Who I am now
How do you feel?
I feel empower and rich after having participated in the Youth Initiative Program 2009/2010 in Järna Sweden. I feel a readiness to apply learned skills, to connect with the elders and the youth, to travel and engage in the continues conversation of mankind striving for a better world.
Do you have professional questions? What are they?
I carry questions about the questions people carry. Do we embrace society as it is, and do we work in the world out of scarcity or out of abundance? Is the change we want to see in the world a slow and painful process, or can it be light and playful? I also wonder what young people truly want from their lives on this planet in the next 50 years. And how are young people limited by society or their own mental models?
My dreams
My dream is that the biggest generation in history, the generation that is born now, peaking in the next 25 years, bring the average age on the planet down to a youth level engages in a conversation and action to radically reshape our planet and the way we live here. I dream of Global Conversations, Global Actions, Global Dances and Global Celebration of a regenerative society that is fair, just, inspiring and green.
My challenges
The struggle that I live everyday is the tension between my dreams and the down to earth conditions that have to make these dreams possible. How can I change the world and financially sustain myself and my community? How can I contribute socially with a selfless gesture, without having to worry too much about my financial circumstances? Other challenges of mine are also dealing with my own expectations in situations of chaordic flow, and breaking my own mental models about people and the world.
My purpose
Why do you want to take part in the Warriors Without Weapons 2011?
I want to take part in Warriors Without Weapons 2011 to empower myself beyond my comfort zone. I want to challenge myself into a training of my body, sensing, heart, mind and soul, overcoming doubts and fears, striving to be a selfless leader of my life, contributing to society at large through social actions with all people.
My action
Have you ever done something which demonstrates that you are a “Warrior Without Weapons”? Tell us!
I have invited young people in my community into climate action before COP15 in Copenhagen. Together with others I have organized a Flashmob for the Global Climate Action Day:
I have also given a powertalk at Sense Festival, which you can see on:
http://www.pietradelmundo.nl/2010/06/16/powertalk-at-sense-festival
My commitment
What are your plans? What do you want to do when you return from the program?
When I come back from the Warriors Without Weapons training I want to call an initiative meeting for young people to come together around a common challenge. Young people from corners of the world connecting through collective action in a 1 week event. I am hoping to inspire the participants of this challenge to work actively with abundance and playfulness, changing the world through collective action.
