On Meaning

I am aware that I am con­stant­ly at work on my choic­es, espe­cial­ly the big one, my con­stant re-choos­ing to be the per­son I have decid­ed to be. To do oth­er­wise would lead me into inse­cu­ri­ty, dis­con­ti­nu­ity, a major loss of iden­ti­ty. Choos­ing and re-choos­ing is my sta­bil­i­ty and home base. Each day I am… Con­tin­ue read­ing On Mean­ing

Being in the Desert II

Here is the fore­go­ing post as a slideshow with nar­ra­tion. You can select the “HD” set­ting for bet­ter res­o­lu­tion in full screen, but it’s not right yet — the full screen image should be crisp — and I have a tick­et in with Word­Press Sup­port. How­ev­er, for now, this ver­sion (via the “Down­load Video” link… Con­tin­ue read­ing Being in the Desert II

Being in the Desert

Recent­ly, I was read­ing a beau­ti­ful doc­u­ment by Karen Tse, describ­ing the basis for her work, and I was struck again by the image of the desert which she ref­er­ences, about the neces­si­ty of “going to the desert” in order to “dis­cov­er what it means to draw upon the vast well of our spir­i­tu­al resources… Con­tin­ue read­ing Being in the Desert

On Discernment and Hubris

Dis­cern­ment refers to open­ing up one’s eyes and one’s mind, con­sid­er­ing a sit­u­a­tion care­ful­ly, and reflect­ing to find insight more than express judg­ment. Of the many qual­i­ties of lead­ers, it is one of those we most watch for as we eval­u­ate the skills and capa­bil­i­ties of a leader. Does this per­son show a capac­i­ty for… Con­tin­ue read­ing On Dis­cern­ment and Hubris