Take a Moment of Reflection: Turning Failure into Sweet Honey
"Last night as I was sleeping, I dreamt—marvelous error!— that I had a beehive here inside my heart. And the golden bees were making white combs and sweet honey from my old failures."-Antonio Machado Why are we so afraid of failure? As toddlers, we lost our balance...
Take a Moment of Reflection – Saying No
“‘No‘" is a complete sentence.” - Anne Lamott I have written in the past about the value of saying “yes” to new ideas, experiences and perspectives. As with anything, however, there is always the other side of the coin: the value of saying “no.” Many of my coaching...
Take a Moment of Reflection – Saying Yes
About a year ago, I decided to try to live my life similar to the way improv actors practice their art. In improv, this means saying “yes and” - never disagreeing with your fellow actor and instead accepting their ideas and adding to them. My approach is a little...
Take a Moment of Reflection: Put on Bright Clothes in the New Year!
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...
Take a Moment of Reflection: Believe in a Love Being Stored up for You
“Believe in a love that is being stored up for you like an inheritance, and have faith that in this love there is a strength and a blessing so large that you can travel as far as you wish without having to step outside it.” - Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young...
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