Developing the capacity to let go allows us to be open and to allow something truly new to emerge.

Wishing you peace and well being as you surrender your perceived need to control.

PS: Remember to hold the one's you love just a little closer and tighter this week._/l\_

The more loving-kindness we have toward ourselves, the more we have to give to others. The more compassion we have for ourselves, the more we have to give away.

Wishing you peace and well being as you cultivate love and compassion in yourself.

PS: Remember to hold the one's you love just a little closer and tighter this week._/l\_

Remind yourself that this day is a gift, that it is wonderful to be alive, even if the day before you is busy and includes people and tasks you would rather not deal with. (Thomas Bien, Ph.D. Mindful Therapy).

Wishing you peace and well being as you practice patience with yourself and others.

PS: Remember to hold the one’s you love just a little closer and tighter this week._/l\_

A man was lost while driving through the country. As he tried to reach for the map, he accidentally drove off the road into a ditch. Though he wasn’t injured, his car was stuck deep in the mud. So the man walked to a nearby farm to ask for help.

“Warwick can get you out of that ditch,” said the farmer, pointing to an old mule standing in a field.

The man looked at the decrepit old mule and looked at the farmer who just stood there repeating, “Yep, old Warwick can do the job.” The man figured he had nothing to lose. The two men and the mule made their way back to the ditch. The farmer hitched the mule to the car. With a snap of the reins, he shouted, “Pull, Fred! Pull, Jack! Pull, Ted! Pull, Warwick!” And the mule pulled that car right out of the ditch.

The man was amazed. He thanked the farmer, patted the mule, and asked, “Why did you call out all of those names before you called Warwick?”

The farmer grinned and said, “Old Warwick is just about blind. As long as he believes he’s part of a team, he doesn’t mind pulling.”

Fostering a spirit of teamwork is critical in times of change. The key element is trust. Trust for the leader and trust for each other.

Wishing you peace and well being as you trust each other.

PS: Remember to hold the one’s you love just a little closer and tighter this week._/l\_

The Tibetan work for vulnerable openness is jinpa, which means “complete generosity.” When we express jinpa – when we are intelligently open and vulnerable – we create the opportunity to genuinely lead and inspire others.

Wishing you peace and well being as you drop your protective armor and become more genuine.

PS: Remember to hold the one’s you love just a little closer and tighter this week._/l\_

In the circus of life we have two choices: We can head for the Side Show or stay in the Center Ring. In the Side Show we take the actions of others personally which brings us: lots of drama, plenty of excuses why we don’t have to do anything and plenty of righteous indignation. In the Center Ring where we take other’s worlds into account we are more understanding of others’ worlds, we may be less quick to judge others, we don’t get hooked by “the stuff”, we stay focused on what it is we are trying to make happen, we are strategic, we ease the condition of others to make it possible for them to do what we need them to do, and we work to create or remain in productive partnerships with other. (Barry Oshry. Seeing Systems: Unlocking the Mysteries of Organizational Life.)

Wishing you peace and well being as you find your way to the Center Ring.

PS: Remember to hold the one’s you love just a little closer and tighter this week._/l\_

We all make choices about how we live our lives. You can take a paint-by-numbers approach, or you can start with a blank canvas. When you paint my numbers, the end result is guaranteed. You know what it’s going to be, and it might be good, but it will never be a masterpiece. Starting with a blank canvas is the only way to get a masterpiece. (Jim Collins. Good to Great)

Wishing you peace and well being as you contemplate picking the paint-by-numbers kit or the blank canvas.

PS: Remember to hold the one’s you love just a little closer and tighter this week._/l\_