creating change without shouting
We think we think. And we think we make decisions based on thinking. But what if we’re simply feeling our way forward and rationalising what we decide? Thinking after the event. ~ Appreciating the delightful insights of my friend Steve Done – after Merlin Sheldrake’s Entangled Life – perhaps we’re more like mycelium than we … Read more
Sounds dramatic – but it’s an emerging everyday reality. If we’re stuck in our thinking, we’ll never find the new solutions. And not being open to learning, ultimately stunts our growth. Eventually, we become an irrelevance. Or even worse, we walk over a precipice of our own making. And that’s ugly. Instead, let’s recognise that … Read more
Do think Why are we afraid of thinking? Is it answers we might not like,or opening chasms that draw us indeeper than we want to go? We fear not being very good,not being able to get it right.As if there’s a correct answer to every questionor a way of thinking that shows the quality of … Read more
Finally,beloved,whatever is true,whatever is honourable,whatever is just,whatever is pure,whatever is pleasing,whatever is commendable,if there is any excellenceand if there is anything worthy of praise,think about these things. From the letter to the Philippians… and still relevant today.
When was the last time you really enjoyed thinking with other people? Not the ‘we’ve-got-to-solve-this-problem-in-the-next-two-minutes-and-move-on’ kind of thinking. But being able to enter into each other’s thought waves and create a glorious symphony (or jazz riff). Over the last few days, I’ve had several lovely opportunities. Both online – through exchange and conference calls – … Read more
Just because we want to make a difference doesn’t mean that fresh thinking is always easy. It takes courage to step out and change.