A Small Needful Fact {Ross Gay} Is that Eric Garner worked for some time for the Parks and Rec. Horticultural Department, which means, perhaps, that with his very large hands, perhaps, in all likelihood, he put gently into the earth some plants which, most likely, some of them, in all likelihood, continue to grow, continueContinue reading “Poem for a Sunday Morning”
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Poem for a Sunday Morning
blessing the boats {Lucille Clifton} (at St. Mary’s) may the tide that is entering even now the lip of our understanding carry you out beyond the face of fear may you kiss the wind then turn from it certain that it will love your back may you open your eyes to water waterContinue reading “Poem for a Sunday Morning”
Poem for a Sunday Morning
Pocket Poem {Ted Kooser) If this comes creased and creased again and soiled as if I’d opened it a thousand times to see if what I’d written here was right, it’s all because I looked too long for you to put in your pocket. Midnight says the little gifts of loneliness come wrapped by nervousContinue reading “Poem for a Sunday Morning”
Beware the False Dichotomy
I read an article today that talked about the leadership challenge of navigating the difference between “wartime” and “peacetime” leadership. It’s not a valid question because it’s based on a false dichotomy. The distinction between “wartime” and “peacetime” suggests a dualistic, either/or approach to leadership. The discussion centered on working with the intersection of theseContinue reading “Beware the False Dichotomy”
#48 – Letting Go
Of expectations Of how it’s “supposed to be” Of old hurts Of waiting for other people to “get” you Of old patterns Of smallness Of hoarding Of dualism Of negativity Of waiting to be “picked” Of isolation Of separation Of the facade Of control Of fear Of silence Of what no longer serves you, yourContinue reading “#48 – Letting Go”
#47 – Readiness
I noticed from my second story window the trees swaying in the following wind of a passing storm. Billowing clouds raced across the sky as the trees bent and shook. I walked outside to get a closer look, to listen more closely and then I decided to get some of that beautiful action on video.Continue reading “#47 – Readiness”
#46 – A Living System is a Learning System
“In biology, living and learning are synonyms, indistinguishable processes that keep life growing and moving forward. A living system is a learning system.” – Margaret Wheatley, “Who Do We Choose to Be?” Living and learning are inextricably linked. You can’t live if you can’t learn. You can’t grow, you can’t fulfill, you can’t become, you can’tContinue reading “#46 – A Living System is a Learning System”
#45 – Integrity
“The more coherent one becomes within oneself as a creature, the more one fully enters into the communion of all creatures.” {Wendell Berry} When my daughter was in elementary school one of her classrooms had the following sign over the door: THE DOOR OF INTEGRITY: I am responsible for everything I think, say, do andContinue reading “#45 – Integrity”
#42 – Common Sense
Common sense leadership practices in times of crisis: Take care of yourself. Take care of your team. Trust your values. Trust your strengths. Ask for help. Learn. Share your learning. Today is a good day to turn each of these into a question and to assess how you’re doing: How have I taken care ofContinue reading “#42 – Common Sense”
#41 – Change Ready
I believe that both leadership failures and leadership successes can be traced to a common question: has the leader done his or her internal work? That work – the decision to diminish the influence of one’s past experience on one’s present behaviors – always precedes external awareness. It always precedes one’s ability to remain rootedContinue reading “#41 – Change Ready”
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