What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other? – George Eliot, novelist, poet After pondering Eliot’s quote, I’ve decided to add difficulty to my core values of compassion, justice, and humility. The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself. – Thales of Miletus Let’s admit, knowledge […]
Happy Valentines Day! Many of us would be happier this morning if the Bengals had beaten the Rams in Super Bowl LVI. “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” – John Lennon CBS Sunday Morning, February 13, 2022, aired The Agony of Defeat: Lessons From Football Fandom. I recommend watching this […]
As a growing number of people are walking away from work positions, climbing down from the “corporate ladder,” acknowledging burnout, and having a hard look in the mirror, there seems to be a greater need to talk through possibilities. The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity – Dorothy Parker Our […]
I received pushback on my blog concerning my word for 2022 – civility. “I found it curious that you cited the Jan 6 insurrection but did not mention the unrest in Minneapolis, the Seattle occupation of 6 city blocks for 21 days, and destroying a police precinct, and the 25 deaths, thousands of injuries, over […]
I was asked by my son and future daughter-in-law to officiate their wedding. I went online and got “ordained” by The Universal Life Church Ministries. Several people in attendance as well as friends and family asked me to share the ceremony. I began the ceremony with a welcome and acknowledgment of tribal and indigenous communities […]
As I have blogged before, I don’t make New Year’s resolutions. I allow a word to pick me and then understand and practice that word in my life for the upcoming year. I believe the word that has my attention for 2022 is civility. Civil war is a big concern I have heading into 2022. […]
I am part of a small group with different points of view, different beliefs, and different opinions. We call the group Building Bridges as we meet to discuss different topics led by two people in the group with different perspectives, learn of each other’s point of view, and seek to find common ground. An upcoming […]
October 29, 2021 To: The next occupant of this desk From: David Carr, HR Consultant, Human Resources, City of Asheville Welcome! I was at this desk for over 9 years! I hope you find your work to be as fulfilling as I did while using this desk! The people I worked with were wonderful. I […]
My final presentation to the staff at the City of Asheville…a couple of key points… People asked me what I did with the City of Asheville. I told them I was an adult playground supervisor. I helped employees play better together with sticky learning – learning by doing! I suggested the City of Asheville staff […]
This blog was inspired by David French writing, A Whiff of Civil War in the Air. We were driving to Lake Lure, NC, this past Saturday and drove through Chimney Rock. I stopped at a pedestrian crossing and right in front of me was a 60-something white male displaying a holstered handgun on his hip. […]
