Author: Anne

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IN-BETWEEN MOMENTS

What about not connecting with anyone in our “in-between” moments?  What about realizing that there are actually no in-between moments at all?  What about being in touch with who is on THIS end of the line, not the other end?  What about calling ourselves up for a change, and checking, seeing what we are up to?  What about just being in touch with how we are feeling, even in those moments when we may be feeling numb, or overwhelmed, or bored, or disjointed, or anxious or depressed, or needing to get one more thing done?

FROM:  ARRIVING AT YOUR OWN DOOR  108 Lessons In Mindfulness by Jon-Kabat-Zinn

REFLECTION:

  • Are you in touch with who is on THIS end of the line??
  • What are you feeling right now?
  • Check in and see what YOU are up to!!

IN or OUT

Often overlooked is how uncomfortable it is to sit on a fence.  Get in, or get out.  Wasting time sitting on the fence wastes far more time and emotion than you’d expend committing to something. 

FROM:  Seth Godin’s daily blog

REFLECTION:

  • Today is March 4th… MARCH FORTH!!
  • Are you sitting on the fence on something?
  • Is it time to MARCH FORTH??
  • Take some action to get off the fence today.

AN EASIER WAY

It is easier to act your way into a new way of thinking then it is to think your way into a new way of acting. 

Quote by Jerry Sternin

Jerry Sternin (1938-2008) is regarded as the founder of the Positive Deviance approach. An international development practitioner, Jerry served the Peace Corps for eight years in the Philippines, Nepal, Mauritania and Rwanda, and 16 years as a Save the Children Director in Vietnam, Bangladesh, Egypt, Philippines, and Myanmar. 

Jerry Sternin  is the author of  The Power of Positive Deviance:  How Unlikely Innovators Solve the World’s Toughest Problems 

To learn more about Jerry and his amazing work visit: https://positivedeviance.org/voices-from-the-field-all/2020/11/13/jerry-sternin

REFLECTION:

  • Do you think you way into a way of being/acting?
  • How can you act your way into a new thinking?
  • What does that look like?  Try that on today!