All of us are unfolding. One moment at a time, we gather strength and self-knowledge. There are no mistakes, only better ways to learn. This blog site is devoted to reflective leadership, a discipline based in our unique human capability for introspection. Reflective leadership is about understanding our inner life and its impact on behavior and relationships; about sensitivity to our experiences, thoughts and feelings and the art of offering meaningful leadership to others.
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Dan Oestreich
Oestreich Associates
Renton, WA USA
The River Knows Everything
I am only a ferryman
and it is my task to take people across and to all of them
my river has been nothing but a hindrance on their journey.
They have traveled for money and business, to weddings and on pilgrimages;
the river has been in their way and the ferryman was there
to take them quickly across the obstacle. However, amongst the thousands
there have been four or five, to whom the river was not an obstacle.
They heard its voice and listened to it, and the river has become holy
to them, as it has to me. The river has taught me to listen;
you will learn from it too. The river knows everything;
one can learn everything from it.
– Hermann Hesse, Siddartha