Thinking of you all this month as life springs
forward again, as days get longer and brighter with
hope for accomplishing great things for ourselves and
for our loved ones.
But with such expectations, how do we exist in
the present moment, as fully as we can? We may
feel overloaded, with the feeling that many things
are falling through the cracks.
One of the nice things about the Collaboratives is
that they provide a safe haven for people who need
to not only braindump, but share stories about how
things fall through the cracks and then make the
best of the new situation with the stuff of the
moment that remains, that didn't fall through.
I think that this is the essence of what coaching
is all about, a kind of mindfulness of the reality of the
moment, that rather than being upset or deterred or
despairing, we can accept the moment for what it
is. Coaching and the Collaboratives helps us to have
honest conversations with each other, and
sometimes the deep qualities of listening really evoke
people's best levels of intelligence.
So, I'm hoping that when people come to
Collaborative meetings or call me on the phone, that
they'll enter into a state of creative response. And
that response may trigger new positive
momenta as
they go from one moment to the next. And that may
just be the thing that fills the cracks so that stuff
doesn't fall through so easily.
Let's see each other soon and fill the
intermediate moments with the Hope of May: that we
may, that we will, that we are able.
May you find delight,
Rob
