Ordinary Life, Extraordinary Living

Life Lessons

Question #10

As Ilene gets closer to death, her perspective becomes even more thought-provoking. What’s it like being on the edge of a new realm, a transition? It’s actually interesting and amazing.  I find it alluring.  I find that what brings me...

How God Shows Up

I was talking with a friend last week and he talked about moving into a new house and how strange things were happening--like dishwashers filling with water when no one had turned it on (could be a leaky pipe but...

Me and My iPod

I've been doing a lot of traveling this fall--family wedding, client gigs, training, conference--and one of the joys I've discovered is having an iPod while on the road.  I've taken a liking to listening to Norah Jones' CD, Feels Like...

Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado

An update from my last post on the Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado, co-lead by my friend, Frank Nowell. The BCOC recently started their second season and the Rocky Mountain News had a glowing review of their concert this past...

Dying to Know

Ilene has given permission to publish the poem, Dying to Know. Referenced in Question #9, this poem expresses the dance between mind and spirit.  Dying to KnowLife is short unless we forget think we have forever. Odd thing to house...

Question #9

Ilene is in her last days of living with her body. Knowing that she has chosen not to have any kind of medical assistance to maintain her life (e.g., feeding tubes), I was curious as to the current state of...

Fully Alive

Two years ago, I spoke at the annual conference for Net Impact, an organization composed mainly of MBA students and graduate students committed to using the power of business to improve the world. Held at Columbia Business School in New...

iTunes ranking

Do me a favor. If you enjoyed the Conscious Living, Conscious Leaving podcast, (or any of my other podcasts for that matter), go to the iTunes page, become a subscriber and provide a comment under the Customer Review section. What...

The Upside to Long Layovers

I recently flew to Portland, Maine to do a workshop. Unfortunately, my morning flight out of Denver was cancelled and I was re-routed through the Pittsburgh airport.  I was pleasantly surprised to find wonderful shopping at the layover in Pittsburgh....

Small is the New Big

Another book that's been in the press recently is Small Is the New Big by Seth Godin. It's a collection of some of his best essays. (No, I haven't read it but I've read enough of Seth's stuff to know...