Today's spotlight is a little different than usual as it does not come with a specific question. However, Jaime's piece reminds me of Dorie's spotlight from a couple months back, which sparked a thoughtful conversation over a Zoom call with many of you around gardening -- both in the literal and figurative sense. In other words, nurturing both plants as well as relationships, and what that looks and feels like.
Read MoreQuestion for Dave:
Do you recall an unexpected pathway toward a healing in life in whatever way, shape, form that looked like and at whatever level it occurred?
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Question for Muayyad:
Does one person first come to mind: In your very very first “adult” job -- when you were perhaps first out of college or over the age of 21 let’s say – is there someone that pops to mind who brings a smile to your face not because of anything in your specific relationship but just because of who they were or how they moved through the world?
Read MoreQuestion for Mia:
Does one particular travel experience come to mind (whether travel for work or vacation) that had a substantial and LASTING impact on your life?
Read MoreQuestion for Beck:
The Serenity Prayer offers: “Grant me the serenity to accept what I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference…”. With this thought, does something come to mind that you couldn’t change but had (or are having) trouble accepting?
Read MoreQuestion for Dorie:
What is one thing that is small and perhaps nuanced or surprising and perhaps typically sub conscious that you can tell drives you each day ?
Read MoreQuestion for Joe:
There is an idea that we can learn from every single person on the planet. But there are also deeply ingrained habits we have been trained in that “teachers” have a formal designation which might limit our scope for learning. With that thought, does someone come to mind in the past five weeks that you wouldn’t consider a “formal” teacher at all but who you learned something special from… (perhaps even someone you aren’t even fond of) ?
Read MoreQuestion for Julie:
Can you recall a specific moment in the last four months that you were in what you would consider to be “nature” and thought or felt for at least a split second that “maybe all is actually right with the world” ?
Read MoreQuestion for Chris:
Does one particular travel experience come to mind (whether travel for work or vacation) that had a substantial and LASTING impact on your life?
Read MoreQuestion for Tim:
What is one significant and lousy decision you made that accidentally resulted in some positive indirect outcomes?
Read MoreQuestion for Chris:
Does one particular travel experience come to mind (whether travel for work or vacation) that had a substantial and LASTING impact on your life?
Read MoreQuestion for Joe:
Does one particular travel experience come to mind (whether travel for work or vacation) that had a substantial and LASTING impact on your life?
Read MoreQuestion for Allison:
Do you recall a moment or period in your work/career where your feeling of “mis-alignment” was growing simply too large and causing you anxiety or bad sleep… What practical change or action did you take?
Read MoreQuestion for Susan:
Can you recall a specific moment in the last four months that you were in what you would consider to be “nature” and thought or felt for at least a split second that “maybe all is actually right with the world” ?
Read MoreQuestion for Laurie:
The Serenity Prayer offers: “Grant me the serenity to accept what I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference….” With this thought, does something come to mind that you couldn’t change but had (or having) trouble accepting?
Read MoreQuestion for Bill:
Does one person first come to mind: In your very very first “adult” job -- when you were perhaps first out of college or over the age of 21 let’s say – is there someone that pops to mind who brings a smile to your face not because of anything in your specific relationship but just because of who they were or how they moved through the world?
Read MoreI have loved reading these CFC Spotlights and getting to hear little snippets and stories from the lives of people in this special community. So today I decided to spotlight some short quotes from the last few months…
-Amanda
Read MoreQuestion for Bob:
What is one thing that is small and perhaps nuanced or surprising and perhaps typically sub conscious that you can tell drives you each day ?
Read MoreQuestion for Tristan:
The Serenity Prayer offers: “Grant me the serenity to accept what I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference…”. With this thought, does something come to mind that you couldn’t change but had (or are having) trouble accepting ?
Read MoreQuestion for Robert:
There is an idea that we can learn from every single person on the planet. But there are also deeply ingrained habits we have been trained in that “teachers” have a formal designation which might limit our scope for learning. With that thought, does someone come to mind in the past five weeks that you wouldn’t consider a “formal” teacher at all but who you learned something special from… (perhaps even someone you aren’t even fond of) ?
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