#20 – It’s ok to be “Good Enough”

This is #20 in the series, “50 Ideas Worth Fighting For.” Here’s another one I keep going back to. The following passage is from an article by Jennifer Kunst in which she provides a compelling interpretation of Donald Winnicott’s theory of the “good enough mother.” As you read it I invite you to do so in a way

Set Them Free

The small man Builds cages for everyone He Knows. While the sage, Who has to duck his head When the moon is low, Keeps dropping keys all night long For the Beautiful Rowdy Prisoners. ~ Hafiz Today, will you build more cages or drop more keys? The “small” leader needs to control because he feels

It Can Be Done Another Way

I find it easy sometimes to get stuck on how something should be done versus how something can be done. Preferences for certain actions can blind us to the fact that a chosen behavior is indeed preferential and not the only option. We have some large palm trees in our front yard and occasionally a frond will snap and fall

Waiting to be asked

The line of students was snaking from the front of the room, up the main aisle and out the back door. I wondered what they were all sticking around for. I was confused. Turns out, they were patiently waiting to sign a piece of paper – the one piece of paper I had provided –

Human. Resources.

“Human” Merriam-Webster definition #3-b:  representative of or susceptible to the sympathies and frailties of human nature (human kindness; a human weakness). “Resources” Merriam-Webster definition #1-c : a natural feature or phenomenon that enhances the quality of human life; and #1-e : a source of information or expertise. “Human Resources” Merriam-Webster definition #1: personnel. What? Personnel? How did we get from words like “sympathies” and