Transitions have been showing up no matter which way I turn lately. On the personal side, I have my 85 year old mother visiting from South Africa. My father died last year and just after she arrived she suffered a heart attack. 

Enthusiasm as a helpful tool to making effective decisions

When I first learned about decision making, I learned that “good” decisions were made by gathering all the facts, weighing all the pro’s and con’s before finally coming to a decision – a time consuming, laborious mental process! It’s not surprising that every time I would approach a decision my heart would sink. 

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I have been thinking about “thinking” a lot lately particularly in the light of a discussion turned argument I recently had with a friend of mine. 

Have you noticed how when you put your focus on something it seems to appear all over the place? Like when you want to buy a particular kind of car you seem to suddenly notice that car where ever you go.

When I think about living in a state of grace, the images that come to mind are – a sense of peace and joyfulness; centeredness, grounded self confidence; handling obstacles with ease in an open and honest way that is beneficial to all concerned. 

Do you know your purpose in life?

How often have you thought you knew what you wanted only to find that once you acquired the object of your desire you no longer want it or you still had the space you thought it would fill? 

Freedom comes with living an Accountable Life

This morning my seven year old commented that he couldn’t wait until he was older so that he could do as he wished. I asked him what he would do, to which he replied “I’d make a huge mess around the house!”?

When I used to think about setting goals, my heart sank. I had been taught to think about setting goals in a mechanistic, linear way. By linear I mean stating a goal and then designing a progressive step by step approach to attaining the goal. I tend to think and operate in a more radial way. 

Execution is the process of accomplishing an outcome or goal. I am executing towards many different goals everyday all day. I live my life by executing to make things happen. Because execution is a reflection of how I live my life, it is more important than the goal itself.

I have come to the conclusion that effective dialogue requires courage.  Not overt heroic courage but the quiet, inner courage that it takes to learn about ourselves and others. The courage it takes to face the pain and discomfort that often comes with growth.