Do you agree with Chief Seattle's comment? It is supposedly based on a speech made by the Chief in 1854. This is an opportunity to have a debate and discussion.: Personally I think it is both. We borrow it from our children. AND We inherit it from our ancestors who cherished it, with the understanding...
How do I tell a story that enrolls you in a journey to be taken together? A journey to save the water, and offer it as the same elixir for our children that we knew as kids? This poem, by spoken word artist Rudy Francisco has taken up significant real estate in my...
We protect what we value. Take time to list the natural treasures of what we care about Fireflies, stars I looked up at the night sky. Mottled cloud ‘Look, fireflies’ my husband whispers. Fireflies? In Ontario? Impossible! But here they are 15 years later with global warming. The odd one flickering by the neighbour's elm, now atop their cedar. Oh! I've...
It is my simple commitment for July: Post something daily related to the environment. Today the focus is on my regular Call to Action: Make. Take. Talk. Select whichever applies to you. Mix and match. Make up your own. But please pick one each day: Make: up your mind to participate a decision...
E45: Recalibrate We use low points and pockets of time to confirm or change the direction of our lives - to recalibrate. But why wait?Can we schedule in regular checkpoints that will allow us to make these pivots earlier in the process? I found this little piece of audio taped in early January...
E44: You have permission We use low points and pockets of time to confirm or change the direction of our lives - to recalibrate. But why wait? Can we schedule in regular checkpoints that will allow us to make these pivots earlier in the process? What would you do if you knew you had...
April 2020 Well, March was ...
Are you finding your new normal? For many of us it has been between 1-3 weeks of shelter-in-place, social distancing and WFH. Have you found a new rhythm? More importantly, what have you discovered about yourself in the following areas: How do you embrace or resist change? How long has it taken you...
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Moving towards new milestones. The day before pandemic was declared (it seems a lifetime ago!) I spoke at a school assembly to an audience of 300 high school students at my alma mater in India. The topic was how we find opportunity in the Future of Work. As a thank...