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(This is a continuing blog series from my attendance at the Boundless Compassion Retreat and Facilitator Training in June 2018. Some of the contents are quoted or adapted from Boundless Compassion – Creating a Way of Life by Joyce Rupp, 2018, with permission from Joyce Rupp, author).
(This is a continuing blog series from my attendance at the Boundless Compassion Retreat and Facilitator Training in June 2018. Some of the contents are adapted from Boundless Compassion – Creating a Way of Life by Joyce Rupp, 2018, with permission from Joyce Rupp, author).
(This is a continuing blog series from my attendance at the Boundless Compassion Retreat and Facilitator Training in June 2018. Some of the contents are adapted from Boundless Compassion – Creating a Way of Life by Joyce Rupp, 2018, with permission from Joyce Rupp, author).
At times, our compassion in caring for others can result in what is called compassion fatigue. It is the stress and strain due to caring for others who suffer. The fatigue begins when we do not practice self-care. Symptoms of compassion fatigue can be: [Read more…]
Humility is not something that leaders are noted for. There is the temptation to always explain away mistakes, diminish the negative impact of a decision on customers or employees, or not accept or seek to understand feedback that is critical of one’s skills or behavior.
What does humility mean? [Read more…]
As Labor Day Weekend approaches, you may want to take a few mindful pauses in the midst of your family gatherings and activities. [Read more…]
Recently, I revisited a book The Only Little Prayer You Need by Debra Landwehr Engle. Why? Fear was at my doorstep and it was creating angst and worry. [Read more…]
“Obsessing about getting what you want and avoiding what you don’t want does not result in happiness. Always maintain only a joyful mind.” (The Book of Joy by his Holiness the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and Douglas Abrams, 2016)
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One of the most challenging situations for new managers is to build trust within their team, especially if the manager is new to the organization.
I met such a person who is an administrator for the health care center at a senior care retirement community. She is young and new to the community. Yet, she told me that she begins each staff meeting with one staff person sharing something personal. It could be about a book they’ve read, poetry they’ve written, a dance they’ve learned, anything that is about themselves. The administrator told me her staff can’t wait to find out what people will share. It has infused energy, excitement, and bonding among her nursing staff.
I asked her, “How did you establish this practice? How do you get people to open up in this manner and to trust you?”
Her secret? She had to show them that they could trust her. [Read more…]
Most Saturdays these phrases are banging around in my mind as I wake-up:
Expectations, Checklists, Got to get things done.
I feel exhausted before I have my breakfast.
Two Saturdays ago, I choose a different phrase to start my day: “What now?” [Read more…]
Think about this concept for a moment: mind speed vs. heart speed.
What do our brains do so well without any prompting on our part? [Read more…]
