by Deb | Jan 13, 2009 | Balance, Coaching, Leadership/Leadership Development, Mindful and Intentional, Spirituality and Reflection
In the January 2009 meeting of my monthly Executive Director’s Roundtable for Women, we talked about the work-related benefits of taking a vacation. Most of the participants had just come back from having taken time off work over the holidays. They came back...
by Deb | Apr 23, 2008 | Balance, Change, Transition and Transformation, Coaching, Learning, Quilt of Humanity ModelTM, Spirituality and Reflection
In my ongoing Learning and Support Group for executive directors of NYC nonprofit organizations (in conjunction with the Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York), a recurring topic is finding and maintaining balance. One of the reasons these organizational...
by Deb | Nov 1, 2007 | Balance, Change, Transition and Transformation, Change, Transition, and Transformation Series, Connections, Healing, Learning, Spirituality and Reflection
As James Baldwin stated: 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. As we undergo change, even desired change, we do temporarily lose ourselves we lose the identity that we...
by Deb | Nov 1, 2007 | Balance, Change, Transition and Transformation, Change, Transition, and Transformation Series, Connections, Learning, Spirituality and Reflection
My experience with Dr. Lou, my chiropractor, led to another interesting insight. After having experienced a great deal of relief, I noticed that my shoulders were getting tense again. I was concerned because despite my efforts to correct my posture and the way I was...
by Deb | Oct 1, 2007 | Balance, Change, Transition and Transformation, Change, Transition, and Transformation Series, Connections, Healing, Learning, Quilt of Humanity, Quilt of Humanity ModelTM, Spirituality and Reflection
When my neck was in pain, I knew that my muscles had tightened up and locked into place. According to Dr. Lou, my chiropractor, the massage had not been effective because my muscles were not the source of misalignment. Rather, the muscles had tightened up in response...
