I was blessed again this week. I had some wonderful Circle experiences. The story I would like to share happened at 1/2 way house.
The house serves men in recovery and returning to the community from prison. Most of them I guess have been to prison, the one man that is still in high school, I [...]
Entries from February 2009
February 28, 2009
The influence of focusing on Values . . . in Circle.
February 25, 2009
You know your running a good program when . . .
I live our mission, I love what we do. I couldn’t do any of it alone. Many people step up and work hard for our program. I’ve gotten some really positive signs lately . . . so the top 10 reasons I know we have a good program.
1.) Referrals for something we don’t ‘technically’ do. [...]
February 25, 2009
A partnership that continues to provide! Thank you Allstate Foundation and Twin Cities Public Television!
Dear MN Channel Partner:
There is an upcoming broadcast of the program you produced in
partnership with the MN Channel of tpt:
On the Road Together: Teen Driving
Beginning February 18, 2009, tpt will have a line-up of digital channels
that will include tpt2, tptMN and the all new tptLIFE.
Your upcoming broadcast will occur on the statewide tptMN. It is [...]
February 24, 2009
Contracting with SCVRJP for training and workshops
I really enjoy the aspect of my job, that includes traveling to train. Someone called my board ‘progressive’ for having this part of our programming. Your agency would pay SCVRJP a flat training day rate, plus travel and lodging expenses. I would come train, the training fees cover my time away from being Executive Director [...]
February 22, 2009
Restorative Justice “what’s the real deal?”
I have been volunteering for a project with the WI Restorative Justice Coalition, I am putting together a website for the group. Which is actually a free WordPress blog. I am getting a number of responses from ‘member organizations’. One of the items listed is ‘Services Provided’, I can see that we have a very [...]
February 20, 2009
Be a “Circle Star” . . . like super star, rock star, shining star!
I log on to wordpress today and a banner ad . . . make circlestarspace your own domain today, $15 a year.
WordPress invented a new concept for me! Circle-Star! I had planned to log on and do a blog post about getting to be my best self today. I got to do a Circle keeper training [...]
February 20, 2009
Living the single life . . . or am I?
So to say you are “living” something . . . to me, means fully embraced and alive with it.
Recently watching an independent film, I remember this spoken by the main character . . .
Love is like a mine field. You take one step and can get blown to pieces. Yet, you put your pieces back together [...]
February 19, 2009
Non-profit employement and the rotating supervision.
At SCVRJP our non-profit board rotates board members. Three year terms are staggered, meaning every year in February, we have new board members. Honestly, we have resignations during the year, and this year was full of change and turnover.
We started a new board group, adding in 3 new board members and a new set of [...]
February 17, 2009
Remembering there are many ‘right’ answers . . .
I keep a pile of books by my bed, the ones I want to read. The ones I’ve started and wanted to finish. What amazes me is that whenever I go back to a ’spiritually’ based book. I read exactly what I needed! It’s really odd, like if I had kept reading, I wouldn’t have [...]
February 16, 2009
Wisconsin Statewide Restorative Justice Efforts
Restorative Justice is growing in Wisconsin.
In 2004, I took a map like the one above and started to highlight the Counties where I knew about Restorative Justice Programs. I really kept my eyes and ears open. As a County Juvenile Justice/Child Protection Supervisor I felt connected to what was happening at the County government level.
I [...]
