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Hopium
The problem with hope is that it’s bipolar. Every time we rely on hope, we always bring in fear. Wisdom teaches that...
Uncomfortable Place Of Uncertainty
We weren’t trained to admit we don’t know. Most of us were taught to sound certain and confident, to state our opinion as if...
Who Do We Choose To Be?
The powerful always defend the status quo because it is the source of their power and privilege. Any change that benefits others would...
Big Enough to Take It All In
To want to see clearly is a true act of fearlessness. To open our heart and mind, to be open to what life is offering us in this moment,...
Absurd Heroism
Consider Sisyphus. As described in both Greek and Roman mythology, Sisyphus was condemned by the gods to an eternity of futile and...
Love is the Source of Fearlessness
Some of the prison bars that we have constructed for ourselves are our fear of losing our jobs. Our fear of not being liked. Our need for...
The Order on the Other Side of Chaos
I use the word "chaos" to describe those times in an organization when people are confused, don't know what to do, and feel...
Disturb Me, Please!
In graduate school, I had one professor who encouraged us to notice what surprised or...
Element of Surprise
Very little about the emerging nature of life supports who we have tried to be. Life invites us to play along, discovering as we go....
Evolving From Hope to Hopelessness
[Rudolf Bahro said,] "When the forms of an old culture are dying, the new culture is created by a few people who are not afraid to be...
Between Yes and No
Root of happiness is knowing that everything changes. That's all there is to happiness. It's nothing you pursue. It's living in the...
Disturb the System
Think about how we generally have treated information. We've known it was important, but we've handled it in ways that have destroyed...