Presence Over Perfection

11 May

Presence Over Perfection

Most people think care is a feeling. It isn’t. It’s a discipline — the quiet, unglamorous work of showing up where the world looks away. The ones who matter don’t rush to fix or judge. They sit in the mud with you until your eyes adjust. They bring a...

09 May

Instructure – A view from my porch

Linkedin From the Porch of the Asylum Between My Ears Signals, Systems, and the Canvas Breach That Wasn’t Just a Breach This week, a comment in a LinkedIn thread nudged something in me (Click on the LinkedIn button above for

09 May

The Doorway in the Fog

Nutshell on the River’s Edge There are performances that feel like music, and then there are the ones that feel like someone opening a door they never meant to open. Nutshell from Alice in Chains’ MTV Unplugged set is the

09 May

Fever in the Heartland — Virginia Edition

Some Thoughts from the Asylum Between My Ears https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/virginia-supreme-court-strikes-down-democrats-redistricting-plan-dimming-partys-midterm-hopes/4101927/ There’s a fever in the heartland, and Virginia has been running its own version of it for a long time. People keep saying SCOVA “got it right.” No. The court didn’t

09 May

Rethinking Workplace Norms: Key Takeaways from Professor Sol Smith’s Session on Neurodiversity

Professor Sol Smith joined our ERG this week for a focused session on neurodiversity in the workplace. His presentation challenged the assumption that employees should think, communicate, and perform in standardized ways. Instead, he framed inclusion as the work of

06 May

The Handle I Can Hold, The Load I Still Carry

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A little Duck Duck Goose! There are days when the ego cards get stacked in ways I can’t control. Not by merit. Not by skill. Just stacked. I’m handed a scenario that feels unwinnable, or at least engineered to be.

27 Apr

A rearview glimpse – seeking clarity to move forward

Hansel and Gretel Some stories only reveal their true shape when you return to them with older eyes. Hansel and Gretel is one of those stories for me. As a child, I inherited the faith‑polished version: the witch as hellfire,

22 Apr

When the Map Doesn’t Match the Terrain: Notes From the Asylum Between My Ears

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Literacy isn’t always limited to reading Every so often, a conundrum wanders across the asylum between my ears and refuses to leave quietly. The latest one arrived through a familiar doorway: someone encountering information that didn’t fit their existing frame

22 Apr

Top of Mind – Work Sphere Related

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As Ellucian Live Is Closing: The Reckoning and the Work A post crossed my feed this week — Simon Sinek noting that people don’t need my polished certainty; they need what I’m actually learning. That landed with the kind of