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November 2015

November 19, 2015

Working on Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day will be here soon, one week from today. We think of Thanksgiving as...

November 12, 2015

Working on Forgiveness

It can be a challenge for us to forgive each other, and a challenge to...

November 05, 2015

A Shot of Gratitude

November is the month we get a gratitude booster shot. Several people I know keep...

October 2015

October 29, 2015

Asking Good Questions

People tell me I ask good questions. It is not really a surprise. I have...

October 15, 2015

How Discerning Are We?

It is ironic that "discerning" is one of those words we think we understand but...

October 08, 2015

Discerning the Everyday

We blanket our lives with routines and habits, wrapping them in expectations and assumptions. They protect...

October 01, 2015

Exploring Work More Deeply

It can be easy for us to take work for granted. We see work as a...

September 2015

September 03, 2015

What People Remember

People remember. We remember people who have made meaningful contributions to our lives. Some of those...

August 2015

August 27, 2015

Becoming Who We Are

The greatest, longest, most challenging struggle of our lives is becoming who we are. Every...

August 13, 2015

Working On Our Questions

We live in a world fixated on the importance of answers. The point of living in...

August 06, 2015

What is Your Area of Expertise?

There is just something about experts that causes us to hope they are making a...

July 2015

July 30, 2015

Have We Gotten Our Month’s Worth?

There is only a day or two left in the month. Has it been a good month...

July 23, 2015

Getting Back to Work

There are days when it feels like we are always just getting back to work....

July 16, 2015

Building on Yesterday

It is unlikely we will achieve perfection today. Today is only one day. We may...

July 09, 2015

Which Way Do We Go Next?

This may be the summer after high school, or college, graduation for you. It may...

July 02, 2015

Celebrating Independence

In a couple of days my fellow citizens and I will celebrate our Independence Day....

June 2015

June 18, 2015

Working Every Angle

There are people who always have an angle, or several. They are good at seeing around...

June 04, 2015

Working to Celebrate Obstacles

Nothing slows us down like an obstacle. We seem to assume our path will be smooth...

May 2015

May 28, 2015

What Exactly Does a Strategic Monk Do?

Nice to meet you, Greg. Did I hear you say you are a strategic monk?...

May 21, 2015

Working Inside Out

The work I do, with either a person or a group of people, often includes inner work....

May 14, 2015

Searching for Passion

We have heard it over and over again: "Follow your passion!" "Do what you love...

May 07, 2015

Working for Small Change

For longer than I can remember, I have wanted to change the world. Reading biographies...

April 2015

April 30, 2015

The Hard Work of Responding to Suffering

We seem to live in a world more and more subject to suffering. It can be easy to...

April 23, 2015

I Love Working Here!

There may not be a "perfect job" for me. My experience includes lots of different kinds...

April 16, 2015

Working for the Long Run

It is easy for us to get caught up in what needs to be done...

April 09, 2015

Making Life Work

We put a lot of time and attention into making life work for us. Sometimes everything fits,...

April 02, 2015

Working Up a Sweat

We measure our strength by testing ourselves to find out how far we can go. Even...

March 2015

March 26, 2015

Working Our Way Toward Joy

It can be a challenge to remember work does not have to make us miserable....

March 19, 2015

Working Under Pressure

We believe in the positive power of pressure. When the pressure is on, people do...

March 12, 2015

Working Out Our Differences

I am a recovering attorney. I decided to become a lawyer while I was in elementary...