Do You Hear What I See?
Listen. Please just listen. Will you please? I hear this almost everywhere I go, though not with my ears. I hear it in people’s eyes. Eyes pleading for a compassionate listener. Do you listen? What do you hear when you see people these days? Do you hear the fear? Do you hear the heartache? Do […]
I Need A Coach
Three years ago, I transitioned from being a learning coach to thousands over a 30 year teaching career to a life coach for those who want a new life strategy that reboots and renews goals and performance for the next phase of their lives. I’m an educator by nature, and a life coach by vocation. […]
Going Public
Sharing in public what was once held private. It is a phrase mostly associated with corporate life and investments. A company privately owned, sells shares in the public marketplace, for instance. But “going public” in today’s cultural environment often is associated with an individual’s decision to make public what was once private concealed concerns. It’s […]
Enslavement
The action of making someone a slave; subjugation. Like enslaved to… an expectation of parents for their children to be what they aren’t, a pile of debt accumulated in order to be like your neighbor, an attitude that everyone but yourself has limited your future. All these are examples plain as day, common as the […]
Do You Hear What I Hear?
I hear raindrops tonight. I feel drops of rain on my skin. They aren’t cold. They are warm. I hear teardrops tonight. I feel drops of tears on my skin. They aren’t warm. They are cold.
Lead With Love
Lead with Love. Will it hurt if you do? It sure as hell will. Leading hurts. Leading is painful. Leading is lonely. Loving is costly. Lead with Love.
From The Ruins
I‘m progressing, and in my mind, I’m growing. As I progress, I’m squeezing all I can learn from my past so I can express my life better in the future. One thing I am progressing from is the utter ruin of white American Evangelicalism. I’ve had a growing discontent with it for years, […]
Others Interested?
How interested are we in the interests of others?
A Costly Stand For What Is Right?
My Foggy Morning Thoughts Are you still processing all that is happening nationally? What an amazing shift away from manipulative dramatics. Much less image over substance now. Well I’m still processing. I have been for more than six years and counting. At this point, I’m convinced […]
How Differences Can Lead To Coherent Community Life
All of us can think of someone different to us. All of us can think of someone similar to us. So the choice each day is to consider whether we will focus on difference or similarities. If we hope to build healthy coherent communities to live in, we have to pay attention to our differences, […]