Part of my role at the Extravaganza this weekend was to interview people in the lobby for footage to weave throughout the six big gatherings at our convention for Lutherans who work with children and youth. One of my questions was, “how would you define the word disruption?”Inconvenient. Problematic. Stressful. Annoying. Being forced to find […]
Monthly Archives: January 2019
When the system doesn’t work, you work around the system.
When the system doesn’t work, you work around the system.Here, it’s the state of New York working around the federal government to continue to educate tourists and school groups about the important role of immigrants in our nation’s history. The system isn’t working, so they’re working around the system.But working around the system is not […]
What are you waiting for?
What are you waiting for?You wait for some things because they are out of your control. (Hello, New York City subway system.)You wait for some things because they are better after a short pause (hello, boiling water poured over a tea bag.)But you wait for some things unnecessarily. You make up reason that you have […]
Everyone deserves a seat at the proverbial table.
I see time-keeping as a matter of social justice, which is why I enthusiastically agreed to be timekeeper for an all-congregational half day meeting at my church this weekend. ⛪️ Have you ever considered how when one person or group of people are allowed to spill over on their time, they are in effect silencing […]
Show your inner fiesta to scatter some happiness today.
Yesterday was 3 Kings, the day we have a piñata every year after church. It was especially fun this year after singing “The Piñata Song” as one of my production numbers in “Away in the Basement.”.The lyrics (by Drew Jansen) could have almost been a theme song for my coaching workshops:“Everyone has gifts that are […]