LINES TO LIVE BY
Value Quality More Than Quantity
Our mainstream society is addicted to growth and is caught in the myth that more is better. Rather than setting your compass to growth or success defined monetarily, aim to be in alignment with Life. Small acts done with pure love have more value than grand...
Supporting Change Agents
Here is a story of a successful change initiative at a conservative Dutch-based bank, thanks, in part, to the Chaordic Design Framework. It is an excerpt of my forthcoming book: Make Light Work in Groups. In 2003, two women internal to the bank wanted to make...
Scrabble Wisdom
The other day my friend Saskia Wolsak talked about “Scrabble Wisdom”: the insights she has distilled from playing (and winning) dozens of recent games. She’s now taking these insights off the board, and finding them to be a great guide for the game of life too. Here...
Redirecting Attention
On a recent ferry trip from Vancouver to Victoria, my husband and I bumped into our good friend Mike, a wise soul who has turned me on to wonderful books and videos. In fact, I have to sidetrack to mention an earlier one, just in case you or someone you know is...
Trust is the foundation of healthy groups (and everything)
Here's an excerpt from my forthcoming book, Make Light Work in Groups. I'm writing about frameworks that have guided my work for decades, and falling even more in love with them. I was first introduced to Trust Theory through my mother when I was a teenager. She came...
Decision Making — the importance of discernment
I recently tuned in for guidance on whether to go to a conference. At first I framed my inquiry in isolation: It furthers the Make Light Work body of work for me to participate in XXX conference. My intuitive response was "Yes", but I sensed a hesitancy. This nudged...
Feeling Overwhelmed?
Here’s an idea from a recent workshop participant: a way to simplify your world: Put one issue/task on the desktop at a time. This singular focus helps clarify what is “signal” and what is “noise”, making it easier to pick up on your intuitive knowing, and easier for...
Effective Group Decision-making
In 1992 I had an experience of group decision making that has inspired me ever since. The Findhorn Foundation staff group had gathered in the pale peach living room of Cullerne House, a grand and gracious mansion built from huge blocks of highland granite. Fifty plus...
Emotional Baggage Handling
Yesterday I had a Skype call with a friend who spoke about working really hard to get rid of all her baggage so that she would be ready for the partnership of her dreams. A participant at a book talk last month said the same thing, almost verbatim. This is inner work...