A Year And A Day: “The Hill We [Still] Climb”

Gonna use parts of this one over the next several weeks (and beyond) -- what an amazing piece with so many insights -- but to start let’s hear the whole thing, a year and a day since Ms. Amanda Gorman shared this vision with the world... and set the tone for the way forward, forward …

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Lyrics Post: “Surface Pressure”

Another gem from Encanto. My youngest daughter relates to this character, enjoys talking about her story… "Surface Pressure"(from "Encanto" soundtrack) [Luisa:]I'm the strong one, I'm not nervousI'm as tough as the crust of the earth isI move mountains, I move churchesAnd I glow, 'cause I know what my worth isI don't ask how hard the …

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Elevate the Voices That Need To Be Heard

I came across this jazz musician and this album yesterday, listening to our local Jazz radio station, KCSM, in the San Francisco Bay Area. In lead up to Martin Luther King Jr. Day, they were playing various artists with particular undertones and themes around Civil Rights, Equality, etc. The Movement Revisited: A Musical Portrait of …

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Faith & Forward

Why in this space, why in this place, Every day, mostly, begins with a teaspoon of dread, Bitter taste, I expect, frozen, paused, not wanting to begin, eyes closed tight, Heart, mind, racing, images flash through in quick secession, How to get through, how to go through these moments to begin the day? Especially when …

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Discovering Paulina

I’d seen her in Sports Illustrated editions during her hay-day, knew she was from the Czech Republic originally, but never knew anything about her really, never heard her interviewed. What a clear and strong voice she has! She turned plenty of heads as a supermodel, but I think her words and perspective can have a …

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All Work Valued

This is a must for optimum, long-term value and operation of an organization. Critical, tactical work. Keeping the production going forward. Deep work. The thinkers who design and decide the paths of the business. All skilled labor. All who bring their unique abilities to bear to further the objectives and goals of the organization. All …

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