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Dear Friends,
I really love how we are reading The Real Wealth of Nations, taking actions and sharing :) Our partnership is wonderful and I am very energized by it! :)
By such wonderful synchronicity, I am experiencing being part in more partnerships than probably at any point in my life! The Real Wealth of Nations seems so amazingly timely, providing the context to my own and other people's experiences! And what better way to learn and transform than through personal experience and Action! :)
Right now it is a beautiful 80 degree weather and I am heading for the cafe, my source for much inspiration :) That place is truly a place for all.
It is kid friendly, dog friendly (a bowl at the entrance), gay friendly, elderly friendly, and absolutely Family friendly :) Everyone is there, talking to each other, having conversations that otherwise may never have conspired!
And to attest to the spirit of cooperation and partnership I see Orlando, who is Frank's (the owner) high school friend of 25 years. Orlando comes and helps out for free! Here is a photo of him and his daughter who is visiting from California where she goes to school!
The second is a photo of a mother and her child; this is just so poignant to me.
My last photo for this post is the lady who was having a chocolate malt shake and sitting with me and Orlando's daughter, Alex, and having a most delightful conversation! 
I can tell so many stories like these of the people of this place wonderful community place!
I was also very touched that Frank used my photos for the promo materials :)
I completely agree with a recent email comment that the RWN is more like an encyclopaedia, a much needed one, one where head and heart converge :)
I think being in touch with people in order to share what they are doing in their own lives will be a great step towards the action portion of The Real Wealth of Nations site that we have talked about!
Have a beautiful day, Friends!
Rossi in Chicago
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We agree with Riane Eisler, who so lucidly teaches us in her new book, The Real Wealth of Nations
While many of us are now and have been for some time, writing of new paradigms based on partnership, participation and now, sustainable economics, no one may be doing this work more eloquently and usefully than Riane Eisler .
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