Tis the season for packages tied up with ribbon and string. There is something charming to a beautiful gift finished with the flourish of an artfully tied bow. When I made my first attempt at turning a length of ribbon into a bow I just remember feeling my hands and brain couldn’t cooperate to make anything with ease. It was a fumble of slow going mistakes. The results were less than satisfying. Many times I…
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What does it take to get to happy? To content? To enough? Sitting on Sunday reviewing the Thanksgiving break I had this uneasy sense that I had wasted the four day weekend. I had made big plans for the work I’d get done. The books I would read. The family projects accomplished by the willing volunteers at home. You see I wake up with thoughts flooding my mind of action items. I only recently discovered…
2 CommentsEnjoy this short video that I recorded a little while ago (pre-COVID). Whether you are a member of the Institute, a teacher, a parent, or an adult who cares about growth, thanks is a major habit we seek to develop in all our leaders no matter their age! Enjoy the turkey talk. I’d love to share more with you about developing a thanks habit not only during Thanksgiving but year-round. Sign up here to receive…
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Do you know the concept of “six degrees of separation“? This idea posits that any two people on Earth are six or fewer acquaintance links apart. I imagine that this assumes that our linkage is with the living but I wonder what would be our linkage if we could consider as well the departed? Recently, I had the opportunity to speak with the Institute for Cultural Communicators student interns who have been serving with us…
1 CommentAt a wedding reception, Gary and I were sitting with several couples who had completed their journeys with their children’s home education. As we were talking at the table, one of the women said, “I loved every bit of homeschooling. I’d do it all over again and this time I’d know what I’m doing!” I had to tilt my head and reply, “I think the whole point of the journey is the not knowing, not…
Leave a CommentGrowing up in the United States, November always feels like a big surprise. The attention around All Hallow’s Eve, known more broadly as Halloween, seems to divert from the very next day. As the lesser-known holiday, November 1st, All Saints Day, often slips quietly by. This year I was struck with the idea of an exercise to celebrate the day. I spent 30 minutes writing down the names of as many personal to me and…
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