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October 2013

October 26, 2013

Deep Remembrance

Halloween is about remembering and seeking wisdom in what has gone before. Steeped in legends...

October 19, 2013

Deep Troubles

One thing I remember hearing while I was growing up was "Young man, if you...

October 17, 2013

Focus on Quality & Quantity

We live in a world obsessed with quantity over quality. We spend our lives focused...

October 12, 2013

Deep Justice

For as long as I can remember I have had a passion for justice. Strengthened...

October 12, 2013

Deep Justice

For as long as I can remember I have had a passion for justice. Strengthened...

October 10, 2013

Focusing on Our Time

We have a complicated relationship to time. We are motivated to achieve. Whether it is...

October 05, 2013

Deep Forgiveness

It is not easy for me to forgive. Some people are harder to forgive than...

September 2013

September 28, 2013

Deeply Whole

There are times when I wish the Universe would go just a little faster. People...

September 26, 2013

“Your Focus Determines Your Reality”

While checking to see what was happening on Instragram the other day, I read a...

September 21, 2013

Deep Within

I am not a particularly deep thinker. For a long time I lived asleep to...

September 19, 2013

Focus on Sorrow and Loss

Some sorrow is shared. Some is so intensely personal that we know we are the...

September 17, 2013

Leadership Needs Gravity

Gravity holds us together. Without gravity, we would float out, away from the center of...

September 14, 2013

Deep Curiosity

I am a curious person. Lack of curiosity just seems to be boring, like being...

September 12, 2013

Focused on Giving Our Lives

When we say that someone gave their life for something, we usually mean a particular...

September 08, 2013

Settling for More

Sometimes I feel like I am almost there. With just a little more effort, jumping...

August 2013

August 31, 2013

Deep Words

I love words. Words are important to me. I have always been more of a...

August 25, 2013

Please Vote For Someone Else

Several of my friends have been urging me, and their other friends and followers, to...

August 24, 2013

Deep Work

Exploring the Depth can be hard work. It does not require a lot of research,...

August 22, 2013

Unfocused Awareness

I rely on my ability to pay attention, to focus. Concentrating has served me well,...

August 17, 2013

Deep Change

There are times when I would really like change to be easy. I just want...

August 15, 2013

Focused on Ourselves

We live in a time of increasing self absorption. Our worlds revolve around us. We...

August 10, 2013

Guest Post: Depth in the Desert

My friend Hoda Maalouf is amazing. Her life has included struggles and challenges, and she...

August 03, 2013

Exploring the Depth

For years, depth was a foreign country I never visited. I had read books about...

August 01, 2013

Focusing on Inner Life

I have a strong ability to focus. I spend a lot of time focusing on...

July 2013

July 27, 2013

As Deep As the Ocean

The ocean makes a deep impression on me. I grew up in a place where...

July 20, 2013

Guest Post: Finding Ourselves in the Depth

Samantha Hall is a strong, honest, courageous woman. She works hard and tells the truth,...

July 13, 2013

Depth of Potential

There have been times when I was content to skim along the surface. It is...

July 11, 2013

Focused on Taking the Next Step

I tend to be a fairly focused person. My focus is often on taking the...

July 06, 2013

Deep Disturbances

We live in a time of deep disturbance. There are wars and rumors of wars....

June 2013

June 29, 2013

What is Depth?

I began a great conversation this week with James Krucik. James asks questions that get...