by Deb | Jan 6, 2015 | Balance, Change, Transition and Transformation, Coaching, Learning, Mindful and Intentional, Spirituality and Reflection
Burning the Old Year “So much of any year is flammable, lists of vegetables, partial poems. Orange swirling flame of days, so little is a stone. ”¦ Quick dance, shuffle of losses and leaves, only the things I didn‘t do crackle after the blazing dies.” -Naomi Shihab...
by Deb | Oct 14, 2014 | Balance, Change, Transition and Transformation, Healing, Learning, Mindful and Intentional, Spirituality and Reflection
“Any real change implies the breakup of the world as one has always known it, the loss of all that gave one an identity, the end of safety.” – James Baldwin, Nobody Knows My Name Any kind of change can be hard but the hardest changes...
by Deb | Sep 13, 2014 | Leadership/Leadership Development, Learning, Mindful and Intentional, Spirituality and Reflection
Speak Speak, your lips are free.Speak, it is your own tongue.Speak, it is your own body.Speak, your life is still yours.See how in the blacksmith’s shopThe flame burns wild, the iron glows red;The locks open their jaws,And every chain begins to break.Speak, this...
by Deb | Jan 26, 2014 | Balance, Change, Transition and Transformation, Connections, Learning, Mindful and Intentional, Spirituality and Reflection
I had an epiphany in my yoga class this morning that seems like a great metaphor for life. It’s about being able to better move through life and achieve your goals if, instead of struggling, you simply let go and allow your energy to flow so you can move more...
by Deb | Dec 30, 2013 | Balance, Change, Transition and Transformation, Connections, Metaphors and Stories, Mindful and Intentional, Spirituality and Reflection
In the end only three things matter: How much you loved, How gently you loved, How gently you lived, And how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. – Buddhist saying The New Year is a time for reflection and new beginnings. As you start the New Year,...
by Deb | Oct 1, 2013 | Balance, Change, Transition and Transformation, Connections, Leadership/Leadership Development, Learning, Mindful and Intentional, Spirituality and Reflection
Fire What makes a fire burn is space between the logs, a breathing space. too much of a good thing, too many logs packed in too tight can douse the flames almost as surely as a pail of water would. So building fires requires attention to the spaces in between,...
