Insights from the Field
A Crack in the Armor, for Which I Am Grateful
It was late on a Friday night. Storms were pouring down across California that spring evening, delaying flights at both ends of the state. My team and I were trying to get home...
Finding Your North Star: Living with Purpose as an Individual
Why Purpose Matters: From Words to Action Finding Your North Star: Living with Purpose as an IndividualFor individuals, articulating and activating purpose isn’t just...
Leading with Meaning: Purpose-Led Organizations in the AI Era
Why Purpose Matters: From Words to Action Leading with Meaning: Purpose-Led Organizations in the AI EraIn today’s business landscape, where AI and rapid change are rewriting the...
Growing Together: Purpose in Action for Teams
Why Purpose Matters: From Words to Action Growing Together: Purpose in Action for TeamsTeams are the heartbeat of every organization. Yet even the most skilled group of people...
Why “Why” Is Hard — And Why It Matters
Why Purpose Matters: From Words to Action Why “Why” Is Hard—And Why It MattersWhy is articulating “why” so hard? For most people, teams, and organizations, answering what they do...
Purpose is Alive — And Thrives in Community
In August I had the joy of gathering with a thoughtful group of women in the LEAF (Local Ecology Agriculture Fremont) Community Garden for a Purpose Portfolio Workshop. Imagine a...
Five Ways to Bloom Even in These Times
Are you feeling depleted by the state of the world? Stressed by the sheer velocity of change? You’re not alone. Nor are you powerless. These five strategies are reminders that...
Permission to De-silo Grace
How is it that we categorize grace? In the boxes of our lives, we allow grace selectively. In some areas, we are more open to its greening. Its magic restorative power to speak...
You Can’t Bloom if You Don’t Know Who You Are
Little ones know their worth. As a little child, you and I were directly attuned to our inner awareness. We were completely present in the moment and to the flow of energy...
Permission to Enter Wally World
There is magic at the Muir Woods National Monument in Marin County, CA. Redwoods tower above sparkling brooks. Bird song plays amongst the rustle of varied leaves. The sounds of...
Permission to Put Down the Oars
In the act of putting down your oars, you have the opportunity to open to new possibilities, to allowing grace to act in, through and as you.
Permission to Be Your Deepest Heartbeat
What is the highest good we can show up as in this time? No one has the answer to this question for you, except you. Life is expressing as each of us. The highest good we can engender in our lives is the good resident in our own hearts.
Permission to Be in the Between Space
A Permission to Bloom post by Margaret B. Reese titled Permission to Be in The Between Space
Permission to Prune
A Permission to Bloom post by Glenna Wiseman titled Permission to Prune
Permission to Bloom Self-Compassion
A Permission to Bloom post by Glenna Wiseman titled Permission to Bloom Self-Compassion
Permission to Awaken New Possibilities
This moment is my moment of choice. We have forgotten who we truly are beyond the nature of duality. The current reality put forth by consciousness of the populace simply doesn’t...
Permission to Celebrate Each & Every Child
Imagine... Each & every child conceived in love. Imagine... Each & every child's arrival heralded in joy! Imagine... Each & every child born in a stable of love,...
Permission to Let the Decorations Bring Joy
Even if you don’t know how the holiday will come together, give yourself permission to decorate and let the decorations bring you joy anyway. The times when we are in financial...