Community
Without help and stimulus we can get stuck in unhelpful and limited ways of looking at the world. Many people have no community to help them process life, especially when it’s difficult. We create fresh ways of participating constructively in each other’s lives so that new expressions of community can emerge. We believe this is a matter of great urgency that deserves widespread attention – that it is, in fact, essential to a life well-lived. These are unsettling times in which traditionally held religious and non-religious worldviews and narratives are being reassessed all over the world. Nexus opens new avenues to consider questions of transcendence in ways that everybody can handle, without dividing us into opposing camps. By leveraging the richness and strength that flows from our diversity, we remain for each other.
We need collective initiatives that make such practical tools and encouragement available to others. There is a need to build an international infrastructure for connecting, resourcing and shared ownership, so that we can learn from one another’s contexts. We created Nexus to contribute to this effort, energized by the possibilities for enriching our personal journeys, and for our local and global communities.
Recent Posts
Mr. Kato Plays Family by Michiko Flašar
“Mr. Kato Plays Family” by Michiko Flašar is a quiet, sensitive novel that stays with you long after reading. Anyone expecting a loud, dramatic story will be surprised—for this book draws its strength from small moments, in the gaps of everyday life. At the center is Mr. Kato, a man who can be hired to play the role of a family member. He steps in where closeness is missing: as a temporary husband, father, or son. What initially seems like a bizarre idea quickly turns out to be a touching exploration of loneliness, longing, and the question of what family actually means.
Fresh Water for Flowers by Valérie Perrin
This novel tells the story of Violette, a cemetery caretaker in a small town in Burgundy(France). Visitors, both occasional and regular, come to her home to warm up and chat. We discover her past through a poignant narrative, tinged with humor and suspense.
Listening to Stories from Around the Globe
Learning to engage with stories through film has been a major field of precious discovery for me in the past decades. It has given me more than one life. It has offered me a rich palette of human and cultural colors in life’s diverse experiences and challenges. I have been allowed to share in the challenges, the joys and the griefs people have experienced in a multitude of cultural situations, some very similar to my own, many very different to mine. It has helped me to understand better my own perceptions, emotions, strengths and weaknesses. I am sure that it has enhanced my empathy, to understand better how the same experience can impact people in very different ways.