Women: Share Your Wisdom

Addressing the key challenges 

which humanity is facing today

In the midst of all the chaos in the world, from hurricanes to earthquakes, to inappropriate politics, to financial disasters for private people and in the whole world economy: How can we live and aim for the good, how can we stay in a positive mood and not despair in the face of all the challenges?

These questions are moving the women of the conversation group in WOMEN MATTERS of the Wisdom Factory. They are meeting once a month and exchange their views on the matter.

Here, in the Video below, is the recording of our September-17 meeting with Tammy Lea Meyer, Heidi Hornlein, Gertraud Wegst and Monia Fruehwirth. Tammy is busy with collaborating on a proposal for the Global Challenges Foundation where she wants the other women to contribute, too. It is a proposal to support collaboration to address the key challenges facing humanity today. Of course part of what she is suggesting, "beyond the core idea of people working together, is to convene conversations that allow us to understand our challenges, profile and engage with people that are demonstrating solutions/projects or ways of being that meet our challenges, and to together work towards specific interventions that can leverage our collective work."


To begin with, our evident main challenge was technology which caused a massive delay of the live broadcast and then didn't allow us a smooth conversation where Tammy would have been able to clarify her ideas well. Nonetheless, it was 3:1 in the sense that 3 of us were able to enter into a deep conversation about what we could contribute to the world in the present situation.

Please watch and let us know what your take is on the topic. And when you are inspired to participate in the conversation directly, please let us know!

The different approaches

We all have different inclinations. One person is more drawn to the inner work, the other is more present in the outer world, taking actions there. We were discussing which way would be more appropriate and/or effective. As informed by Integral Theory we agreed on this: the best way of contributing towards a solution of our world problems would be an integration of our activities in "all four quadrants", : 

• doing the personal inner work to become a fully grown up and responsible human being
• being in community and exchange our ideas and views in conversations
• Acknowledging the facts and the truth of what is real
• participate in organisations and systems which have a positive vision and aim to create a truly better world.

We are all different and everyone of us has special gifts with which we can contribute. Thus, in a co-creative group, we can cover all aspects of reality despite our personal inclinations to be active in only one or two of those areas. That's why we need to come together! 

And if you feel like a loner in a hopeless attempt to do something good and useful: do join a group of likeminded people and begin to be a part of the whole directed to positive change!