these choices on a grand scale. She has had lots of experience, and she has gained lots of wisdom on what provides value to life and what doesn’t. I’ve come to trust her implicitly.
How should we live, is a question that has haunted me for most of my life. As our situation has become more precarious and obvious, I’ve heard a growing inquiry for a list of things to do, a roadmap for the path forward, etc. In volatile times, lists and any other rather static best guess becomes self-defeating. Nature, on the other hand, provides processes to follow and dynamics to pay attention to, and she leaves the what, up to us. That is what the Resilient Values Set™ offers.
My message is simple:
Nature is always right. She knows what is best for the whole.
Her values offer insights and wisdom that shape a path forward.
Discerning how we separate and coming back into connection is a key skill to develop.
Ecologies are foundational for long-term survival, so communities are key.
Join us.
As I engaged with writers, poets, and scientists on how they saw and understood nature, some themes stood out. Certain words cropped up again and again. My many decades of involvement with systems thinking, particularly with Fritjof Capra, offered up ways of seeing that spotlighted certain aspects of every system that are relevant. Finally, it has been gratifying to see that the same words scientists and poets found relevant, were the same ones that come up in so many of the indigenous people also mention.
We resist thinking about nature as having values. Our belief in our specialness, has blinded us to the fact, often mentioned by indigenous folks, that we are a younger species, and that we are kin to all other life. New science, especially those following the Santiago Theory, understand that all living self’s recognize what serves them and what doesn’t. From this simple choice, each self begins to value those encounters that make its life better, easier, and more enjoyable. The Earth IS alive. She makes these choices on a grand scale. She has had lots of experience, and she has gained lots of wisdom on what provides value to life and what doesn’t. I’ve come to trust her implicitly.
How should we live, is a question that has haunted me for most of my life. As our situation has become more precarious and obvious, I’ve heard a growing inquiry for a list of things to do, a roadmap for the path forward, etc. In volatile times, lists and any other rather static best guess becomes self-defeating. Nature, on the other hand, provides processes to follow and dynamics to pay attention to, and she leaves the what, up to us. That is what the Resilient Values Set™ offers.
My message is simple:
Nature is always right. She knows what is best for the whole.
Her values offer insights and wisdom that shape a path forward.
Discerning how we separate and coming back into connection is a key skill to develop.
Ecologies are foundational for long-term survival, so communities are key.
Join us.
My Credentials
- Certified Conversational Intelligence® coach
- Certified in the AQai Adaptability Assessments
- Master’s degree in Organizational Development and Transformation
- Doctoral work at Saybrook University in the areas of systems thinking and organizational transformation
- 22 years as a Unitarian Universalist
- On the boards of three churches, President in one.
- Community Lay Minister with the Unitarian Universalist denomination
Unitarian Universalist
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Conversational Intelligence
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AQai - Adaptibility Assessment
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My Story
I spent most of my career working with corporations on organizational change and teaching that at the Master's level. This work prompted an interest in leadership and in values. At the same time, I was actively engaged in learning about systems thinking from Fritjof Capra and others. My values work was ignited by Jane Jacobs and her understanding of values as systems. From her work I knew that a new system of values was being born, and I spent the next 20 years researching Earth Values.
This work has been amazing for me, personally. I have learned SO much, deepened my understanding of the planet in ways I never could have predicted, and open my eyes and heart to the richness the Earth offers, if we only say yes.
My life turned upside down at the suicide death of my son in 1998. My faith in truth was restored as I grappled with the hurt and anger of his leaving. This is now a critical story in my resilience and joy in life.
My trust was tested when I was diagnosed with stage 3b liver cancer in 2005. I used a sound frequency process as my main source of healing (Life Vessel) and I did not use chemo or radiation. It was a great experience!
I live with my daughter, her cat, and my long-time companion Rowdy.
This work has been amazing for me, personally. I have learned SO much, deepened my understanding of the planet in ways I never could have predicted, and open my eyes and heart to the richness the Earth offers, if we only say yes.
My life turned upside down at the suicide death of my son in 1998. My faith in truth was restored as I grappled with the hurt and anger of his leaving. This is now a critical story in my resilience and joy in life.
My trust was tested when I was diagnosed with stage 3b liver cancer in 2005. I used a sound frequency process as my main source of healing (Life Vessel) and I did not use chemo or radiation. It was a great experience!
I live with my daughter, her cat, and my long-time companion Rowdy.
I’m a proud member of the Religious Naturalism Association
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The modern story of our origins, via a “Big Bang” and evolution, gives ways of understanding ourselves and our world that can be shared by all people worldwide; and serve as a foundation for considering why things are as they are and why we act the ways we do, and how we can learn to do better. The recognition that all life exists in interconnected ecosystems has profound implications. Ignorance of this situation has led to the dire global crises we face today. The religious naturalist orientation offers the possibility of a better way forward. As we are amazed and moved by the wonders of our lives and our world, and as we want good lives for our children and those who will follow, we try to notice, appreciate, care, and to act in ways that are good – for ourselves, and for our families and communities, and for the world.
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