Fabric Podcast

Stuff That Works | Bus

Does it feel like you're driving through life alone, or with random passengers you’ve picked up along the way?  What if…for some of those special trips, at least, like when you are facing big decisions or need help…you had just the right mix of people on your bus? 

Stuff That Works | Knots

Knots come in handy. They hold things together and can give you something to hold on to. The 3 Strands of Self, Others, and God that we weave need to be held together and held on to as well. And without a knot experience once in a while, it’s easy to lose your grip or let the whole thing unravel. Life is full of great and oftentimes hard knot experiences that are signs of growth. 

Our Place | Hope & Action for Our Place

What to do in the face of a climate crisis? Does what you do matter? Are you doing enough? Who do you blame? You might feel it, but you’re not powerless. 

Our Place | Preparing Our Kids for Our Place

A lot has to change for us to find our place and help our world regain its health. One of the greatest needs to get there is to raise our kids to know their place so they make better choices than previous generations. Brenda Cassellius, Exec Dir of Fresh Energy (fresh-energy.org) and previously Sup’t of Boston Public Schools, and MN Sec of Education will share from her experience what she sees as hope and action areas for all of us, but especially our children.

Our Place | Our Place is Finite and it is One

Two realities to face: our world is limited, and it is a whole; everything connected. Those are keys to how we can find our place within this planet we share with everything else.  While change is daunting, it’s exactly what we are made for.

What If? | Who You Are Isn’t Only Seen As Different, But Valued?

Diversity and inclusion goes beyond visible human experience While we may try to be considerate of others, we may miss the “invisible” differences of others.Other resources:
Morgan Harper Nichols
Kids Books:
A Day with No Words
Too Much!
Mighty Mara
Come over to My House
Bravery Grows 
Fraser Sensory Kit

What If? | Doubts Were Our Best Friends?

Justin Ley, founder and CEO of Reema Health, has made a life out of following his doubts; spiritually, personally, and professionally.  While doubt has long been labeled a defect, what if doubt was a way in to possibility?

What If? | We Each Tackled One Part of One Problem?

It doesn’t take a hero to make a dent in a persistent problem. Just ask Cathy Heying who noticed how peoples' worlds could start unraveling with car trouble. She wasn’t a mechanic, or an entrepreneur, but she dared ask, “What if it was me?”