{"id":2527,"date":"2009-12-15T23:42:17","date_gmt":"2009-12-16T07:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chriscorrigan.com\/parkinglot\/?p=2527"},"modified":"2010-07-02T09:50:17","modified_gmt":"2010-07-02T17:50:17","slug":"art-of-hosting-tofino-day-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chriscorrigan.com\/parkinglot\/art-of-hosting-tofino-day-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Art of Hosting, Tofino, day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Three<\/a><\/p>\n

It’s 11:30 and I’m about ready to tuck into bed. \u00a0Through my open window I can hear the roar of the surf<\/a> rolling on the beaches a mile away. \u00a0The surf report<\/a> says that the swells are coming in at 9 feet but are going to rise to 17.5 feet by tomorrow. \u00a0The roar is deafening, but it is a sound that has been heard on these beaches from time immemorial. \u00a0The Nuu-Chah-Nulth, upon whose territory I am working, have lived here as long as the sound of the waves has been heard, and they’ll be here until those waves stop.<\/p>\n

And that’s the reason for this Art of Hosting – to introduce participatory leadership to people who are working in Nuu-Cha-Nulth communities up and down the coast ostensibly on marine use planning. \u00a0We are using the framework of a set of traditional values based in the Nuu-Chah-Nulth prime directive: heshook ish tsawalk <\/em>or “everything is one.” \u00a0This principle of interdependence acknowledges that everything has a common origin and that our work in the world is to live according to several principles \u00a0– basics you might call them – to be in accord with this natural law. \u00a0We have chosen three of these principles to explore these days: he-xwa<\/em> (balance), isaak<\/em> (respect) and aphey<\/em> (kindness). \u00a0Today’s activities explored balance and looked at:<\/p>\n