by Milena Fraccari | Feb 25, 2021 | ShiftHappens
As you will read in our “Changemaker of the Week” blog this week, many of us are thinking of our friend, changemaker, and advisor Paul Talliard who recently passed away. Have you had moments like this that leave you considering the idea of legacy? When I am overcome...
by Milena Fraccari | Feb 11, 2021 | ShiftHappens
“A blade of grass is the journeywork of the stars.” -Walt Whitman What does the term “grassroots” bring up for you? For many it hearkens to street protests and the counterculture revolution of the 1960s. Perhaps for others it connotes efforts a lack...
by Milena Fraccari | Feb 5, 2021 | ShiftHappens
Earlier this week, our friends at Service Space retold Gopal Dada’s story of “The Hole-y Bucket” in their “Awakin Weekly” email. I was so moved by it and the significance I think it holds for our work at The Pollination Project that I felt compelled to share it with...
by Milena Fraccari | Dec 4, 2020 | ShiftHappens
The wisest thing I ever learned was to take advantage of every opportunity. By this I mean not the opportunity to expand your own sense of mastery of the world, but the opportunity to expand your service to the world. If you gain something external it can be taken...
by Milena Fraccari | Nov 24, 2020 | ShiftHappens
Last week, the comedian Dave Chapelle hosted Saturday Night Live. Addressing the deep division in America following the most recent political election, he urged Americans to find a way to forgive each other. I was talking about this with a friend, who took issue with...
