Breaking Boundaries: Taken Down by a Toe

Breaking Boundaries: Taken Down by a Toe

“We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. The old skin has to be shed before the new one can come.” — Joseph Campbell   Is anyone else tired or feeling overwhelmed? Have you learned to have boundaries...
Living Past the Pain

Living Past the Pain

“Who shall tell the lady’s griefWhen her Cat was past relief?Who shall number the hot tearsShed o’er her, beloved for years?Who shall say the dark dismayWhich her dying caused that day?” — Christina Rossetti Everyone has a different reaction...
What Have You Noticed?

What Have You Noticed?

  “It’s a gift to exist, and with existence comes suffering.”   — Stephen Colbert     If someone said to you, “I will give you six months to work from home, be with your family, discover new ways of working and relating” would you...
An Experience for a Lifetime

An Experience for a Lifetime

“Your family and your love must be cultivated like a garden. Time, effort, and imagination must be summoned constantly to keep any relationship flourishing and growing.” — Jim Rohn   While a colleague and I were talking business on the phone, he shared that he...
Let’s Do the Time Warp Again

Let’s Do the Time Warp Again

“The deeper we try to dig into space, time, and the unknown, the closer we get to where we originally started.”― Rajesh, “Random Cosmos”   I am showing my age. This reference is to the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Yes, for those of you who are up on...
Which Lens Makes the Most Sense?

Which Lens Makes the Most Sense?

“Adulthood is not an age, but a stage of knowledge of self.” — John Fowles   From an early age, I knew that numbers and formulas was not my path to success. I knew, however, that I was good at observing, interpreting, and quickly understanding the...
Can You See the Moon?

Can You See the Moon?

“My barn having burned down, I can now see the moon.” ― Mizuta Masahide 17th century Japanese poet and Samurai   Part of this experience is a mind game. Difficult issues require planning, preparation, practice, and a solid mental mindset. In spite of what are...
My Perspective was Reset

My Perspective was Reset

“We sit silently and watch the world around us. This has taken a lifetime to learn. It seems only the old are able to sit next to one another and not say anything and still feel content. The young, brash, and impatient, must always break the silence. It is a waste,...
Wisdom in the Moment. Leadership in the Future.

Wisdom in the Moment. Leadership in the Future.

  The world, nature, human beings, do not move like machines. The edges are never clear-cut, but always frayed. Nature never draws a line without smudging it. —Winston Churchill In a conversation this week a colleague so eloquently described all of the confluences...