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. I have not posted a Thursday Thought for weeks and well... Continue Reading →
Driven By Skepticism
What makes you think you can teach us how to lead? That is the question a student asks his college professor on the first day of the leadership course. A fair and brave question to ask of the experienced teacher standing in front of the lecture hall. If you were the professor, how would you... Continue Reading →
Raised By Wolves
In my last post I looked at the full cosmos to focus and gain perspective. One can not observe space and the cosmos without thinking about time. To look at the stars is to be a time traveler. Thousands of years ago light from a distant star pointed toward Earth and reached out to me as I look... Continue Reading →
Children of the Earth and the Sky
A day for perspective. Words from the late Carl Sagan. A reminder that indeed, We Move Together. As the ancient myth makers knew, we are children equally of the earth and the sky. In our tenure on this planet we've accumulated dangerous evolutionary baggage — propensities for aggression and ritual, submission to leaders, hostility to outsiders... Continue Reading →
Potluck Math
Okay, I need to be honest with myself. This will not work. I tried to tie-down a crockpot to the rack on my bike. There is no way I would make it to work without spilling the contents stored in the crockpot. Alas, today I need to drive the car into work - it is potluck... Continue Reading →
True Leaders Are Hardly Known
In the spirit of servant leadership comes a beautiful vision of leadership from author Ursula K. Le Guin. She was a favorite author of mine as a child. Her Earthsea books kept me up late at night dreaming of discovering magic for myself. I continue to look. Ursula K. Le Guin wrote on many topics... Continue Reading →