I was having a conversation recently with a supervisor who is having some issues with two of his direct reports who are in conflict. As is the case in many situations I’m called into, the employees are not talking with each other. Not talking with each other seems to be an acceptable way to “get along” in some people’s minds. Although détente obviously provides some temporary relief, it’s not really a workable solution in the long run, Continue Reading
How Do You Want to Play Life?
Today, I joined a local co-working space called Club Kwench. Co-working spaces are a fairly new working phenomenon, intended for people who work from home but may need an office space. What is so delightful about this space, is its owner, Tessa McLoughlin. She has a vision for this co-working space – a place where people come together because we need each other. A place where we can work on our own and at the same time, we can connect. As Continue Reading
Lessons Learned Through Grief
In the last HEN, I had written about going to see a dying friend and then coming home to write last month’s issue. It turns out, that very night, at the dawning of the new day, my friend died. So this last month has been a bookend to her life for me – starting with her dying and now, one month later, coming back to this place of reflection with you. Two days after she died, I started a daily practice that lasted a cycle of 7 days. Each Continue Reading
Living the Principle of Impermanence
A friend of mine is dying as I write this. She’s been a friend for 15 years and she’s always been strong and beautiful and graceful. Today I saw her for the first time in a few months. She was heavily sedated on morphine and looked small and frail and a shadow of her former self. Where did the other person go? Why is she not there anymore? Where is this person going – and when? We will all face death and most of us, if we’ve lived long Continue Reading