by Deb | Apr 20, 2020 | Change, Transition and Transformation, Creativity, Equity and Justice, Healing
“Nothing could be worse than a return to normality. Historically, pandemics have forced humans to break with the past and imagine their world anew. This one is no different. It is a portal, a gateway between one world and the next. We can choose to walk through...
by Deb | Dec 28, 2015 | Creativity, Mindful and Intentional, Spirituality and Reflection
Hoarding your joys and despairs As if they were clothes You brought but never wore Look at this bright shirt: A possibility you glimpsed But feared to seize. The beloved is waiting. You have a date. Put on that shirt before it fades.” -Gregory Orr, from How Beautiful...
by Deb | Apr 4, 2012 | Creativity, Mindful and Intentional, Spirituality and Reflection
“Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity, and change.” -Dr. Brene Brown, TED Talk (Listening to Shame) In her second TED talk, Dr. Bren Brown talks about the myth that vulnerability is weakness. In fact, when she asked the audience if...
by Deb | Jan 31, 2012 | Creativity, Mindful and Intentional, Spirituality and Reflection
Do you think this world was only an entertainment for you? Never to enter the sea and notice how the water divides with perfect courtesy, to let you in! Never to lie down on the grass, as though you were the grass! Never to leap to the air as you open your wings over...
by Deb | Sep 4, 2011 | Balance, Creativity, Mindful and Intentional, Spirituality and Reflection
In various spiritual practices, the world as we experience it with our senses is considered an illusion. It is not reality. Reality is the internal place at the core of our being the place our inner wisdom, inner calm and sense of well being reside; the place that...
by Deb | Aug 10, 2011 | Creativity, Leadership/Leadership Development, Learning
In November 2011, I will be co-presenting a workshop on Creative Leadership with my colleague and friend, Yvette Hyater-Adams as part of the ten-day NTL Festival of Learning. It is a great opportunity for personal and professional development. The Festival was...
