Other refers to everyone else. This includes – family, friends, neighbors, business colleagues and clients – anyone outside of you and your Connecting with other takes work, will and intention. In business, its paramount for sustainability. In life, critical to our base need for interaction and connection. When we think of other we open. WeContinueContinue reading ““Other””
Category Archives: Life Lessons
Building Walls
When we feel like something is out of our control we experiences fear and anxiety. Often this perception leads us to action. We immediately shut down – our feelings, our ability to communicate, our connection to another – all diminished as we seal ourselves behind a wall. For many, this seems like a good strategy.ContinueContinue reading “Building Walls”
Contribute
Life is like a big picnic. We are all invited. You can show up with something or nothing at all. What makes the picnic enjoyable and connective is when we show up with something…anything that brings value to the gathering. We can bring something tangible – like a skill, an offering or a place. OrContinueContinue reading “Contribute”
The Simple Things
Photo by Nate Tilley OK, so I have been talking a great deal about taking action in your life and world around you. I’m clearly trying to get people motivated to be “in the world” and not just casual observers of it all. Well today I’m writing from a different space. I’m writing about howContinueContinue reading “The Simple Things”
Structure
What can you hold? Not physically, but emotionally and from a place of the higher self. Can you keep your life processes moving forward (i.e. work, relationships, exercise, etc.)? Or do you find that things always seem to fall apart after awhile? In the book A Language for Mapping Consciousness, the term structure refers to ContinueContinue reading “Structure”
Taking Action – advocacy and the will to help others
The young man needed work and was willing to go door to door to ask. He said “I need the money so I won’t have to sleep on the streets. It’s really hard to find a place to stay when you’re on your own”. I could feel my throat tighten. Such a simple request, yetContinueContinue reading “Taking Action – advocacy and the will to help others”
The first steps of January
With so much potential, January rolls into my consciousness full with aspiration and intention. What I do this month sets the tone for the rest of the year. So now is the time to think and feel deeply into what’s next. Here are some questions before me: What do I want the most for meContinueContinue reading “The first steps of January”
The New Year
We can’t necessarily undo what’s been done (in our lives and in 2016), but I do believe we can start anew each day of our life. I send my best wishes to everyone and all as we slide into 2017. May the new year find you looking to renew and redo yourself. May you findContinueContinue reading “The New Year”
Taking Action – action from a place of authenticity
Try this sentence on for yourself – “Authenticity is not just how to get through your life, but the way we live our lives.” Does this stir anything in you upon reading it? This is a comment from Bryan Laursen, a men’s group leader from Boulder, CO, during a recent conversation about taking action. BryanContinueContinue reading “Taking Action – action from a place of authenticity”
Thoughts on the holidays
As the clock ticks closer to the hour of old Saint Nick, I send these wishes to the world: That we may all find a peace that is unusual and surprising. Something that vibrates deep inside. May we see money for what it is – paper – not for what it makes us. May weContinueContinue reading “Thoughts on the holidays”
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