Thursday Thought – Bad on the Outside, Good on the Inside

Note: Each Thursday I will post a little something to inspire us to finish the week strong. These Thursday Thoughts will be a quote, piece of music, artwork, or inspirational video.  Congratulations, you made it over the hump and let's finish the week together. It has been a tough week.  Oddly thanks to Justin Bieber we... Continue Reading →

A Mixture of Delight, Nostalgia and Silliness

Last week I was shopping at a local arts and crafts store.  My daughter was busy picking various ribbon for several hair bows she designed and planned to make.  My advice was clearly not helping her so I walked off in search of some inspiration. There were the beginner books on drawing ... sorry, already... Continue Reading →

Gravel Roads that Stretch Forever

Gone are the voices.  For a while I heard echoes, but these faint voices are now gone.  My workplace is now quiet.  There are depths of quiet that I now know.  Each week the quiet grows louder and louder. Odd that this is the time of my greatest leadership challenge. I have written of my... Continue Reading →

A Thousand Fibers Connect Us

I am thinking a lot about connections these days.  How we establish meaningful connections with each other.  How we maintain these connections.  How fragile these connections can be in times of stress.  We cannot live only for ourselves.  A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our... Continue Reading →

Thursday Thought – Laugh, Think and Cry

Note: Each Thursday I will post a little something to inspire us to finish the week strong. These Thursday Thoughts will be a quote, piece of music, artwork, or inspirational video.  Congratulations, you made it over the hump and let's finish the week together. The college basketball championship tournament is well under way here in... Continue Reading →

Start a Meeting with a Poem

I recently listened to a TED podcast featuring poet Billy Collins former Poet Laureate for the  United States.  The topic was the creative process and during the discussion he made a simple statement: Start a meeting with a poem. When we gather together at meetings often we are not centered and focused on the discussion... Continue Reading →

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