Leading is lonely but cannot be done alone. Its fuel is caring engagement. Caring engagement means being aware of who matters, specifically, to your role. It means crafting how you serve and how you seek support. It means seeing behind people’s facades, nurturing their hidden talents and helping with their hidden needs. Above all, it […]
Frustration
Our growth is a continuous creative act. Frustration is a necessary stage in all creativity, but in life as in art, it can be like squeezing a stone, expecting blood. Nothing comes. There is no sign our effort has any effect. Yet this pain’s necessary, to force us into exasperated experiment with living. We become […]
Meaning
In the grand scheme of the universe, we are insignificant. That knowledge doesn’t stop us from asking about meaning. Out there, looking at the universe, it’s tough to find meaning. It’s right here, in a grounded dialogue, that we can seek it more fruitfully. In the quiet of reflection, meaning becomes free of […]