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How many times have you come up with a great idea that deeply excited you, only to have it met with lukewarm reception or “we tried that already,” or “that will never work,” or any of the other idea killing comments people often make? The kind of idea that made you feel you were […]
Why Writing Matters For those who are familiar with the literary magazine The Sun (https://www.thesunmagazine.org), I rediscovered this gem from the founder, Sy Syfransky’s Notebook: (Issue number to follow when I locate it in one of my many piles.) He writes: “Why it matters to me why I write every morning: 1. Because writing […]
Getting Unstuck and Making A Difference Mid-Week Workbench 10-4-17 Sense of Place: Early morning, Wednesday, my son’s birthday. 15 years ago, at 3:18 AM, this amazing human made his entrance into this world. I am at our kitchen table, coffee in hand, waiting on the sun and my family to wake up. Morning time to […]
The Weekend Workbench – Sense of Place, Belonging, and Fitting In Sense of Place: Weekend, North County San Diego. 10:23 AM. Weather: Sun is out early, feels like San Diego fall (or an upstate NY perfect summer day – our cool is not all that cool, really). It’s probably almost 70. Mood: Relaxed, upbeat, […]
11:00 PM, Sunday Night Sunday night, a bit out of sorts, because even though I had a good weekend and got a lot done, I still feel like I could use more down time. My soul could use a patch right now. I hear coconut oil is good for just about everything, maybe that will […]
Workplace Challenge: My friend Hannah, who works for a large medical device company, recently called to discuss a difficult situation at work. She has a supervisor who is both driven and difficult to pin down, who expects a lot but doesn’t have time to fully outline the expectations and who often changes course. As a […]