August 16, 2019 | Beauty of Beginnings, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Creating space for safety Beautiful humanity is vulnerable. We have a soft inside, no matter what our story. Everyone feels, everyone bleeds, everyone yearns for human touch. We want to be loved, to be seen, to be held. We want it with our whole heart. Yet to call...
August 2, 2019 | Beauty of Beginnings, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Personal Development
Relational Dynamics Poet David Whyte speaks of the conversations we have with our work in the world, with our intimate other, and, most importantly, the conversation we have with ourselves. Like any conversation, the quality of the conversation provides the field in...
July 1, 2019 | Beauty of Beginnings, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Personal Development
The side effects of avoiding conflict Emotion is energy in motion. Anger and frustration are like charged particles, perturbating. They have to go somewhere. In our desperation to keep peace, not rock the boat, stay safe from the force of anger that might become...
May 13, 2019 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication
A conversation for understanding Is rare, yet primary. Most times we want to be understood as the priority. Towards that, we force our stories and circumstances on others. The feeling of being misunderstood, unseen, regarded as irrelevant, inconsequential, not smart...
April 26, 2019 | Beauty of Beginnings, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Compromise or Resolution Compromise- to release, let go – towards a mutual decision Resolution- solving from a firmly held position To compromise we need to give up. To resolve we need to solve for. It is a very subtle but significant distinction. Is what I am...
April 8, 2019 | Beauty of Beginnings, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Speaking Truth When we see the level of failed leadership globally, built on lie after lie, lies we know are lies, we might ask, “How did my actions or inactions create this?” This is the only question that enables us to make a different set of choices as it puts the...