Influence by Invitation
Getting ready for my bike commute this morning, I felt an indistinct longing. Wanting to feel connected to the world, wanting companionship. I felt receptive, open, needy. This is the [...]
What you Need is Not Inside You
Public Service Announcement: Alone, you do not have what it takes to live the life you want. I’m pretty tired of all the messages telling us that everything we need [...]
Summer Bookshelf
Hello, friends! I’m reminded again this week of how June can really kick my butt. Even though I don’t have a graduating senior this year (two more years—please send all [...]
However Small
Today is my day to bake cookies for the tiny home community that houses low-income seniors. A group of amazing women in my life have been bringing dinner once a [...]
Empowered Disidentification
I was listening to Jeff Warren this week, one of my favorite meditation teachers, and he was talking about discovering his ADHD diagnosis in adulthood and how helpful it has [...]
To the Angry Motorist
Biking from a side street onto a main road this morning, I decided to use the pedestrian crosswalk instead of waiting for an opening in the traffic. I was startled [...]
Your Body is Invited to the Party
Last week, my colleague Laura and I convened a gathering of local Organization Development practitioners. Most of us were meeting for the first time, and a lot of care and [...]
Passion is Overrated
Passion is not a clean-burning fuel. It may help you jumpstart something. It may help you win a race, get through a hard time or change careers, but it’s not [...]
Campus Life
Last weekend, my daughter and I went to visit one of my goddaughters at college—see her dance performance, eat dinner with her in the dining hall, see her dorm room, [...]
The Key Player
In the book “Thanks for the Feedback,” the authors say something profound: The key player is not the giver, but the receiver. Think about it—if we are part of teams, [...]