by Deb | Apr 23, 2024 | Healing, Leadership/Leadership Development, Mindful and Intentional, reflection, respite, Spirituality and Reflection
“be softer with you. you are a breathing thing. a memory to someone. a home to life.” -nayyirah waheed How often do you criticize yourself? In how many different ways are you hard on yourself? Imagine what it would be like if you appreciated yourself instead....
by Deb | Jul 23, 2019 | Leadership/Leadership Development, Learning, Mindful and Intentional
I had a few interesting experiences with birds and a butterfly recently that left me thinking about assumptions we make. The first experience was with a foundling, fledgling bird that reminded me that often when we think we are rescuing, we are in fact hindering:...
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 | 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 | Oct 1, 2012 | Leadership/Leadership Development, Spirituality and Reflection
And in the end we follow them not because we are paid not because we might see some advantage, not because of the things they have accomplished not even because of the dreams they dream but simply because of who they are: the man, the woman, the leader, the boss...
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...
