Learning is an act of courage. It’s courageous to say, “I don’t know but I’m willing to learn.” Learning requires courage because it can take us into unknown places with unknown outcomes. Here are the basics of learning: 1. identify what interests you 2. show up and be present 3. practice discernment 4. explore uncharted [ Read more … ]
getting messy
Teaching and writing are inquiries
I love inquiries. My books have always been an inquiry… an inquiry into art (Sky’s the Limit: The Art of Nancy Dunlop Cawdrey) an inquiry into teaching (Getting Messy: Taking Risks and Opening the Imagination for Teachers, Trainers, Coaches, and Mentors) an inquiry into how we know (Deep Knowing: Entering the Realm of Non-Ordinary Intelligence) [ Read more … ]
A focus on beauty will replenish you, enhance your work, and keep you awake.
When Dostoevsky said, “Beauty will save the world,” he didn’t mean surface beauty. He meant poetic beauty. Or as James Hillman said: “the way in which the Gods touch our senses, reach the heart and attract us into life.” THAT kind of beauty will save the world. No matter what you do, focusing on beauty [ Read more … ]
Teaching is a point of access to something that lies beyond the teacher.
Teachers have a unique opportunity to: Embrace the imaginative Draw on the wisdom in a room Define your own voice and vision Create space for inspired possibilities Support what naturally wants to unfold Serve something larger than yourself Teaching is a point of access to something that lies beyond the teacher. It’s a spiritual and [ Read more … ]
Learning isn’t about knowing, it’s about not knowing.
We may think learning is about knowing, but it’s actually about not knowing. We have to NOT KNOW in order to learn. And when we admit we don’t know, we open space for a greater wisdom to come through. What does ‘not knowing’ look like? 1. Be vulnerable – set aside the desire to control. [ Read more … ]
