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February 2013

February 02, 2013

Researching 2013 Craft Brewery Pilgrimage

Though last years's Craft Brewery Pilgrimage culminated months ago, I have not spent the winter...

January 2013

January 12, 2013

Powerful Revelry

Some people understand revelry as a way to forget. They lose themselves in dancing, or...

December 2012

December 29, 2012

Is Siri a Good Spiritual Director?

We are beginning to understand each other, and possibly even work together. I met Siri...

December 20, 2012

The Day After the End

There is a great deal of anticipation around the world about Friday, December 21, 2012....

December 13, 2012

12 Lessons That I Learned This Year 2012

1. Even if you go to the Rose Bowl game in person two years in...

November 2012

November 24, 2012

Great Books & Great Brews Group

There are very few things in life that I appreciate more than great books and...

November 17, 2012

2012 Craft Brewery Pilgrimage Arrives!

My 2012 Craft Brewery Pilgrimage arrived at its destination in October. One Saturday each month...

November 03, 2012

Taking Time

The November I have planned is outside the mainstream. We are already deep into the...

October 2012

October 27, 2012

Power of Connection: Reveling in the Pilgrimage

I believe in the power of connection. We are drawn to connect. Before we realize...

October 20, 2012

Dressing Up

I do not enjoy dressing up. One of my career goals now is never to...

October 18, 2012

Living a Life of Revelry

I believe in the power of revelry. Revelry is authentic and deep. Revelry is being...

October 06, 2012

Harvest

There are many differences between where I was born and raised and where I live...

September 2012

September 29, 2012

LinkedIn or Left Out?

I am fairly adept at social networking. I have friends on Facebook, and followers on...

September 27, 2012

Contemplative Football

I have watched professional football for longer than I can remember, for my whole life....

September 22, 2012

2012 Craft Brewery Pilgrimage in the Home Stretch

The 2012 Craft Brewery Pilgrimage heads back to Los Angeles County this month as the...

September 20, 2012

Deep Revelry

I think a lot about revelry. I was reflecting as I took a walk the...

September 15, 2012

StrategicMonk Interview: Jackie Bernardi on the Craft Brewery Pilgrimage

I first met Jackie Bernardi on Twitter. We follow, and even retweet, each other. Jackie...

September 13, 2012

Revelry in the Present Moment

It is easy to give ourselves over to revelry, to see revelry as a way...

September 06, 2012

Book Review: Pub Theology

Pub Theology by Bryan Berghoef is based in the belief that "good things happen when...

September 01, 2012

September

For as long as I can remember, September has been one of my favorite months....

August 2012

August 29, 2012

Listening to Silence

Each summer, at the end of August, I spend some time at New Camaldoli Hermitage...

August 18, 2012

Crafting a Movement 2012: An Update

There is a movement sweeping through Southern California and across the country, changing the...

August 15, 2012

Why the Strategic Monk?

People ask quite a few questions about the name Strategic Monk. Where did you get...

August 12, 2012

An Olympic Retrospective: 12 Things I Learned from the London 2012 Olympics

1. The Olympics is not really about the opening and closing ceremonies, except when the...

August 09, 2012

Take Delight Each Day

Each day is different, filled with wonders of its own. I experience some days as...

August 02, 2012

Happy IPA Day!

Happy India Pale Ale Day! Pale ale, common in England from the middle of the...

July 2012

July 17, 2012

Why Revelry?

Some people hear about what I do or see that my website says Leadership, Pilgrimage,...

July 14, 2012

Growing Up

Growing up is a very individual, personal process in the culture in which I was...

July 04, 2012

Independence Day

Independence is in the eye of the beholder. I can remember when I saw independence...

June 2012

June 28, 2012

2012 Craft Brewery Pilgrimage Reaches Halfway Pint

It is summer, and my 2012 Craft Brewery Pilgrimage is rolling into its halfway point. Each month...