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  The Wonder and Mystery of the “Negatives” in our Lives.

  June 19th, 2021 | Both/And Thinking, Transformation, Wonder | admin | Comments Off on The Wonder and Mystery of the “Negatives” in our Lives.

    I penned a version of this essay on Mother’s Day 2021.  I invite us to consider the idea of finding our way into appreciating the gifts hidden in our impossible life situations, those things we cannot change, but deeply wish we could.  To shift our gaze and adjust our narrative about our difficulties and […]

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  “Always we hope someone else has the answer, some other place will be better…

  December 24th, 2019 | Impermanence, Transformation, Wonder | admin | Comments Off on “Always we hope someone else has the answer, some other place will be better…

  “Always we hope someone else has the answer, some other place will be better, some other time, it will turn out … This is it.”    Pema Chodran Abiding truth.  This.   It recalls T.S. Eliot’s “Hope would be hope for the wrong thing” as he too, calls us to the Waiting.   the Being […]

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  Creating adult-adult relationships with your children

  April 5th, 2019 | Conversational Leadership, Destiny or Become Who You Truly Are, discovery, Real Conversations, Wonder | admin | Comments Off on Creating adult-adult relationships with your children

  I received a very late b’day card … Reasons I’m happy you were born, it read.  The sender is one of my children.  The 10 reasons written made me weep. I often receive other cards from my other child, post cards from travel destinations, thank you notes, etc. Both of these remarkable human beings treat me as […]

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  “Every day when I awake I am torn between saving the world and savoring it…”

  May 26th, 2015 | 21st Century Leadership, Both/And Thinking, Conversational Leadership, Conversational Planning, discovery, Innovation (possibility thinking, The Universe is Friendly, Wholehearted | admin | Comments Off on “Every day when I awake I am torn between saving the world and savoring it…”

  As we stand at the gateway, a summer stretching out in front of us, this quote is particularly meaningful to me.   Full quote:  “Everyday when I awake, I am torn between saving the world and savoring it.  It makes it hard to plan the day.” And that reminds me of another poem by David Whyte What […]

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  Rejection is protection!

  November 3rd, 2014 | 21st Century Leadership, design thinking, Strategic Mind/Ego, Transformation, Wonder | admin | Comments Off on Rejection is protection!

  What? Rejection is protection! How can that be?   This is a saying in 12-step programs.  When someone rejects you, or your proposal, it is actually a sort of “whew…dodged that bullet!” because even though you wanted “it” or wanted a relationship with this person, your IDEA of what you would actually receive in the bargain […]

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