Letter From the Director
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Our monthly Letter from the Director seeks to inspire members of our worldwide community. The lead Life at the Center article or story gives examples of mindful living, of finding community, of vibrant wellbeing amid global dis-ease, of personal insight into some of today’s big-picture issues, of humor in the face of despair. Each issue honors excellence in one of our teachers, students, or staff members in the Magnificence in Our ‘Ohana section. Our Celebrating Magnificence article highlights a local business or nonprofit organization for its sustainable or charitable or mindful, or otherwise excellent practices. Our Healthy Life Tip passes on a precious nugget of practical living experience for body, mind, or soul. The Word to the Wise of the month summarizes or shines light on the dominant theme of that month’s letter with cogent, pithy, or poetic words that illuminate our heart’s wisdom. Our Video Fav adds a touch of humor or beauty to the end of the letter.
Still & Moving Center’s Director, Renée Tillotson, curates, edits, or writes every component of this monthly missive, the Letter from the Director. She draws heavily from her lifelong learning at the Institute of World Culture in Santa Barbara, and her deep study of the philosophy of Theosophy. Her inspiration in these letters also comes from her mindfulness training in the Nia technique, her word crafting experience teaching English and writing play scripts, and her decades of writing in professional and business contexts. As a long-time reader of the Aquarian Almanac, she is now an inveterate collector of inspirational quotes for the Still & Moving Center Almanac, which she creates annually. Her ongoing quote collection adds extra sparkle to the Letter from the Director.
Renée appeals to the indulgence of her friends, family members, students, and the rest of the world’s characters whose stories and photos appear for all the world to read and see in these letters. She thanks all of them for allowing their stories to make our lives a little brighter, funnier, more bearable, and even nobler, when seen through the lens of magnificence.
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Life At The Center by Renee Tillotson
???????? Life at the Center: Everyday Heroines ???????? Vol. 108, June 2022
by Renée TillotsonA strangely positive dynamic often rises, phoenix-like, from the ashes of war’s...
???? Life at the Center: Where a Moment of Choice Can Land Us ???? Vol. 107, May 2022
by Renée TillotsonMoments of choice await us at every turn…. Yet some of those moments lead...
???? Life at the Center: What are we missing out on? ???? Vol. 106, April 2022
by Renée TillotsonSince living in Hawai’i, Nature has become more alive to me - more intelligent -...
Magnificence In Our ‘Ohana
Celebrating Magnificence in Our ‘Ohana: Veena Howard
Dr. Veena Howard, Daughter of Refugees Director of the M.K. Gandhi Center: Inner Peace and...
Celebrating Magnificence in Our ‘Ohana: Dave Manu Bird
Dave Manu Bird By Renée Tillotson If you’ve ever wondered why Mālia writes so well, or why she...
Celebrating Magnificence in Our ‘Ohana: Carlos Kaukahi Severson
Carlos Kaukahi Severson Ho’oulu ‘Ōpio: Castle High Schoolʻs Agriculture Program By Renée Tillotson...
Magnificent Businesses/Non-Profits
Magnificent Business: Luke Assenmacher, owner and founder of Reel World Filmmakers
Bringing People Together Through Storytelling By Sarah Hodges Luke Assenmacher did the...
Magnificent Business: Phyllis Look, owner and founder of Forest Bathing Hawaiʻi
By Sarah Hodges “We’re lucky in Hawai’i. Our ocean culture and native Hawaiian culture both teach...
Magnificent Business: Mentally Tough Women With Colonel Debra Lewis
By Sarah Hodges Colonel Debra M. Lewis’s 34-year military career continually brought her...
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