There’s a rhythm which comes with the seasonal change. It brings a natural ebb and flow to things. How can…
Reflection
A reflection is so useful because it’s unfiltered. No one’s point of view is in the way. We benefit from…
Mortar
Someone needs to be the glue, the person which holds the group together, keeps the ideas flowing and sticky and…
Dead End
Fortunately, there aren’t many. We almost always have a choice…and of course a decision to make. Choose Wisely.
Simple
The fanciness is rarely necessary. It just needs to do it’s job. What if we removed the pomp and circumstance,…
DIY
There’s a certain satisfaction which comes from solving our own problem, especially in new territory. We grow in so many…
Shelter
Unless we’re in a life preserving or threatening situation, shelter is largely overrated…and overused. What are we really protecting? Status,…
Service
Service, the work we do for someone, is…generous, hard, rewarding, challenging, scary and most of the time, terribly inconvenient. But…
Position
Actually venturing any closer to the sun is probably a bad idea. We’re right about where we need to be…
Labeling
Labels are helpful to give us background, context and lay claim. They’re beneficial when we need information to understand what’s…
Stay Off
It’s amazing how powerful words can be…especially when they are nice ones. Want to make more effective change? Give extra…
Motion
Individual progress is easiest to see when those around us are moving more slowly or not at all. But, we…
Empty
How does it change once the crowd leaves? Is it still special? More often than not, people give a place…
End
The end is rarely the end. It’s just a placeholder for a new beginning. Sometimes, we need to end with…
Signal
Leaving the light on lets us know we’re welcome, we can stop here, perhaps even stay awhile. The same applies…
Original
How important is it to be the original, the first one? Perhaps the copy is a bit better. Perhaps not.…
Confusion
We generally operate with a sense of place and order in our heads. We make sense of things which fit…
Assistance
There has never been more help available to us in making decisions. Almost endless research, facts and opinion are available…
KISS
When we’re struggling with how to say it, perhaps the best advice is to keep it simple. Thoughtful and brief…
Caution
There are some moments when it pays to move more slowly, study things a little more than we normally do.…