My recent trip to London, England and Bratislava, Slovakia

Thank you for your kind encouragement for me prior to my recent trip, and for your help with prayers or good wishes as I pursued my affairs while away

I was greatly blessed during this time. Thank you.

Travel was safe, smooth, and without difficulty, and all endeavors were embraced by attentive, receptive people, with whom it was a pleasure and honor to share and spend time.

My first engagement involved an evening event in London, where I delivered a full address on ways to advance greater cooperation between spiritual and political leaders.

While still in London, I went on to serve a seminar as lead educator (together with, and under the administrative leadership of two close colleagues) of a two-day seminar among people in mid, to late 20s.

The seminar was called “Mind the Gap.” We took up inquiry into three perceived areas of “gap” in our lives. 1. The gap between the selves we want to be, and how we find ourselves to be, 2. The gap between how significant organizations in our lives present themselves to us while seeking our cooperation and investment. And 3. The gap between claims to relevance by these organizations (that presume our association), and evident levels of status and influence in national and world affairs that seem far less.

Following these London engagements, I flew to Bratislava to teach for a week or so to college aged young people, ranging from “gap-year” students (between high school and university), many already in university, and those graduated and in professional careers.

My time with these students occurred as they concluded a month’s long, quite intense personal and spiritual training program called DONE, Development of New Environments.

Topics covered a broad range of subject matter, all dedicated to that which is vital to becoming “Developers,” builders. Building themselves, and reliably building environments that effectively support others to grow and prosper.

It always is extremely difficult and emotional to part from these people, even though time together seems short. What we become together is intense and enduring, and so it is hard to part ways whenever these occasions draw to a close.

Thank you again, always for your kind support and willingness to hear from me surrounding these occasions and times of travel

Wishing you blessings, and a happy season

(There are photo albums from each place if you have interest. London speech, “Mind the Gap” seminar, DONE seminar.)