I read two quotations in the March Richmond Friends Meetingnewsletter and stopped breathing for a second. You know that feeling—something out of the blue—a quotation, a poem or a comment–strikes you forcefully and you must pay attention. Who knows why a comment means so much to one person but not to another. I take a …
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To Learn, Find Your Edge
I’m flying down the Powderline from the top of Bald Mountain at the White Grass Ski Touring Center and I’m going faster than I’ve ever skied before. Conditions are perfect and I’ve thrown my usual caution to the wind. About two thirds of the way down my exhilaration (mixed with a little fear) turns to …
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To Live Life More Easefully, Plan for Transition Time
My friend and colleague Ann Deaton, a leadership coach and consultant, starts each new year with a one word theme that expresses something she wants to live into that year—words like joy or boldness or innovation. I decided to follow her example and my word for the 2013 is ease. Ease to me is not …
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