If you like, listen to me read this post. As I’ve checked my blog stats lately, I’ve found many searches for “leadership poems” or “poems about leadership.” I’m assuming this represents an unmet need, if only as the product of some classroom assignment somewhere around the world. I can hear it now, “Write an essay… Continue reading Leadership Poems
Category: Reflections and Poems
A Caress of the World
Hear me read this post. My grandfather was a part-time orchardist and a part-time painter. This was at a time, close to the Great Depression, when being a good water colorist still meant a chance to paint for the covers of well-known magazines. One family legend is that he would sell on the street the… Continue reading A Caress of the World
On Whole-Hearted Reflection
Hear me read this post. A few days ago I posted a few “reflections,” which I described as a little less than full-fledged meditations and a little more than thoughtful prose. Hmmmm. I’ve been thinking about this definition, and also about why reflections might be valuable to anybody as they consider ways to strengthen their… Continue reading On Whole-Hearted Reflection
Three Reflections
Make no mistake, if you think you have it bad, it could be so much worse. One only has to look out for a few moments across the landscape of the blogosphere to find deep suffering — it’s enough to be paralyzed in grief. And yet, I do believe we also work pretty hard most… Continue reading Three Reflections