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An orchard full of questions
In grasping for answers
–when we hold too tight–
we squeeze the juice right out of the question.
In search of definitive, black and white certainty
we unwittingly plot a rigid path that narrows with each step.
It’s hard not to dig in, once we’ve begun.
To press on, unyielding in our quest for certitude,
no longer noticing […]
Bringing your whole self to work, including your bladder
Apologies to the faint of heart, but we need to have a little potty talk. Let me explain … I have been talking with a variety of clients these past weeks to get a feel for what it’s like to walk in their shoes at their workplace. These […]
Mud and Muted Miracles
I’ll be honest.
April is not my favorite month.
The snow is either gone
or too crunchy or punchy to play with.
The ground is still frozen
so garden prep can’t really happen.
It’s a time of in between
known here in the northland
as Mud Season.
Some years are more dramatic than others
but we experience mud ponds
(far too expansive to […]
Work/Life Equity
Equinox is upon us. That time, just twice a year, when daylight and darkness are equal. Ahh, the balance of it all. And it happens only twice a year. Even our planet seems to understand that perfect balance just isn’t intended to happen all the time. So many people, on hearing the phrase work/life […]
What does it mean to pray?
What does it mean to pray?
Gathered together or on our own?
For some, it’s a direct line to a creator.
For others, it’s more of a universe thing,
tapping into a connection, say, with the natural world and ‘sending’ it.
For still others, it’s about focused energy and light—
beaming it outward.
For some, prayer is […]
From zooming sled dogs to Zoom meetings, how do we keep and hold people’s attention?
As I write this, I am deep into planning the Healing the Healers Dogsled Days — the day trips my mushing partner and I have envisioned and discussed and imagined and created over many, many months. We’ve designed the day anticipating […]
Ah, Winter, you often maligned
sometimes scowled at beauty of a season.
I get it. If people are only shoveling
or driving upon slippery roads,
some of your shine can wear off pretty quickly.
Dear reader,
if you are someone lacking either the gear or the gumption
to go outside in subzero temps,
allow me to elaborate just a little…
For starters, there […]
What if we lightened up a little bit?
I was trying to decide how I would approach a speaking engagement in which most attendees were going to be suspicious of anyone wearing a mask. For me, there was no question that I would wear one (or maybe two), but I didn’t want to start my program […]
Solstice is a powerful teacher:
the trickster who invites you to go out sledding on a moon-less night.
Daring you to take a risk, to lean in,
to stay with what is uncertain and unseen.
She whispers in your ear as the sled starts to move,
“Your vision limits you here.
Your desperation to see keeps you from seeing.
In this place, […]
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