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A Point of View – Perspective on Time Management
I have been working to publish two blogs a month, sharing insights on different facets of transformational work. I also publish a newsletter that includes further detail on the theme of those monthly blogs. In March, I shifted my focus slightly to incorporate...
Life Transitions – Honoring Our Unique Journey
Throughout our lives there are many transition points, but the personal significance of each event varies by person. For some people, milestone birthdays serve as transition points; for others events such as graduation, starting a job, getting married are when life...
Life Transitions – Honoring the Generations
I was recently reading an item on LinkedIn referencing a term we sometimes call people that might be considered derogatory. I was scanning the comments and saw one that suggested that the use of this term should end with the last of the baby boomers. My first reaction...
How We Receive – Feedback
We all have many opportunities to receive and give feedback. As children, students, friends, employees, and team members, we are given formal and informal input on our behaviors, our looks, and our performance, among others. As parents, teachers, bosses, and leaders,...
How We Receive – Perception and Judgments
My last blog included a reference to the number of people from both sides of my family. After reading the blog post, one of my cousins pointed out an aspect that I had excluded – the difference in size of the generations. As I sat with her feedback, I came to see how...
Connecting with Other – Exclusions
Having experienced and studied systemic constellations for over a decade, I have seen a pattern that creates an impact in peoples’ lives and the lives’ of the next generation – exclusion. During the luncheon after my mom’s service, I noticed that while there were...
Connecting with others – Good Deeds and Mitzvahs
Before and after my Mom’s passing, there were synchronicities and signs that became apparent. One thing that struck me as I listened to her friends was how she liked to give of herself. Whether it was as a resource instructor helping students with learning challenges...
A Letting Go – Creating New Meaning
To continue with things I’ve learned from the recent passing of my mom, I wanted to share an experience from clearing out her apartment. When she moved there nine years ago, my mom took beautiful artwork, tasteful pieces of furniture, and enough photographs to fill an...
A Letting Go – Dedication to my Mom
Over the last few months, I took a break from my blogging while my Mom was journeying through the final months of her life. I lacked the inspiration to write over that time, and felt my higher priority was to work through all the “end-of-life” twists and turns and...
Deflecting – Not Owning Your Greatness or Your Value
Earlier this month, I wrote about deflecting caused by not taking responsibility for your actions, reactions, imperfections, and outcomes. That type of deflection is really about not owning what is less than perfect about yourself. However, some people experience...
Deflecting – Not Taking Responsibility or Ownership
One of the key concepts in the transformational approaches I have studied is that of responsibility; meaning, being responsible for your actions, reactions, imperfections, and outcomes. It differs from what one might traditionally perceive as responsibility such as...
Pet Peeves – Could They Represent Expectations You Have of Others?
Continuing with my pondering of pet peeves this month led me to the behavior of tailgating, or driving dangerously close to someone’s bumper. While living in the Northeast, driving was always an interesting challenge. However, I never noticed as many tailgaters as I...