Hi, Indraadnan. I had thought about it, actually...but a)I've got the wrong accent (Canadian, sound American). b) I find myself un-aligned to any one political party and c) I like having a life! ;) Great initiative. Looking forward to participating. Deborah

Hi Indra
Can you refer me to some place where you've got concrete examples of what you consider to be hard power/ soft power? I think that would help get my head round it.

Cheers!
K

Hi Indra,

thank you for your welcome. I also look look forward to the contributions. Did you receive my invite to the Breakfast for the Extraordinary Women on the 13th Feb?

Love,

B

Thanks Bea - I did! Looks compelling and would love to give it a go but I'm not spending at the moment! How about if I attend one and write it up here?

Hi Indra
Looking forward to meeting again this week, so much to share!
smiles
Pauline

Hi Indra, thanks for the welcome. I am impressed by all the information on this sit, looks like you have done a lot of work on it, and I look forward to interact. I had also some ideas about fundraising which I will tell you about offline! Also about definitions re softpower...

Hi Indra, thanks for the welcome and yes I agree the quality and nature of our relationships is going to be fundamental to the world we create. I know through my many years of working with couples that men and women can lose out in their relationship in the face of career demands and cultural and socital expectations. It seems this is an area that the media are highlighting at present with programmes such as 'Working Women'. I do quite alot of work with couples facing this dilemma via my Coachingfusion service. Perhaps there might be interest via the Downing Street network for a group on this dilemma - taking a new angle on the often misunderstood and misrepresented issue of women 'having it all' - I could offer my perspective from working with men and women faced with this dilemma.

Thankyou and no problem about the event....
blessings

Hi Indra,
thanks for your message and sorry it took a while to reply! I hope you are well, I think this forum is great and will start to put up my views! I am looking forward to the event on Thursday and hope we can catch up then xx

I write Quaequam Blog! (as well as the occasional article for the Guardian's Comment is Free), I work for Unlock Democracy and I am an executive member of the Social Liberal Forum. I've now added an RSS feed to my profile.

Hi Indra, Thks - where compromise can be reached to avoid conflict then its a good thing.

Indra, yes, I would certainly be interested in getting involved in your brainstorm on training.

Thanks for your challenging welcome! (I'm not sure if my perspective on balanced leadership as father is necessarily different from my, or any other person's, perspective as child, parent, partner or co-worker; but I will give it some thought!)

Hi,

I did enjoy the project kick off and am looking forward to it's success.

> Would you like to write something for the site?

Dear Indra, thanx for the nudge and inspiration. See what they caused, here.

Hi Indra, how are you? I sent you an email on 30/06 but did not get anything back just wondering if you received it? Thank Li x

Indra,

Thanks for the welcome.

I ran the PR for Boris Johnson's campaign to be Mayor and still advise on PR for Women2Win - the group tryign to get more Conservative women MPs.

Myself and my business partner are two working mothers running a successful company which bridges the gap between PR and Public Affairs.

This campaign looks really interesting.

Jo

Hi Indra - thanks for approving me to join. I am slightly shocked that it is unusual for someone interested in politics to say that their children are their priority, most mothers I know, however high-powered their career, would say the same! I see no conflict between the two, indeed a better life for my children, and more equality for my very clever and able daughter, is a very good reason (but definitely not the only one) to be interested in politics. I am not based in London any more (escaped to the Lake District 20 years ago) but visit on business about every 6 weeks, so would be able to take part in events in London if they coincide with my business trips. I hope the campaign can perhaps make a difference in this election - or the election make a difference to the campaign?

I am not and have never been a full-time mother in the sense of giving up work for childcare. I didn't have choice as we needed the money. I had 6 days off when my first child was born and went back part-time .......but took her to work with
me for the first 3 months! For me the challenge was to balance the need to advance my career and make a living with the need to care for my kids. Later on I ran my business from home which made the juggling easier. The political issue for me was that when they were babies I had to work twice as hard as before to
prove that motherhood hadn't affected my work. Only by working for myself was I able to combine a full-time business as a solicitor with attending all school plays sports days etc without detriment to me or the family. O think that is the reason so
many small businesses are run by women!

I am in London on 29th April. I am in meetings most of the day but would like to know when and where the meeting is in case I am free.

Thank you for your kind welcome Indra. I would be very happy toi meet up with you to discuss your proposed game - love the idea of Mock Cabinets! I can be in London on 19th, 20th or 21st May if you are free.

Dawn

Hi Indra,

Yes I cna do 11am on 20th May. Happy to meet at the Royal Festival Hall. My email address is dawnhillier@yahoo.co.uk.

Thanks Indraadnan. Thank you for creating this social networking site - its great. I'll keep an eye out for what you have coming up and look forward to getting to know you.

Hi Indra,

Thank you for your warm welcome. You only have a tiny peek at my life story - there is much more to tell. I have other profiles in different places, including LinkedIn, from which I could add more if necessary. It's very hard to put a whole life into a nutshell!

I am fascinated by your Mock Cabinet Project - I wonder what commitment is expected? I'm living in Scotland at the moment but expecting to move back down South within a few months (hopefully) to be near to my family. I will be in or around London on 10th July, however, as I'm singing in the Royal Albert Hall on 11th!

I'll email to you the Application Form anyway and take it from there.

Best wishes,
Rebekah

Yes absolutely. This is the purpose of Buddhism. The mind experiences complete freedom, liberation and non-attachment. The 4th noble truth is Nirodha ( Nirvana) Liberation from craving and grasping. Particularly the holding on to the idea of a permanent, unchanging self. Or indeed holding on to any ideas of permanence. Its that simple !!! Ha ha!

Yes You are right, I have heard that before...but its very important point. Its not about having ideas its about the clinging to those ideas. Ideas of ultimate truth for example. THE only way. so not clinging to any ideas or any views is what the Buddha advocated. To see views just as views. Views that change, develop, degrade whatever.