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This wonderful quote from Alan Watts summarizes life. It is something we move into. The quote reminded me of the Rilke quote where we live into the questions. It is not about answering questions, but about living life and finding the questions. Better yet, letting the questions find us.

Known is a drop, Unknown is an Ocean

natureLife is not a problem to be solved, nor a question to be answered. Life is a mystery to be experienced.

~ Alan Watts

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About ivonprefontaine

In keeping with bell hooks and Noam Chomsky, I consider myself a public and dissident intellectual. Part of my work is to move beyond (transcend) institutional dogmas that bind me to defend freedom, raising my voice to be heard on behalf of those who seek equity and justice in all their forms. I completed my PhD in Philosophy of Leadership Studies at Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA. My dissertation and research was how teachers experience becoming teachers and their role as leaders. I focus on leading, communicating, and innovating in organizations. This includes mindfuful servant-leadership, World Cafe events, Appreciative Inquiry, and expressing one's self through creativity. I offer retreats, workshops, and presentations that can be tailored to your organzations specific needs. I published peer reviewed articles about schools as learning organizations, currere as an ethical pursuit, and hope as an essential element of adult eductaion. I published three poems and am currently preparing my poetry to publish as an anthology of poetry. I present on mindful leadership, servant leadership, schools as learning organizations, how teachers experience becoming teachers, assessement, and critical thinking. I facilitate mindfulness, hospitality retreats. and World Cafe Events using Appreciative Inquiry. I am writing and researching about various forms of leadership, how teachers inform and form their identity as a particular teacher, schools as learning organizations, hope and its anticipatory relationship with the future, and hope as an essential element in learning.

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  1. Life certainly is a mystery. I think I relearn that almost every day! Sometimes that frustrates me, but if I simply try to remember that is is supposed to be that way, it may help.

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  2. Really like this quote Ivon. And I truly like Alan Watts. Thank you for the gentle reminder. Sheri

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  3. Wonderful quote Ivan thank you. I hope you don’t mind my posting this here I have some exciting news!
    By the grace of the great and mysterious my new book/app is finally out-
    Escape To The Homelands Of The Heart; Awaken Your Inner Poet
    It’s a guide to awaken that which is present within all of us yet often overlooked. It’s packed with video, voice, music, landscape photography and practical exercises.
    It is my Gift to you and the wider world please share with your loved ones and friends.
    The whole thing is free to download on iBooks, retail value $24.99, Mac and iPad only. If you don’t use a Mac or an iPad you can download the manuscript in the file section of the Facebook group.
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    The mission it serves is to support human beings from all walks of life to awaken to the healing and transformative power of their Inner Poet and live more meaningful, connected lives beyond right and wrong dichotomy-based thinking.
    I offer my full support should you require any help integrating and applying the inner technology to your life. Please share your journey, questions, work and insights here:
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    – With Love and profound appreciation, Michael

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