Author Archives: Richard O Fuller

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About Richard O Fuller

Quaker, living in the Twin Cities, Minnesota.

My Playground, March 2012

2023, February. Looking at this post now, it seems to exhibit the enthusiasm of my inner child discovering a new playground! I run wildly from one new excitement to another, exclaiming “let’s talk about this! Oh, and let’s talk about … Continue reading

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End of 2011 Summary

I said in my first post on this website I have learned over the last year that developing and maintaining a website is a bit like getting a pet, it’s an ongoing effort which requires regular attention. I have been … Continue reading

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“Transition”

I am preparing to be more active in the outer world, but it will be a matter of following guidance, to see which of the many possibilities draw my efforts. Transition “Transition Town” is what I am calling “a brand,” because … Continue reading

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For my Aug 8, 2010, presentation on Awakening Universe Emerging Personhood

Most of all, I want to share Mary Conrow Coelho’s gestalt, her over-all sense of how things are developing. That rises out of the details, of course, but I don’t want to get captured by a focus on any one … Continue reading

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Mary Coelho, chapters 4 – 7

4 The Present Is the Only Thing That Has No End

Kairos and chronos

The present is the only place we really “are,” and the “truth” of the past fans out from our current point of view. And the possibilities of the future narrow down and “collapse” into the ‘done deal’ of present, which we may re-imagine, moments later. Continue reading

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Mary Coelho’s AUEP, Ch. 3

You take hydrogen gas, and you leave it alone, and it turns into rosebushes, giraffes and humans. –Brian Swimme This is a challenging chapter for me. I’ll start with the Hologram, where I have some sense of understanding. Most of … Continue reading

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Mary Coelho, Preface – Ch.2, Prep for 7/25

Since last I posted here, I have truly assimilated the fact that many of my friends are challenged and even daunted by Mary Conrow Coelho’s book, Awakening Universe, Emerging Personhood: The Power of Contemplation in an Evolving Universe. So, before … Continue reading

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Overview of 4 Summer Sessions

Looking into the future, the outline of my summer presentations about Mary Conrow Coelho’s Awakening Universe Emerging Personhood: The Power of Comtemplation in an Evolving Universe appears with more clarity. This develops from my post of May 27. July 11 … Continue reading

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Mary Coelho & Transition Town: Prep for 7/11/2010 at TCFM

(I am fleshing out the first part of the outline you can find in my previous post.) This is the ground I currently imagine I will cover. What actually happens…we’ll see. My outline We are at a pivot point. The … Continue reading

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Proposal for a Summer Seminar

An inspiration from this morning’s meditation. I offer it as a heads-up” especially to my elders, but also  to others who have expressed interest in Mary Conrow Coelho’s Awakening Universe Emerging Personhood: The Power of Comtemplation in an Evolving Universe … Continue reading

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