I bet, if you read or know me, you probably expect me to advocate for happiness. photo credit: Jasmic I don’t. Here is why. If you came to me and said, Jean, I want more than anything to be happy. This is what I would do: Give me everything you have. I am going to […]
Between Jerry sending me the book “The Gift of Thanks: The Roots and Rituals of Gratitude” and David Rose saying “wand of gratitude” I have to embrace my role as a freaky gratitude fairy. And I want a wand! Not that I think some magic dust will make everything alright. It won’t. Not that I […]
The question is “How does it happen?” And also “How can we encourage it to happen?” Yesterday, I said on twitter: Questions I have been pondering for years now: what brings about an aha? what gets people to shift? how to get unstuck and take action? Which is something I have been reflecting on since […]
I saw an article on rogue waves not too long ago. And it really inspired me visually to think about how we compound upon each other. Wikipedia describes rogue waves: Rogue waves (also known as freak waves, monster waves, killer waves, and extreme waves) are relatively large and spontaneous ocean surface waves that are a […]
HildyGottlieb What created the today you will build your future upon? Fill in the blank: If it weren’t for __ I wouldn’t be/have ___. This twitter post inspired me to share my gratitude. If it were not for… my network… I would be or have nearly anything I do have and am. I can name […]
Yes, social media is all about listening, you hear it all the time. I want to distinguish here between listening – as in I heard what you said and listening – as in I really took in what you said, chewed on it, and if it didn’t connect fully to me, I responded with questions. […]
Immeasurable but still acknowledge-able. Not the difference, because that relates to our currency conversations. This video makes me laugh and cry. I think back on it fondly and look for it regularly, so I thought I would hold it here – for you and for me. And hey, you are awesome. Did anyone ever tell […]
I really love this term. It seems to hold contradiction in itself, as our (at least my own) conception of deviants is usually a negative one! To deviate, however, simply means to do differently. So ask the question – where is someone doing something different that has a positive impact? Here is a lovely article […]
How much time do you spend in each of the following states? Oh, look, that isn’t working! See how it isn’t working? Did you notice this part over here doesn’t work either? Hey, I am trying to fix this, can you hand me a lever? Many of us get fascinated by the first state. Point […]
This post is in several parts. First, I want to talk about the power of gratitude. Second, I want to share some of my gratitude. Finally, I want to share with you an opportunity to share gratitude with me and many others. If you want to jump to the gratitude event of the season, scurry […]