April 2014
Life Unfolding: Mission Alive!
My niece Colleen Guste Waguespack is the Mom of three precious children. One of her children was born with autism, a growing phenomena. Impassioned by love for her child, Colleen sought resources to support his growth from local organizations providing specialized services to this vulnerable and special group of learners. Finding some resources but recognizing the need for substantially more in-depth and broad scale specialized services for children on all places on the spectrum of learning, Colleen began to work with the Speech and Hearing Foundation of Baton Rouge to develop a new learning center to address the gap in [...]
Personal vacation moments
Today, I wore these gold tennis shoes to an all-day committee meeting. Just looking at these big golden clunky shoes stretched out under the table makes me smile. They remind me of the New Orleans SAINTS, my favorite football team, and the new season schedule that was just published. That little smile during an 8-hour day of meetings is a little "personal vacation moment." It is amazing how the simple act of smiling can be so important to my spirit and to the elasticity of my mind. Bringing a smile with you to work is working SMART.
From the Fire
While making a decision this morning, I was reminded of how important it is to breathe and to "let go" in discernment. "It was a familiar feeling—tightness in my chest and the back of my neck. This told me it was time to breathe, trust, let go of attachment to outcome, listen deeply to what was going on, and test things that might or might not go well" (Gibran Rivera). Quoted from: Dressler, Larry, Standing in the Fire: Leading High-Heat Meetings with Clarity, Calm, and Courage (Berrett-Koehler Publishers; 1 edition (March 15, 2010) p. 29 . Sometimes, mysteriously and synchronistically, [...]
Great Teams
What do great teams look like? Like this: happy, open and undefended, willing to flash a quick smile...
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey
Check out this book on Goodreads: The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/78508.The_River_of_Doubt This book is less about doubt than it is about the journey through doubt to discovery: the discovery of true character through grit and determination. Read it if you dare to wander with the iconic personality of Roosevelt on his journey through the unexplored world of the Amazon rainforest.
