Last week I was privileged to enjoy time in the New Orleans area with our school leaders. Learning and growing alongside them is one of the best parts of my job. Speaking of learning, last night I played my guitar for the first time in a while and I learned a new chord configuration…thirty yearsContinue reading “Genius is in the idea. Impact comes from action. -Simon Sinek”
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On The Fine Art of Weeding- Christine Rodgers
The further in you go the more you prune away the thicker it grows back. Such diligence required to keep a path cleared for God. Today’s Gospel reading from Luke speaks for itself. Jesus provides such a meaningful framework for life and relationships in this teaching. Blessings on your week ahead! The Beatitudes 20 And he liftedContinue reading “On The Fine Art of Weeding- Christine Rodgers”
Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you. -Anne Lamott
This past weekend my family and I escaped to the beach with three other families, as part of a Labor Day tradition where we’ve had the blessing to witness each of our ten total children grow in their relationships with one another, and in their appreciation for the beautiful setting of Cailfornia’s Central Coast. ThereContinue reading “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you. -Anne Lamott”
Spirituality is recognizing and celebrating that we are inextricably connected to each other by a power greater than all of us, and that our connection to that power and to one another is grounded in love and compassion. – Brené Brown
I recently started reading Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone, by one of my favorite authors/speakers/thinkers, Brené Brown. I have been leading workshops on “Belonging” in our schools of late, and this resource is a great add to my toolkit. Dr. Brown’s Ted Talk on “The PowerContinue reading “Spirituality is recognizing and celebrating that we are inextricably connected to each other by a power greater than all of us, and that our connection to that power and to one another is grounded in love and compassion. – Brené Brown”
If we need a miracle to take us to the place of freedom, it happens when we trust God to heal what we cannot. -Sr. Jeana Visol, OSB
Mad World It’s been a whirlwind of a week at home as we settled into new routines associated with school, music lessons and the seasons of football, soccer and volleyball. I also traveled for the first part of the week and so instead of tri-locating among her work and two different sports practices, Brigid helpedContinue reading “If we need a miracle to take us to the place of freedom, it happens when we trust God to heal what we cannot. -Sr. Jeana Visol, OSB”
No matter what tools you use to create, the true instrument is you. And through you, the universe that surrounds us all comes into focus. -Rick Rubin
My city is alive with children and their families. My oldest son started high school earlier this week and my youngest two kids began this morning…they took the bus to school today with their mom, which was a first. We are lucky to have that option! As I drove our oldest through the city toContinue reading “No matter what tools you use to create, the true instrument is you. And through you, the universe that surrounds us all comes into focus. -Rick Rubin”
If the Kingdom of God is in you, you should leave a little bit of heaven wherever you go. -Dr. Cornel West
This week I finished the book Leadership is a Relationship on a plane, and am pleased to share the except (depicted) on everyday practices to inform our approach to leadership. I also read this pearl of wisdom (below) the other day in my daily reflection resource, Give Us this Day. And I am pleased toContinue reading “If the Kingdom of God is in you, you should leave a little bit of heaven wherever you go. -Dr. Cornel West”
Because even the smallest of words can be the ones to hurt you, or save you. Natsuki Takaya
This week I picked my youngest kids up from overnight summer camp, dropped my oldest off at high school orientation, and squeezed in a hike with all three of them at a favorite trail in Marin County – this one leads to the ocean, and I appreciated a few minutes at the beach to thinkContinue reading “Because even the smallest of words can be the ones to hurt you, or save you. Natsuki Takaya”
Mercy is our attempt at grace. If we can’t be graceful, at least we can be kind. -Kevin Fisher Paulson
Since I last wrote, I enjoyed an eighth grade graduation at home with loved ones in town to join my son in his celebration….then my younger two kids frolicked around in the woods for a week at overnight camp….while both my wife and I took part in various end-of-the academic year programs at work. PlusContinue reading “Mercy is our attempt at grace. If we can’t be graceful, at least we can be kind. -Kevin Fisher Paulson”
Silence is not the absence of something but the presence of everything. – Gordon Hampton
Yesterday I walked my dog early in the morning, per my daily routine. As my view focused upon the rising sun eclipsing the marine layer on the horizon, I was struck by the beauty and serenity of my neighborhood park. Shortly thereafter I was jarred out of my contemplation by the sight of the bushyContinue reading “Silence is not the absence of something but the presence of everything. – Gordon Hampton”
Keeping the Faith 