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I loved this article by Ben Dooley on 5 powerful playground metaphors. Here is a brief excerpt from “The Slide”: “First there’s a lot of going up – usually many steps are involved. It’s hard. And there’s sometimes a line-up … Continue reading →

I just finished reading The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson (2012). It is set in North Korea and it explores the ways people are able to hold onto their humanity even having experienced the most brutal and severe conditions … Continue reading →

The Only Poem   This is the only poem I can read I am the only one can write it I didn’t kill myself when things went wrong I didn’t turn to drugs or teaching I tried to sleep but … Continue reading →

It’s not so much that life is hard. It’s more that when the time comes to do something hard, we don’t shy away from it. We stand up and do the hard thing. We can pretty much count on something … Continue reading →

To undertake a big journey, we must risk looking like a fool. We must risk being a fool. Who else has the hope, the trust and the innocence but a fool? I love this card from the Tarot of the … Continue reading →

“So-This-is-a-River!” “The River,” corrected the Rat. “And you really live by the River? What a jolly life.” “By it and with it and on it and in it,” said the Rat. “It’s brother and sister to me, and aunts, and … Continue reading →

The process of coaching helps people think from their highest place. Inside us all is a high place, a transcendent place, where we know the fullness of ourselves and our grace and we are able to offer this with ease. … Continue reading →

This morning 8 people jostled at the boom by the rail way line. We could hear the train coming. As soon as it was through and the boom was opened, 7 people ran across the lines and onto the platform … Continue reading →

I can still feel the river so that I am stillness and the banks move past me on either side. My eyes still search for that silver line, thick as mercury, where the river turns a corner, and drops to … Continue reading →

What do I really want? I want more of the vibe I experienced at Westlake Toastmasters this morning. I just got back on a high of good feeling from good people and I think it boils down to this: Everyone … Continue reading →