Unfolding Leadership

On “The End of Suffering” by Thích Nhất Hạnh

An arresting meditation by Thích Nhất Hạnh came back to me the other day. I first posted it seven years ago. I encourage you to listen to it again or for the first time. The End of Suffering May the sound of this bell penetrate deep into the cosmos Even in the darkest spots living […]

April 15, 2019 – 4:24 pm | By Dan Oestreich | Posted in Choices, Consciousness, Openness, Reflections and Poems, Self-Knowledge | Comments (2) and Social Share

On Blind Spots

If you must be strong, you’ll react every time you see yourself being weak. You will stamp out weakness by being especially strong, displaying what your strength looks like so even you can see it. This may well have side effects, including looking especially weak and self-centered as you beat up on others. If you […]

March 18, 2019 – 4:41 pm | By Dan Oestreich | Posted in Conflict, Reflective Leadership, Self-Knowledge, Truth | Comments (0) and Social Share

The Point of Feedback is Understanding

It seems obvious doesn’t it — the reason we take the time to have tough conversations with one another is to create better understanding. With that new understanding in place the other person can then choose to grow into better ways of moving in the world. He or she may choose, for example, to become […]

January 21, 2019 – 3:51 pm | By Dan Oestreich | Posted in Choices, Reflective Leadership, Self-Knowledge, Trust | Comments (0) and Social Share

Three Spirits

I used to muse with my friend Tom Furness, founder of the Human Interface Technology Lab, about an imaginary Virtual Reality app. The idea would be to put on a VR helmet to participate a journey of spiritual awakening. My thoughts never went very far with this idea, except to hold some vague imagery: immersion […]