I was walking with my friend and she read me a text from her ex-husband. She read it with great vigor and emotion and emphasis in particular places. Understa...

Do you want to cultivate core skills of intentionality and discernment in this new year?

This past Friday, I co-facilitated "Collaborate By Design: A Liberating Structures Immersion Workshop'' here in Bellingham, Washington. We had 36 participant...

START CLOSE IN by David Whyte Start close in, don’t take the second step or the third, start with the first thing close in, the step you don’t want to take. ...

A few months ago I was getting my hair cut and the stylist asked me what I do for work. I told her about the basics of improv and how it connects to her work...

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We are storytelling creatures. We create stories even more than we realize. Stories about who she is, how he'll never change, what a jerk that person IS who...

Why do we resist change? There are various reasons. And this morning I want to focus on this idea: we want to conserve resources. And to learn something new,...

I have it posted over my desk. Here’s why: It's where I want to live. It's where juicy things happen. The intersection of Fear and Joy is what Seth Godin cal...

When disasters occur like the recent Boeing crashes, or sexual abuse scandals like the one with Larry Nassar, the USA gymnastics team doctor, it's a system p...

There are so many people who go into non-profit work because they are passionate about the mission. Often they find themselves getting drained, exhausted, fa...

When we hear the word ''play'' or ''game'' we often relegate it to ''outside of work activities", right? Play is often seen as frivolous and trivial. But wha...

Imagine Soil. Air. Water. Seeds. Sun All separate. All in their own silos. The magic happens when they come together; when they interact in partic...

Every day things do not go according to plan. Every day things change. How do you feel about that? Do you resist that reality? We can react reflexively seeki...

Good communication is central to having a high-functioning organization. Today I want to look at our cultural habit around email overload. We often don't loo...

Whenever I am in the woods, I ask myself, “Why am I not here more often?!” I can feel how good it is for my mind, body, and spirit to be there. And I also as...

"THEY DIDN’T BECOME HOMELESS FROM RUNNING OUT OF MONEY. THEY BECAME HOMELESS FROM RUNNING OUT OF RELATIONSHIPS." - Hans Erchinger-Davis, Executive Director ...

Two weeks ago I was scheduled to perform at our local improv theater – The Upfront – here in Bellingham, Washington. And I was thinking about backing out. I ...

Trusting and attuned attachment relationships are foundational to healthy child development. Trust is something we learn or don't learn via our experiences ...

Several years ago I decided that I was going to start a daily yoga practice as a way to get my blood flowing every morning. The key for me was to get on the ...