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This conversation on “mindfulness in bitesized practices” was recorded for Collington, a Kendal LifeCare community in Maryland. My conversation partner is Sandy Short.
Dear friends,
I’d like to welcome you into an exploration about how to weather uncertainty and change, which was a conversation with residents and others who are part of the Frasier Life Care community in Boulder Colorado. The term “Permanent Whitewater” fits the tumult of pandemic and political aggression which we are experiencing. And the ideas shared are meant as a handhold for those who are looking for ways to steady up in the midst of all that is coming at them.
Polarities: Judy Brown
Dear Friends,
I wanted to share with you a relaxed chat about leadership I did recently. Here at home, in a rocking chair, near the fireplace. The program was hosted by the Eden Alternative, a leader in the non-profit world of service to elders. As many of you know that’s a world in which I offer leadership development programs—in partnership with Leading Age and the Kendal Corporation.
As the conversation evolved, it turned to how to take care of ourselves as leaders, in these times of “permanent whitewater”. I wanted to share it with you. Next best thing to having you here in the living room with me!
While this exploration of personal resilience in times of change was written with Covid in mind, I hope it might also help people steady themselves so they can be a force for change in the wake of the murder of George Floyd as we wrestle with our history of violence and racism.
My presentation on resilience was at the request of Kendal Corporation, a nonprofit organization of life care communities and in-home support of elders. It includes my video presentation (welcome to my living room), links to helpful TED talks and two poems. Please feel free to pass the links along where they might be helpful.
Judy Brown is a leadership educator, author, poet, speaker, and coach whose work revolves around the themes of leadership, change, dialogue and creativity. She is particularly interested in the inner dimensions of leadership and the roots of authenticity. Read More.
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I’ve happened onto a new process with poetry and I want to share what I’m learning from it. When someone finds a use for a poem of mine, I take that as a signal that the Universe wants me to pay attention to the poem myself, and to learn something new from it. Always there is something new. I may have had something in mind when I first wrote the poem, but other people see different things in it. And so might I in this moment. Things I’d not seen before. Here’s my most recent example of that practice.