Hi everyone 👋 Greetings from Arcos de Valdevez in Portugal! Today, our desk is set up in Northern Portugal at the regenerative farm of our community member, @Maria do Céu Bastos. Nadene and myself arrived on Monday evening to spend a few days helping Maria on the farm, cooking together, and exploring how inner development meets the land. Yesterday on our 'Virtual Farm Tour event' we had planned to have a thoughtful conversation about resilience and life skills. And then, life handed us the real thing. Shortly after arriving, wildfires broke out in the hills just northeast of the farm. Yesterday, flames were visible from the house, thick smoke rolled into the valley, and Canadair firefighting planes roared overhead scooping water from the river. When an aerial tower burned down, our internet went completely dark. With emergency bags packed and the cats carrier ready, our conversation turned from abstract concepts to what resilience actually feels like in our bodies: - The More-Than-Human Grief: Waking up in the middle of a smoke-choked night, unable to see, hearing an owl call out in the dark—and feeling the deep ache for the trees, wild animals, and mountain cattle living through this. - The Fiction of Hyper-Independence: For years, society told us to "do it on your own." But when disaster approaches, online followers can’t hold a hose or bring dinner. Last night, it was Maria’s local neighbors who checked in. Real physical community is our truest safety net. - Emotional Resilience in the Disconnect: When Maria didn't immediately reply to phone calls from her family, panic quickly crept in for loved ones trying to reach us. It was a sharp reminder of how reliant our nervous systems have become on instant replies—and how vital it is to cultivate the inner capacity to stay grounded in uncertainty. Yet amidst the smoke, the grounding rhythm of the farm carried on: picking sweet grapes straight off the vine, simmering pasta sauce with garden tomatoes and beans, and gathering quince. Rather than dreaming of escaping to bunkers or private islands, real resilience is about showing up right here—for the land and for each other.

Dear all, Its good to be here. Besides trauma and how it affects one`s being and showing up, my special interest area is how child bearing and rearing affects women (and sometimes men) at work and the interplay between how much the organisations support families at different stages in their life and work satisfaction and productivity. I have chosen to work independently after a career with UNICEF in different countries and am in the process of exploring my own inner landscape while holding space for my clients as well as thinking how we can bring the IDGs to younger generations through intergenerational learning. I look forward to learning together.

Dear friends, I cannot be quiet watching my people suffering in Colombia after the earthquake. If you want to help, please donate. Any penny is useful! I recommend Colombian Red Cross, they still looking for survivors and we need lot of help to rebuild houses, attend victims… etc This is the link: https://ayuda.cruzrojacolombiana.org/emergencia-colombia-terremoto#afrus-container (please notice that the amount are in Colombian Pesos - COP) Any doubt plz dont hesitate to contact me Best from Colombia 🤗 Maritza IDG Ambassador

While in Montreal over the weekend I had the good fortune to meet @Adle Ong in person. We have been in global practitioner calls together for about 3 years and it was easy to spend the afternoon discussing, eating, laughing and eating some more 😁. I learned that Adle - is the top 1% of foodies for TripAdvisor, not surprisingly - launched her consulting and facilitation company 2 years go - has all sorts of interesting projects in the pipeline - Speakes mandarin and is learning cantonese! I love meeting community members and hope to continue to meet with many more!