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Reflections on Walking the Camino in France
I embarked upon an 8-day, 87-mile (140-kilometer) walk along the Camino de Santiago de Compostella in France (the Chemin de Saint Jacques de Compostelle in French) in June of 2022. Pilgrimage is walking with intention, and the spiritual intention here involved...
How to Vanquish “Perfect is the Enemy of the Good”
I finally wrote and published my first article on Medium. Please take a look, share it, and/or CLAP!!
Pause. Breathe. Look Around.
Sometimes we need to pause along our journey, just breathe, and look around. Remarkable things to see we may otherwise miss if we only look ahead.
Which Path Should We Follow?
Which path should we follow?The one that others are on, as surely the wisdom of the crowd knows best?Perhaps an alternative, as opportunities abound where nobody else is looking?How about creating our own path, one that does not yet exist?There are no simple, clear,...
Solvitur Ambulando “It is solved by walking”
The notion of Solvitur Ambulando, meaning "it is solved by walking," has been used in many ways over the years. They all involve a form of active reflection, one that does not easily happen without taking some time away from our frantic daily routines and commitments....
Embracing Self-Care through Walking the Camino de Santiago
I just returned from a goal I have been working toward over the past 30 years, that of walking the ancient pilgrim path across the north of Spain known as the Camino de Santiago. Many have traveled what is now the UNESCO World Heritage Site routes of St. James for all...
Attend to Your Own Self-Care
I am working with a colleague who just finished a major milestone in a large work project, and is now dealing with the aftermath, clean-up, feedback, debrief, and preparations for the next steps. As can be expected, she is just burned-out from exhaustion and pressure...
Limitations in “Learn from your experience”
You have likely heard people (including me!) talk about how important it is to learn from our experience. When we experience something, it imprints itself on us in a way that study alone, reading alone, discussing alone, just cannot do. In this way, we who work in...
Does September remind you of new opportunities?
Do you remember when you were younger, and the middle of August arrived with that mixture of excitement for going back to school along with that awful reminder that somebody else was getting ready to spring our new schedules on us?Strange how the passion for learning...
Educational Transactionalism
When we explore the cost of learning, we often find ourselves focusing on the cost in a transactional way. I pay this, and therefore I should get that.Easy peasy, but is that a realistic assessment for how learning works?Is it really that simple, that if I buy this...