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,...
by Deb | Apr 30, 2012 | Connections, Mindful and Intentional, Spirituality and Reflection
When Someone Deeply Listens to You When someone deeply listens to you it is like holding out a dented cup you’ve had since childhood and watching it fill up with cold, fresh water. When it balances on top of the brim, you are understood. When it overflows and...
by Deb | Jan 9, 2012 | Connections, Mindful and Intentional, Spirituality and Reflection
If you want the truth to stand clear before you, never be for or against. The struggle between for and against is the mind’s worst disease. -Sent-ts’an, c. 700 C.E. One of the greatest challenges I have with my own teenage daughter is trying to seek the...
by Deb | Nov 4, 2011 | Balance, Connections, Mindful and Intentional, Spirituality and Reflection
“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there.” -Rumi, Sufi poet When we name things as right or wrong, we leave no room for a meeting of the hearts. When I find myself in disagreement with someone, I can get...
by Deb | Jul 5, 2011 | Connections
In my earlier post, Fear is the Root of All Evil, I have written about fear as the root of all evil. After meditating this morning, I realized that fear itself is not evil. How could it be? It is a natural instinctual response that serves as a survival...
