Everything Is Out of Control…and I Think I Like It

What if the surprises in life (the good and the bad) aren't intended to be a distraction from the path, but they are the path? How much of life have I missed? How many lessons have I let slip away when I was in the moment to learn? What if instead of trying to control, … Continue reading Everything Is Out of Control…and I Think I Like It →

Let Go

No striving, no trying. There is nothing I can do. Restlessness and fearsettle into my body. Frustration and confusionconsume my thoughts. I search these feelingsfor answers. This is a place I've been before. Why do I keep returning? What is here to learn? I stay longer, wrestling these things. A new path is ultimately revealed. … Continue reading Let Go →

Relaxed and Real: Leading in Alignment and Integrity

Integrity. It's a word that almost everyone uses when asked to name the most important values or attributes of a successful organization or leader and a desirable a partner or friend. But what does it mean? Most people respond to that question with "it's an individual organization they can trust" and they often equate the … Continue reading Relaxed and Real: Leading in Alignment and Integrity →

Holy Moments

These are excerpts from some recent morning pages after reading the following passage from Father Richard Rohr and sitting quietly in the loving presence of God. "To enter into relationship with the Risen Christ, we have to let go of ourselves, surrender control of our lives, and let the Spirit be given to us. We … Continue reading Holy Moments →

Collaborative Leadership: Beliefs and Behaviors We Must Hold and Exhibit

We know that two heads are better than one and working through differences makes ideas and execution better, but we resist putting in the work required for true collaboration. Why? Because of our conditioning. The beliefs we hold as an individualistic, immediate gratification society often prevent us from collaborating and put us into behavioral patterns … Continue reading Collaborative Leadership: Beliefs and Behaviors We Must Hold and Exhibit →

Collaborative Leadership: What It Looks and Feels Like to Collaborate

Being collaborative is something many of us struggle with, yet it is required to be a successful leader, do meaningful work and have a fulfilling life. So why is it so hard? Many of us don't agree on a definition or have a framework for what it looks and feels like. We have to have … Continue reading Collaborative Leadership: What It Looks and Feels Like to Collaborate →

An Offering for Marsha

*The photo is from our favorite trip together, to the Grand Canyon, several years ago. Marsha (my mother-in-law) had an adventurous spirit and we saw it in all its glory that day. The first time I met Marsha was Mother’s Day, a long while after Mitch and I began dating. She welcomed me with open … Continue reading An Offering for Marsha →

Wrestling and Wrecking

Opposing viewsopposite feelingswrestling inside. This is my reality with you. Here we are againbut this time it's different. You used to feelso far awayin these momentsof distress. Now, I feel youeverywhere,all the time. Even when I try to run or hideyou find me. When I feel guilt or shameyou wrap me in love. It's uncomfortable,unnerving … Continue reading Wrestling and Wrecking →

Ode to Death

Death,you destroyyou do not discriminate. I will allow you to destroy mein moments. Fully and recklesslyconsume mein this one. I allow this so you will not destroy melittle by littleover time. You may win this fightand a few more, but you will notwin this war. Your darkness cannot overtake the light. There is too much … Continue reading Ode to Death →

Big Dreams & Simple Pleasures

Here I amNot where I was Not where I could beOn a path Wanting and waitingHoping and prayingFor something more What will I choose? Hustle and striveRest and relaxSomething between What will I miss? What will I sacrifice? What will I let go? What will I allow? What will I accept? What will I invest … Continue reading Big Dreams & Simple Pleasures →