Posts by Carol Ross
What Dan is Learning in Japan
I heard from a friend that Dan Pink, author of A WHOLE NEW MIND, and his family have temporarily moved to Japan. She pointed me to his site for more info. At Dan’s site, I discovered several great posts on how design of very ordinary things (garbage cans, ice cream cones, and subway signs) make…
Read MoreBiking in Boulder
My friend, Evelyn, and I bike on Sunday mornings. We are fair weather bicyclists. We only venture out when the conditions are good. That means sunny skies and comfortable temperatures and moderate terrain. Light wind or none at all. Neither of us is into suffering for the sport, although we both like a respectable workout. …
Read MoreStart With a Seed
It’s been a year since I did my first interview with Ilene Kouzel, a friend dying of ALS, on the topics of Conscious Living and Conscious Leaving. Almost to the day. Ilene died last October. Nick, Ilene’s husband, had recently asked me for the audio file of our "lost interview," one of the later interviews…
Read MoreConversations with Myself
I came across a wonderful quote from the book, Fierce Conversations by Susan Scott: "All conversations are with myself, and sometimes they involve other people." This makes me think of a recent conversation with a stranger, who seemingly was in dialogue with me. Yet he lacked the self-awareness to know that he was being a…
Read MoreGrace
I talked with my friend, Kenny Moore, today. He’s a gifted writer and speaker, a keen observer of life, with the humor of Will Rogers and the compassion of Mother Teresa. Kenny sends out a quarterly article, about what he’s discovering in the corporate world, as Corporate Ombudsman and Human Resources Director at a New…
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