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It was probably 10 years ago when I heard these words from Ruth Haley Barton, The best gift we give to the world is a healthy and whole you. I knew that was a significant statement, but I didn’t fully grasped the depth of it until I received my cancer diagnosis. Health and wholeness is always something we have to fight for. It doesn’t come easy. There are many things – both in the world and within our own hearts – that work against us. We need all the support we can get. This weekly newsletter is meant to help provide that. May these stories, poems, advice, and encouragement provide some of what you need.
Finding the Center – Centerline No. 10
The High Cost of the Middle Ground Most of us don’t live on the extremes. We aren’t relentlessly sprinting toward a bold horizon, nor are
Finding the Center – Centerline No. 9
A Personal Note and Newsletter Relaunch As some of you know, my transition from Austin to Boston and a few lingering health challenges have taken
Finding the Center – Centerline No. 8
The Strength of the Flock Leadership is often mischaracterized as the art of the “solo climb,” but the reality is that no leader rises higher
Finding the Center – Centerline No. 7
Staying on the Creative Edge Creativity isn’t a lightning bolt that just strikes the lucky ones; it’s actually a discipline of remaining “unsettled” enough to
Finding the Center – Centerline No. 6
The Attention Tax Distraction is rarely a loud intrusion; it is more often a quiet habit that mindlessly fills out our marginal moments and fragments
Finding the Center – Centerline No. 5
The Unnoticed Departure Nobody plans to ship-wreck. We don’t wake up and decide to lose our integrity, our marriages, or our health. We simply stop
Finding the Center – Centerline No. 4
Agile or Aligned? The Case for a Slower Pivot Most of us have mastered “The Pivot.” It’s the hip word we use to sound authoritative
Finding the Center – Centerline No. 3
The Drift is Silent, but the Signal is Loud Sometimes people mistakenly talk about Leadership Drift as if it were a result of a sudden
Finding the Center – Centerline No. 2
For this second volume of Centerline, we shift the focus from the excitement of a new launch to the grit of everyday maintenance. Transitions have a way
Finding the Center – Centerline No. 1
Friends, I’ve spent the last few months navigating a lot of transitions—physically moving from Austin to the Boston area and professionally pivoting into this new
The Healing Chronicle – Volume 62
Mary and her advance “Yes” One of the things I have done over the past few years – to help make Christmas a bit more
The Healing Chronicle – Volume 61
A Not So Merry Christmas We have all heard it…… this season is not joyous for everyone! And it’s true! If you are struggling financially…If you are