I was listening to a podcast on Seth Godin’s Akimbo show, titled Supple. It's about being resilient and supple in the face of change. Seth says, “nobody says they wish they were more brittle”. Yet as hard as I try to be open-minded, I often find myself army-foldy. Seth says that when it comes … Continue reading Army-foldy
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Tough conversations
Broaching tough subjects with people we care about is hard. I know. I've avoided my fair share and one very significant one. And I can't deny that I heard the still, small voice telling me to speak. It’s easy to chicken-out of tough conversations because we don't want a fight, we don’t want to offend. … Continue reading Tough conversations
Being heard
On the night of the shootings in Christchurch, I was watching the news when my brother video-called me. He asked if I was ok and I started to cry. He didn't say anything else, just held the space for me to be sad. His focused presence touched my heart. My brother often gives me a hard … Continue reading Being heard
Worth writing about
In the past week, I have learned two writing tips worth sharing. Tip 1 from Safi Bahcall FBR is an acronym used by Safi Bahcall which stands for Fast, Bad and wRong. Safi's writing tip is that you don’t worry about proof-reading, fact-checking or grammar and instead focus solely on getting your thoughts down as quickly as … Continue reading Worth writing about
In all things, at all times
As part of my Lenten practice I am doing a YouVersion bible study. The one I have chosen is called Journeying with Jesus - 40 days Lent Devotional by Susan Narjala. Today I was reading about when Jesus is in the Garden of Gethsemane just before he is arrested and he asks his disciples to … Continue reading In all things, at all times
International Women’s Day
An interesting thing happened today. I was at the gym and a trainer commented to me on how people really need two mirrors. She said it was "amazing how many women were walking around in clothes they shouldn't be wearing. Didn't they realize how they looked?" I said to her that maybe they did [realize … Continue reading International Women’s Day
Hidden value
I spoke to a person this week who belonged to a networking group and was discounting the value of it. He said it hadn't brought him any new business and was a waste of time and money! Based on his expectations, that was true for him. If we measure something as being successful or unsuccessful … Continue reading Hidden value
