• Don’t Drag Me Down

    rich and some are poor
    Others will just suffer more

    Have you ever been ashamed
    And felt society try to keep you down?

    I begin to watch things change
    And see them turn around

  • 5 balls – The juggling act – A rearview glimpse – Lessons Learned

    Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them — work, family, health, friends and spirit — and you’re keeping all of these in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls ~ family. health, friends and spirit — are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked. nicked. damaged or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.

  • A glimpse in the rearview

    This is still a very interesting and often overlooked thing. Too often when validation and security aka listening are sought – we move too quickly. As a parent of Pathological Demand Avoidance kiddos, I’ve painstakingly learned that listening and observing leads to opportunities to validate, then receive context. Once consent is obtained, then we can establish a path to address and solve.

  • I don’t do TLDR – Wanderings of Shane Brain

    “Solitude allows you to reflect while others are reacting. We need solitude to refocus on prospective decision-making, rather than just reacting to problems as they arise. You have some external stimulus, then you go back to your experience, your education, and you see what needs to be done.”

  • A pleasant recognition – solitude, reflection, gratitude

    If I was to sum up the single biggest problem of senior leadership in the Information Age, it’s a lack of reflection. “Solitude allows you to reflect while others are reacting. We need solitude to refocus on prospective decision-making, rather than just reacting to problems as they arise. You have some external stimulus, then you go back to your experience, your education, and you see what needs to be done.

  • Headspace and mindset oriented

    For nothing delights so much as the examples of the virtues, when they are exhibited in the morals of those who live with us and present themselves in abundance, as far as is possible. Wherefore we must keep them before us.