Recently, meditating, I had one of the those strong experiences when words simply appear in my mind. They come to me as if from some remote, subconscious part that requires my full attention. And I listen. The words happened to be, “straw for the fire.” This was perhaps three weeks ago and I am still… Continue reading Straw for the Fire
Places of Refuge
I happened on a copy of “Good Communication That Blocks Learning” by master business theorist, Chris Argyris. Originally published in Harvard Business Revew in 1994, I wanted to see if I still agreed with Argyris’s perspective about how organizational leaders impede the empowerment of their managers and employees. While I found that my respect for… Continue reading Places of Refuge
Struggling to Find the Heart
struggling to find the heart many focusing on darkness won’t see won’t wait for a tiny bud of light won’t see how it gathers to itself shattering the whole huge black pearl at once how the sky explodes petal upon irreducible petal a mandala becomes a world a mirror a self yet if just a few of us notice over… Continue reading
Learning Happens Out of Love for the Soul
Recently, a supervisor who had attended one of my courses sent me a short follow-up note on some of the work she is doing to manage conflict in her work unit. I replied, adding this thought: “learning happens out of love for the soul, not self-criticism.” You may infer from this that the supervisor’s note… Continue reading Learning Happens Out of Love for the Soul