by lori | Aug 14, 2013 | Benefits, Impacts, Letting Go, Self-organizing groups
Bas did a really brave thing this week. And given that he is so beautifully Dutch–reserved and humble and whatever the opposite of self-centered is—he would never toot his own horn about this. But I’m an American, dammit. My friend deserves a bit of frickin’... by lori | Jun 21, 2013 | Benefits, Community, Recognizing, Story
My Grandma Del passed away last week. It was the day before my 43rd birthday, and about 2 months before her 88th birthday. She was the last of my living grandparents. When Daniel called me to break the news to me, he woke me up, and the first thought that flitted... by lori | May 6, 2013 | Acceptance, Forgiveness, Learning
I love working with Bas. He’s part childhood pen pal, part imaginary friend, part work colleague, part informal cultural attaché, and part best friend. And the fact that we’ve both been writing about transitions for several years without fully knowing we were... by lori | Mar 11, 2013 | Learning, Wayfinding
I love the Friedrich Nietzsche quote “One must have chaos in oneself in order to give birth to a dancing star.” This quote found me mid 2004 at the beginning of my marriage, my doctoral program, and the beginning of two years of amazing, life-changing work. That was a... by lori | Jan 9, 2013 | Benefits, Impacts, Recognizing, Self-organizing groups, Story, Successful Groups
Reading a human mind across great distances is easy for some. I have friends who do it all the time. As near as I can tell, we need just three things to do it: dear friends, silliness, and our true self. Pain also works, but I recommend silliness over pain when you... by lori | Nov 5, 2012 | Community, Community of practice, Learning as
My friend and coworker Christopher recently decided to follow his passion and start blogging about honey at http://honeyfiend.com/. He asked a handful of us what we thought, which already proves that he is far smarter than I was when I started blogging oh-so-many (ok,...