by lori | Dec 18, 2012 | FAQ, Getting Lost, Story
Two and a half weeks ago, our dear Grady dog stopped eating. No other obvious trouble: just no eating. First clearly saying NO to dog food. The next day, saying NO to treats. And the following day, NO to cooked chicken and turkey and meatloaf. Today, four veterinary... by lori | Nov 15, 2012 | Story
We all have foggy days. Days where who we are feels murky, what we’re doing is muddled, and what we truly want is hidden from us. Emotional mud puddles. And sometimes the fog lasts months, or years, not days. I’m just emerging from a 5-month Collective Self fog... by lori | Oct 12, 2012 | FAQ, Story
One of my favorite books as a kid was Bridge to Terabithia, a story of two young friends who overcome their troubled lives to create their own magical kingdom—called Terabithia—in the woods behind their homes. As I recall, the story is 80% friendship, magic, and... by lori | Jun 20, 2012 | Benefits, Benefits, Community, Impacts, Impacts, Self-organizing groups, Self-organizing work groups, Story, Sustaining
Community member Emergent by design asked this question today. Love her. Love the question too. I began writing a comment and found that my comment just kept getting longer and longer until I thought to myself “It would be rude to add a comment this long to a... by lori | May 30, 2012 | Benefits, Fostering, Impacts, Recognizing, Recommended Reading, Self-organizing groups, Self-organizing work groups, Story, Sustaining
Bas and I spent the past 7 months playing/working to create a storybook together. And it’s now finished! Woo hoo! Read it for free here: Different Work: Moving from I Should to I Love My Work Optimized for the iPad, the book at the link above also works on smart... by lori | Apr 11, 2012 | Benefits, Community, Story
Monday evening I decided to go on an unannounced neighborhood Walkabout. I actually planned just to go from the backyard to the front yard, but a squirrel caught my eye and before you know it I was at our corner store. At this point, I was kind of freaked out, I’m...