Last week, I wrote about how a guy’s legs coming through our home ceiling set the context for a love letter and lifeline for the world by way of lean-ees and lean-ers. ‘cause sometimes we need to be the lean-er and lean on people. And sometimes we need to be the lean-ee and … [Read more...] about A love letter and lifeline for the world, Part 2
I have written about what to do when you’re world-weary and feel like you can’t do anything - Your 10-point respite and rejuvenation plan for world weariness. Likewise, I’ve written about ten reasons to laugh when it's more important than ever. What I HAVEN’T written about is WHY … [Read more...] about A love letter and lifeline for the world, Part 1
Phew! It’s been (another) unusual year. No matter how you’re rolling into the holiday season (excited, energized, and invigorated, exhausted, overwhelmed, and weary, or somewhere in between the Life Lenses® and I have your back So pull up a chair, put up your feet and cast your mind … [Read more...] about Happy Holidays from me and Life Lenses®
Does work feel like a tug-of-war lately, with one team, one department, and/or one staff pulling against the other? Are you fed up and exhausted with the lack of collaboration? Your perspective on your team’s collaboration (or lack thereof) speaks volumes. I diagnose teams all over the … [Read more...] about Teamwork in the Kitchen: Tasty Treats for Better Collaboration
I’d made a note, after I read Karen Walrond’s excellent book, “The Lightmaker’s Manifesto; How to Work for Change Without Losing Your Joy,” to write a blog post on it. Today’s the day annnnnd, I can’t find the darn book. Why? Rather than shelving it on my bookshelf, I remember … [Read more...] about Ten Takeaways from the Lightmaker’s Manifesto; How to Work for Change Without Losing Your Joy
Grab a cozy seat, perhaps a cup of your favorite beverage, and let’s dive into the fascinating world of perception and perspective. Now, before your eyes glaze over at the thought of a philosophical deep dive, I promise to keep it light, engaging, and yes, a tad bit funny. The Basics: Perception … [Read more...] about Perception vs. Perspective: A Slightly Funny, Slightly Serious Look at How We See the World
I love to putter. I love when I’m in those syrupy, sweet, moments of flow when clocks don’t exist and time just unravels. It was in one of those moments that I was digging through my bookcase, specifically the shelf that holds my unread books. And there, I found this … [Read more...] about Sweat Your Prayers: Gabrielle Roth’s hidden power of movement
Let’s talk marshmallows, shall we? Remember the Marshmallow Experiment? It's a classic psychology test where kids are offered a choice: gobble up one marshmallow now or hold off and score two marshmallows later. The idea is to see if they can resist temptation and wait for the bigger … [Read more...] about The Marshmallow Experiment Revisited: Key Lessons from Kids in Shelters
In the excellent HBR article To Change the Way You Think, Change the Way You See, by Adam Brandenburger, he makes the claim that seeing differently leads to thinking differently. And that leads to “seeing what no one else has yet seen. This is how the future is built.” Big, bold brains do … [Read more...] about To Change the Way You Think, Change the Way You See says Adam Brandenburger
Does it sometimes seem like the world is spinning so fast that it’s tilting off its axis? Are you breathless with the pace of change? Does last month’s holidays already feel like a century ago? I’ve got your back. Hear me out. I’ve been thinking about time lately. Specifically, … [Read more...] about Our quest for rest – five tips on time, rest and rejuvenation
Phew! It’s been (another) unusual year. Absolutely, everyone's holiday entry is unique. So no matter how you’re rolling into the holiday season—whether excited, energized, and invigorated or feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, and weary, or somewhere in between—rest assured, the Life Lenses® and I … [Read more...] about Happy holidays from me and the Life Lenses™
I’d had a major health incident. Major. My heart had stopped for 3 and a half minutes. As part of my recovery, the docs had to figure out just what the heck had happened. Which is why I found myself inside a very noisy, very scary MRI machine. For a long one … [Read more...] about What holding the hand of someone in an MRI has to do with connection, and you
The trick is for the (scissor) blades to learn to work smoothly together, so as not to cut each other.
— Mary Jo Putney
The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.
— Amelia Earhart
There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them.
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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