I used to think that our public policy was an accurate reflection of our populations’ progression. For example, if we didn’t get voting rights bills passed, it was because not enough of the population thought it was important. But seriously, that’s just...
At the beginning of the year, I often think about myths we need to let go of. It might just be because it’s the dead of winter here in snowy Minnesota, but the one that’s swirling about in my brain is the myth that organizations are frozen in time. When...
We are now headed into our third year of a global pandemic if you start the clock when COVID-19 appeared in China. This prolonged time of adaptation has tested us on so many levels. It has caused us to see the fragility of our health, education, economic, social, and...
The sounds of nature serve many purposes. They provide information about weather, the species that occupy the local ecology, communication between and among species, signals on what is happening around them, and signs of danger or opportunity. Sounds are omnipresent...
There is wonderful research on the benefits of gratitude in our lives. When we take time to name the things, people, and events we are grateful for — it helps us in a number of ways. It helps to strengthen our inner resilience, increases feelings of happiness,...
