Originally I intended to write a post today focused on the power of lifelong learning. I chose instead to give space for each of us to rest. Photo by Sid Leigh on Unsplash How does choosing rest demonstrate lifelong learning? It’s taken me decades to recognize the long term benefits of pushing pause and making time to really
Looking in the mirror I see my face changed with years; I completed my 62nd trip around the sun just two months ago. You might think that by this time I am well acquainted with me. I am and I am not yet. Living things grow and growing things change. In 2013 I heard this
Photo by Philip Swinburn on Unsplash Staring up at the pegboard above the workbench that was both out of my childish reach and appreciation of shiny things, my Grandfather told me of the value of using the right tools to do good work. His tools were hung carefully by type of tool. He had four
This sounds like the beginning of a riddle: How are plants, butterflies, & people similar? I’ve never been good at solving riddles; I’m often too deep into the associations rather than pulling back to see a bigger picture. This isn’t a riddle. It’s a legitimate question. How are plants, butterflies, & people similar? Let’s start
Today I want to invite you to engage your imagination. Photo by Belinda Fewings on Unsplash Using your imagination may be as natural to you as breathing. For some, you’ve been told the imagination is a road to debauchery. Others of you haven’t used your imagination for yourself for far too long. I know it
There are 28 days left in our 40-Day Journey to the New Year. We’ve talked so far about growing your awareness in three areas: head, heart and body. I’ve shared some invitations to dig a little deeper below the surface in any one of those areas. Perhaps an area has been poked a little too
I was a child in the 60’s, a teen in the 70’s, who became an adult (chronologically) near the end of the 70’s. My Mom was 20 when I was born. She came of age in the era of fitted-waist poodle skirts, which gave way to fashion influenced by the First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy. Size
We began this 40-Day Journey to the New Year just ten days ago. My question for you is one of reflection: What has transpired for you in these ten days? You might be prone to say a quick “Oh so much!” Or a potentially defeating “Nothing’s transpired; life’s too busy!” My question isn’t intended to