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Last week, I met up with my fellow coach and good friend Tom (name changed for confidentiality). Several years ago, I had attended a mindfulness training for coaches that Tom was facilitating. We stayed in touch, and over time became good friends, regularly sharing the ups and downs of coaching and what was going on in each other’s lives.
Tom told me about a challenging situation in his business.
Ullswater Lake in Cumbria / North England
Long before we spoke about mindfulness, stress management, or inner calm, Celtic monks were searching for places where life felt more connected.
Last week, I was working from my client’s office in Hong Kong where we are currently deep into a large project together. I usually enjoy the energy in this newly established open-plan office overlooking the harbour. It’s a young and dynamic team, and the atmosphere reflects that. [Read more…] about Why sighing matters!
After WWII, Berlin was divided between the four victorious powers (UK, US, Russia and France), but the city itself lay deep inside the Soviet zone. In June 1948, the Western allies introduced a new currency — the Deutsch Mark — in their Western zones to stabilise the collapsing economy.
When the currency reform reached West Berlin, the Soviets saw it as a challenge and sealed every road, rail line and canal. More than two million people in West Berlin were suddenly cut off from food, fuel, and medical supplies.
The Allies now faced a stark choice. Abandon Berlin or try the impossible by attempting to supply a whole city by air.
And so, the Berlin Airlift began.
[Read more…] about The Christmas Story of Uncle Wiggly Wings
I recently came across two stories that seemed unrelated at first, yet kept resonating within me, so I began to sense perhaps there was a link.
The first story appears in the audio program To Love and Be Loved by Stephen Levine and his wife.
