Edom Tadesse

Edom Tadesse

Fellow

Current Country

Philippines 🇵🇭

Current City

Manila

What have you been going through and experiencing?

As the end of my launch year is approaching I have been experiencing a bittersweet feeling Gratitude for my year excited for the community events in the upcoming months but also saying goodbye to friends I have made and preparing for the transition of going home again

May 3, 2026

Intuition

Cultivating inner knowing

A question currently animating me about the inner life/spirit is:

I am discovering what I named spontaneous learning, instead of having a specific thing I'm trying to learn I find things that seem intriguing or call to me in a way .I'm not sure what the lessons are but I know I could learn something important from them

May 3, 2026

A question currently animating me about the outer world/universe/multiverse is:

I am wondering why we all feel the need to be productive all the time and why rest is not encouraged

May 3, 2026

The practices I’m finding most helpful at the moment are:

Journaling

May 3, 2026

A moment I noticed my inner light kindled this month was:

Got a new journal and had so much motivation to use it .I felt very grounded and had a lot of reflections while jour9

May 3, 2026

A moment I noticed my inner light dwindled this month was:

I noticed during my retreat and some of the days I felt lonely and it was easy to lose motivation and retreat to my own head

May 3, 2026

Courage

Aligning action

Assumptions I'm examining right now are:

Other

May 3, 2026

I originally assumed:

I had an unconscious belief that learning was linear

May 3, 2026

These assumptions are changing:

Now I sense that learning is a unique journey of trial and error ups and down and it's also different for everyone

May 3, 2026

A moment I stepped out of my comfort zone this month was:

When I went surfing ! I challenge myself for physical activity I was not familiar with

May 3, 2026

Compassion

Engaged Empathy

Something that is helping me build trusting relationships here is:

May 3, 2026

Digital Detox Retreat

Number of days I've gone without technology

Number of days I've gone without technology

17

Being intentionally away from technology and distractions has taught me:

that boredom is important and my creativity grows so much more when i limit my distractions

October 11, 2025

Gratitude

Peers I'm grateful for:

Aissata N'Diade

Thank you for being vulnerable with your Circle posts it has made me examine were I am and made me feel less alone

January 6, 2026

Douglas Teixeira de Queiroz Santos

Douglas is currently traveling in the country I am planning to visit and therefore was the person I went to with of all my travel related questions. I want to thank him for being patient and responding to my endless questions with enthusiasm

October 11, 2025

Peers who have expressed gratitude for me:

Zawadi Rangala

It was so lovely meeting you and having our conversations!

March 10, 2026

Kashimani Simasiku

Thank you for our call this month!

It was so much fun talking to you and creating space for us to talk and have conversations on travel and life in general. Also, the opportunity for us to connect. I will continue working on my "jokes" for the next time we meet!

January 31, 2026

Meirav Roisman

Thank for chatting with me and reaching out! I really love hearing about your drawing and boxing and I hope that they continue.

August 29, 2025