“Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand.” (Karl A. Menninger) The magic of listening. …
On Listening (Part 2)
The next time you hug someone, hold the embrace for six seconds. At the six second mark, your brain releases optimal levels of oxytocin and serotonin. Note: you may wish …
On Listening (Part 1)
We were at a team off-site near the holidays. There were twelve of us and we’d gathered in the home of one of the team’s leaders. I’d hired an improv …
Listen up
“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” (Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal …
Not much time now
There’s not much time now. Not much time. Where each day used to promise possibility, now they come with the tick-tock of time. There’s not much time now. Not much …
Not a straight line
When it comes to making personal change, the idea that “the shortest path between two points is a straight line” doesn’t necessarily prove true. Want more confidence? Do yoga: you’ll …
Small Treats
Every once-in-a-while, I drink directly from the container of half-and-half. Decadent. And, I pause to smile. Such a small extravagance makes me feel royal. While it’s really not a big …
Write it down
“The overwhelm is suffocating.” She crumbled as the words poured out. She listed the competing priorities, the stagnant ideas, the completeness that alluded her… …to the point that she couldn’t …
Preparing for the year ahead
In ski-towns, where the bounty of tourism revenue comes in winter or summer, there is something called “shoulder season”*. Many colleges have a ‘J-term’, which is a condensed academic term …
And then…
And then, she saw it. Life’s chunks and choices were not to be added step-by-step in a single line of linear progress. Rather, it was not a path but a …