A Late Summer Benediction
None of it Lasts When my children were young and the days were so intense or intensely boring, I used to remind myself, “Everything changes. If it’s an easy phase, don’t get too comfortable. If [...]
A Blessing for Times of Change
Hello friends! I’m back from my August break, and have logged glorious hours biking, swimming, sleeping in, painting, hanging out with friends, and blessedly not listening to any self-help podcasts or reading much news. And [...]
Become a Professional Appreciator
Recently, I went to my favorite place, Café Blue, to do a little journaling and painting. Standing in my closet that morning, I took care to pick an outfit because I knew I would get [...]
Work is not the Thing
Life is the thing. And here’s my message for you this week: take as much time off work as possible and push the boundaries of what is possible. I’m not worried about you not working [...]
The Problem with Succession Planning
I am blessed to coach many amazing leaders, and the topic of succession planning is coming up a lot, especially for executive directors of non-profits. At its core, it’s the realization that everything has a [...]
Back by Popular Demand: Enneagram Learning!
20 years ago, it was a pretty small group of people who knew what the Enneagram was, and I got a lot of furrowed brows when I mentioned it. “The Ennea-what? Is that some kind [...]