March 20, 2017
Withholding – Part 1
You often say, “I would give, but only to the deserving.” The trees in your orchard say not so, nor the flocks in your pasture. They give that they may live, for to withhold is to perish. From The Prophet on Giving, Khalil Gibran We practice, in the Essential Experience Workshop, delivering what we call “withholds.” Many graduates take this […]
August 1, 2016
Service
JoAnne and I (along with JoAnne’s sister, Mary Lou) spent four days last week at the Democratic National Convention. None of us were delegates; we were volunteers, helping to host the visitors to our city. JoAnne and Mary Lou agreed to lead the team of volunteers responsible for supporting guests and participants with disabilities. I served as one of those […]
June 16, 2016
Sustaining Friendships
I did a one day graduate workshop on friendship a few years ago. One of the bits of feedback I got was that people were interested in more attention on how to sustain the friendships they had. As a result, I organized a mini-workshop on that topic for the last Gathering of the EE graduate community. As is our practice, […]