I am a fairly focused person. Focus is one of the traits that personality tests usually identify as one of my strengths. I tend to be good at following directions, taking the specific steps in the specified order to get the desired result. Some people think I have a version of Attention Surplus Disorder. My […]
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I spend my life supported and shaped by spiritual community. It has grown and changed, as I have, and has been with me as long as I can remember. My spiritual community has taught me a great deal. It has given me precious gifts, including opportunities to struggle and work my way through my own
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More and more, I need to listen before I know what to say. Sometimes I am listening to other people, to myself, to the world around me, or to silence. Being open to receiving is a prerequisite to being open to share. A friend of mine told me that I am practicing to be an
Leadership is about not being defeated. Being a leader is about how I perceive challenges. Are they obstacles that threaten to derail my leadership, or are they opportunities to learn and grow? The leaders who inspire me are people who embrace challenges. They see them not as obstacles to be overcome, but as experiences that
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I belong to a liturgical church. Liturgical churches are very good at appealing to as many of our senses as possible to remind us of our story. People stand and retell it to us so we can hear it. We use special music, and even ring bells, to remind ourselves of the story. Our buildings
I wanted to learn more about my friend Beth Slevcove, who is a spiritual director in San Diego, and she agreed to answer a few of my questions. Here is the second of two parts: When do you feel most present to God? When does God seem most transcendent? When I’m in nature, particularly near
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I wanted to learn more about my friend Beth Slevcove, who is a spiritual director in San Diego, and she agreed to answer a few of my questions. Here is the first of two parts: Beth, How did you become a spiritual director? is there a dramatic story that lead you to that? In my
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Leadership is about accepting responsibility. Leaders are responsible for keeping core values and vision in mind, and translating them into specific steps forward. It is as true for people who are leading themselves as it is for people who are leading organizations. When I live in ways that are not consistent with my own core values
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What inspires you? Some people are inspired by moments of triumphant excellence. The recognition of receiving a major award. The thrill of winning a significant contest. The overwhelming beauty of creating an artistic, or scientific, or political, masterpiece. We see ourselves in the lives of the people we admire, we think about what we would
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It is easy for me to assume that life has always been the way I know it now. I flip a switch and the room is filled with light. With a few clicks, I have access to a vast variety of information and people. There is very little in my day to remind me of
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