Discovering & Nurturing Possibilities to Transform the World

I was recently privileged to meet with some leaders from a rural Texas town to provide them with a snapshot of Enterprise Facilitation. As we progressed in the discussion we jumped into their expertise of education and the ladies painted a rather bleak picture. When there was a pause I took out my copy of Ripples from the Zambezi and asked if they wanted me to read what they had just described? With their full attention I flipped to page 130 and read;

“From an economic point of view, it is important that educators realize that the so-called ‘nonacademically gifted’ students who now fall between the cracks of the education system are as important and precious to the nation as those who will get their higher education certificates. The majority of tomorrows entrepreneurs will probably come from the ranks of the former. They will employ the accountants, engineers, and business school graduates produced by the formal education system.”

The ‘ripples‘ are making their way across Texas. The model works.

“Despite the fact that we have known for 500 years that the earth revolves around the sun, we nevertheless continue to see the sun setting,” ~ Luc de Brabandere, The Forgotten Half of Change

You might (mistakingly) think change was hard or that change is slow. No and nope. Anybody here the same size as when they were born? Change is that natural. Just as we feed our bodies to grow/change we feed our minds so we can grow.

We have an awesome chance to lead as we ride the sea of change.

Surfs up. Make a big splash.

Thanks to Dan Pink for this tidbit…

“Left brain is logic, right brain is creativity. We don’t want our kids to compete internationally with half of their brain tied behind their backs.”

– Texas State Representative Rob Eissler, on the importance of arts education (via The San Antonio Express)

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.

We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?

You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.

It’s not just in some of us, it’s in everyone.

And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

~ Marianne Williamson, 21st century spiritual teacher
from A Return to Love

Sheer joy reading this first thing this AM. Really looking forward to practicing shinning the rest of my life.Why would you not want to try this?

BETWEEN STIMULUS AND RESPONSE, THERE IS A SPACE.

IN THAT SPACE LIES OUR FREEDOM AND POWER TO CHOOSE OUR RESPONSE.

IN OUR RESPONSE LIES OUR GROWTH AND OUR HAPPINESS.

Recently took this in from Living the 7 Habitsby Stephen Covey. Moved it from head knowledge to heart knowledge. What a sweet life when we choose our response.