Speaking about Restorative Justice, what one thing, is most important.

I’m struggling with what to say at tonights first fundraiser.  I know that I will have a demonstration towards the end.  I plan to make the ‘mic’ the talking piece, and have a few testimonials from the crowd.  I have a few people aware that the spontaneous opportunity will be presented.  I do believe I [...]

Overcoming the feedback that I couldn’t write a story.

One of my college dreams was to be a TV news reporter.  It was maybe my 2nd or 3rd major in college, and I felt “at home” as a Mass Comm (communications) major.

I wanted to be the talented, smart and pretty woman in front of the camera.  I worked really hard at writing and developing [...]

Why I am writing a book on Safe Teen Driving Circles.

I had to title the blog in present tense.  To say I am doing this.  I am writing a book on Safe Teen Driving Circles.
The number one cause of death for people 16-24 is car crashes.  Depending on the study 40-60% of those crashes involve alcohol.  The other 40-60% involve other factors.  For example distracted [...]

Twitter as a restorative community, get in action to make it happen.

I am a twitter-er.  A twitterbee.  Right now I am following 600 people and I have almost 400 people following me.  I follow people based on interests in Bikram Yoga, Nonprofit, Restorative Justice and personal growth.   I have few writing and public speaking connections as well.
The thing I like about Twitter – is that you [...]

Writing Restoratively is just explaining who you are.

I am working on my second professional journal article.  The first one was over 15 years ago, as part of a class project/group effort.  This article is my third real attempt at scholorly writing.
You may have read enough of this blog to know, this is where and how I emerged my writing skills.  My personal, [...]

Restorative Justice at SCVRJP featured in another blog.

The Vancouver Association for Restorative Justice, keeps an excellent blog.

The featured SCVRJP and posted an article from the Hudson Star-Observer.  Click the link below to see the article.
http://vanrj.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/restorative-justice-what-is-source-of-harm-scvrjp/

“I’m narcissistic, I’m a blogger” Mena Trott

I had some leisure time today, so I was watching TED video’s.  I love watching the speakers to pick up public speaking skills and the content is always excellent.  You learn a great deal watching anything on TED.
It had been awhile since I had done this, the on-line time in my life used to be [...]

Twittering helped me give GLAMOUR a good quote!

The September issue of GLAMOUR magazine will feature a brief editorial article and I’ll be quoted as an “expert”.  I want to write something here to minimize the reference to me as an expert, it seems arrogant not to.  But let me say this.  I overheard someone saying an expert is just someone who knows [...]

An excellent read on Restorative Justice and a life well lived.

I am so passionate.  It runs intense or not at all for me.  So I read this book in less than 24 hours.  I got home around 10 pm, to find Dreams from the Monster Factory had arrived in the mail. 
I can’t remember the first time I heard about this book.  I do remember seeing [...]

I believe in blogging and I believe you could be a blogger.

I did a post back in October – writers, write and painters paint.   I didn’t know that in 7 months over 8,000 people would have taken a look at my blog, my writing.  It’s given me many gifts. 
Recently in Texas, at a National Conference someone told me how much they like my blog.  I almost [...]