3 Magic Words
I went to a treacherous place…talking politics with people of different perspectives. It went well; I Spiral Impacted it! Repeating these three magic words made it possible: Tell me more. These words opened up a fascinating productive dialogue. Coupled with...
Change – Ouch!
Updated from 2013 to 2020! Grrgh! The coronavirus has dictated a change in how I practice my beloved art, Aikido, for a while now. While frustrating, it has forced me to reconsider the intent of my practice. My intent is to study relationship, honor, and self. ...What is the other side of conflict?
When I speak on the subject of conflict resolution, I ask a volunteer to throw me a punch – in 29 years only two people have whole-heartedly felt comfortable doing so. Why is that? The ‘punch’ is a physical metaphor of a verbal engagement; I believe...Even water has a goal
Two common life strategies are “going with the flow” and “setting goals.” Over the years, I’ve experimented with both these strategies, neither by itself get results for me. I’ve learned, ultimately, that the best example for living is as a river. The river has a very...Taking a break from leading to follow
Welcome Lauren Windle, guest blogger! Ahhhhhh… yes! Those were my spacey, blissed out feelings after a particularly good yoga class as I settled comfortably into savasana last week at a nearby yoga studio. Not so extraordinary, you might think, that’s what yoga is all...
Karen Valencic
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