…or endlessly distracted?
Ask this often of your heart, mind, soul, and hands.
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Pause by the orchid. Listen to the bluebird sing. Be love.
Category Archives: Let The Music Play
Flavor Bouncing Your Life
Often times we wonder, sometimes even to the point of not being able to make a decision, about where we should go with our lives, our relationships, or our careers.
We create an endless domino train of “if-thens” and, in doing so, never take the first step into what could actually and beautifully be.
What if our indecision is actually a lack of understanding about the flavoring combos of life?
What if we started to layer our questions about the direction of our days with questions about the flavors, harmony, and experiences we are truly after in this life?
What if we started with the bass note of joy and from there bounced ideas of peace, friendships, rest, weather, culture, and art until we arrived at a wonderfully calibrated milieu that was uniquely fashioned for each of us?
The video below is from Grant Achatz of Alinea in Chicago. I’ll let you take this metaphor from here.
Our soul and our role(s).
The conversations here revolve around mathematics.
As for our roles, it’s an ever changing discussion on when to add, how to multiply, and what to divide. Learning which one to choose and when to choose it is the art form.
As for the soul, the discussion must always be about subtraction to remove, undo, and unlearn that which isn’t necessary so that we can enjoy the well which never runs dry.
Podcast 59: Knowing Who You Are with Shane Hipps
Shane Hipps is an executive coach, sought after speaker, and author of several award winning books. His most recent is Cats Don’t Bark: A Guide to Knowing Who You Are, Accepting Who You Are Not, and Living Your Unique Purpose (Hachette, 2015). Through his unique coaching techniques, trainings, and workshops he unlocks purpose, potential, and creativity.
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Podcast 58: A Conversation with John Mark Comer
John Mark Comer lives Portland, OR, with his with wife Tammy and their three kids – Jude, Moses, and Sunday.
He’s the pastor for teaching and vision at Bridgetown Church, right in the center of the city (by Powell’s Books if you’ve ever been to Portland).
John Mark is also the author of numerous books; My Name is Hope, Loveology, Garden City, and his most recent, God has a Name.
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