tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37128868182258252962024-03-13T10:06:26.226+10:00DJ Cronin: Mindful Leadership ™ ® © Now speaking and working on Mindfulness, Mindful leadership and advanced volunteer leadership.DJ Cronin (Diarmuid Joseph)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14217163695140434673noreply@blogger.comBlogger483125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712886818225825296.post-39648354387713580652024-02-03T19:33:00.001+10:002024-02-03T19:33:42.879+10:00This ONE Thing Will Change Your Life Forever: The Art of Gratitude | Sho...<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/phZKLH310no?si=yP2xtyUaggriCyGh" frameborder="0"></iframe>DJ Cronin (Diarmuid Joseph)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14217163695140434673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712886818225825296.post-91100444785804309432024-01-30T16:13:00.003+10:002024-01-30T16:13:50.446+10:003 Signs a Person is a Generational Cycle Breaker<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/5kvudKbHTVU?si=XBZekVM77jTYEuDv" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Well worth a listen. I wish you all a beautiful day! </div>DJ Cronin (Diarmuid Joseph)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14217163695140434673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712886818225825296.post-59356072945403237302024-01-23T19:45:00.000+10:002024-01-23T19:45:06.620+10:00Eliminate Suffering Thoughts in Under 8 Minutes | You’re Not Your Thoughts<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/FLHtyk8PHVo?si=ajQI0F-zmVlz-Zkf" frameborder="0"></iframe>DJ Cronin (Diarmuid Joseph)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14217163695140434673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712886818225825296.post-22667077784460443362024-01-09T20:39:00.001+10:002024-01-09T20:39:36.315+10:00The Lie We Believe - Alan Watts on the Illusion of Problems<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/nDg6tUM4OD0?si=c-eoB4oWw1-_jjAk" frameborder="0"></iframe>DJ Cronin (Diarmuid Joseph)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14217163695140434673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712886818225825296.post-53546912558305660232024-01-09T14:52:00.004+10:002024-01-09T14:52:41.483+10:00Volunteer Friendly Spaces in Kind Workplaces<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbyEoUE8yymftTobkZcIFEQT0HV3t1cMRQt7ZdT38mdSs9FX1yDtrm25f4QhDDFlO8JhYbxZkWYBv8f5Tsid_olOHaks3SmUkW-LiqJSbS9Epv9qyccTqdY4mEpIueroFx-QOpIqS7kd9vYSRo8CVQCRMifNWEtw1jWQFXeaWFpIXH1a9TmKTYNK8TwGA/s640/Drucker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="242" data-original-width="640" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbyEoUE8yymftTobkZcIFEQT0HV3t1cMRQt7ZdT38mdSs9FX1yDtrm25f4QhDDFlO8JhYbxZkWYBv8f5Tsid_olOHaks3SmUkW-LiqJSbS9Epv9qyccTqdY4mEpIueroFx-QOpIqS7kd9vYSRo8CVQCRMifNWEtw1jWQFXeaWFpIXH1a9TmKTYNK8TwGA/s320/Drucker.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph" id="ember457" style="--artdeco-reset-typography_getfontsize: 1.6rem; --artdeco-reset-typography_getlineheight: 1.5; background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: var(--font-size-large); line-height: 1.75; margin: 1.6rem 0px; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); pointer-events: all; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">Every person wants to work in a place where they are happy. Many workers stay with organisations based on their happiness and wellbeing at work. This might sound simple enough. But to be happy in life you must remember that you spend much of your life at work for an organisation or person. There have been many shifts in the way people think about work especially since the pandemic struck the world.</p><p class="ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph" id="ember458" style="--artdeco-reset-typography_getfontsize: 1.6rem; --artdeco-reset-typography_getlineheight: 1.5; background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: var(--font-size-large); line-height: 1.75; margin: 1.6rem 0px; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); pointer-events: all; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">I would posit that many people had a shift in how they think. The arrival of COVID, the lockdowns, and major wars that are unfolding bringing us closer to 12 on the Doomsday clock have given rise to people reflecting on what is really important in their lives. This reflection often comes after a shock to the system, and I think this is happening now more than ever.</p><p class="ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph" id="ember459" style="--artdeco-reset-typography_getfontsize: 1.6rem; --artdeco-reset-typography_getlineheight: 1.5; background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: var(--font-size-large); line-height: 1.75; margin: 1.6rem 0px; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); pointer-events: all; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">The Global community is now at our fingertips. And despite all the bad news there is still an arising of kindness and compassion. Thus, people now at work want to be in a place that reflects kindness. Rarely though do you see an ad for a position that says “Come and work in a kind environment.”</p><p class="ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph" id="ember460" style="--artdeco-reset-typography_getfontsize: 1.6rem; --artdeco-reset-typography_getlineheight: 1.5; background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: var(--font-size-large); line-height: 1.75; margin: 1.6rem 0px; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); pointer-events: all; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">Getting the job done is a perquisite. In a kind and caring environment getting the job done leads to ongoing job satisfaction, team spirit and successes celebrated. It never plays a blame game when a mistake is made. Mistakes are lessons to be learnt from. The greatest minds made many mistakes on their journeys. Work comradery, collaboration, authentic leadership and the freedom to question and raise innovative ideas lead to creating psychologically safe spaces to work in. While knowing the positive impact you are making, leads to a safe, kind and welcoming workplace. The old brigade may still say “They are paid to do the job – none of this fuzzy kindness stuff!”</p><p class="ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph" id="ember461" style="--artdeco-reset-typography_getfontsize: 1.6rem; --artdeco-reset-typography_getlineheight: 1.5; background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: var(--font-size-large); line-height: 1.75; margin: 1.6rem 0px; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); pointer-events: all; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">But it does. Show me the person who doesn’t want to work in a safe and kind organisation? Show me those who want to be led by the old brigade?</p><p class="ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph" id="ember462" style="--artdeco-reset-typography_getfontsize: 1.6rem; --artdeco-reset-typography_getlineheight: 1.5; background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: var(--font-size-large); line-height: 1.75; margin: 1.6rem 0px; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); pointer-events: all; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">Peter Drucker stated, “Accept the fact that we have to treat almost anybody as a volunteer.”</p><p class="ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph" id="ember463" style="--artdeco-reset-typography_getfontsize: 1.6rem; --artdeco-reset-typography_getlineheight: 1.5; background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: var(--font-size-large); line-height: 1.75; margin: 1.6rem 0px; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); pointer-events: all; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">On reflecting on this quote Dan Rockwell had to say this on his insightful Blog – Leadership Freak</p><p class="ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph" id="ember464" style="--artdeco-reset-typography_getfontsize: 1.6rem; --artdeco-reset-typography_getlineheight: 1.5; background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: var(--font-size-large); line-height: 1.75; margin: 1.6rem 0px; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); pointer-events: all; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">“If employees were volunteers' leaders they would:</p><p class="ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph" id="ember465" style="--artdeco-reset-typography_getfontsize: 1.6rem; --artdeco-reset-typography_getlineheight: 1.5; background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: var(--font-size-large); line-height: 1.75; margin: 1.6rem 0px; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); pointer-events: all; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">1. Focus more on people with passion and less on people with talent</p><p class="ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph" id="ember466" style="--artdeco-reset-typography_getfontsize: 1.6rem; --artdeco-reset-typography_getlineheight: 1.5; background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: var(--font-size-large); line-height: 1.75; margin: 1.6rem 0px; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); pointer-events: all; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">2. Seek agreement on expectations and deliverables</p><p class="ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph" id="ember467" style="--artdeco-reset-typography_getfontsize: 1.6rem; --artdeco-reset-typography_getlineheight: 1.5; background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: var(--font-size-large); line-height: 1.75; margin: 1.6rem 0px; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); pointer-events: all; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">3. Ask permission to hold people accountable</p><p class="ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph" id="ember468" style="--artdeco-reset-typography_getfontsize: 1.6rem; --artdeco-reset-typography_getlineheight: 1.5; background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: var(--font-size-large); line-height: 1.75; margin: 1.6rem 0px; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); pointer-events: all; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">4. Express gratitude sincerely</p><p class="ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph" id="ember469" style="--artdeco-reset-typography_getfontsize: 1.6rem; --artdeco-reset-typography_getlineheight: 1.5; background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: var(--font-size-large); line-height: 1.75; margin: 1.6rem 0px; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); pointer-events: all; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">5. Address tough conversations kindly</p><p class="ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph" id="ember470" style="--artdeco-reset-typography_getfontsize: 1.6rem; --artdeco-reset-typography_getlineheight: 1.5; background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: var(--font-size-large); line-height: 1.75; margin: 1.6rem 0px; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); pointer-events: all; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">6. Focus on aligning organisational and individual values</p><p class="ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph" id="ember471" style="--artdeco-reset-typography_getfontsize: 1.6rem; --artdeco-reset-typography_getlineheight: 1.5; background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: var(--font-size-large); line-height: 1.75; margin: 1.6rem 0px; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); pointer-events: all; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">7. Build relationships</p><p class="ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph" id="ember472" style="--artdeco-reset-typography_getfontsize: 1.6rem; --artdeco-reset-typography_getlineheight: 1.5; background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: var(--font-size-large); line-height: 1.75; margin: 1.6rem 0px; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); pointer-events: all; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">8. Listen</p><p class="ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph" id="ember473" style="--artdeco-reset-typography_getfontsize: 1.6rem; --artdeco-reset-typography_getlineheight: 1.5; background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: var(--font-size-large); line-height: 1.75; margin: 1.6rem 0px; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); pointer-events: all; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">9. Include</p><p class="ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph" id="ember474" style="--artdeco-reset-typography_getfontsize: 1.6rem; --artdeco-reset-typography_getlineheight: 1.5; background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: var(--font-size-large); line-height: 1.75; margin: 1.6rem 0px; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); pointer-events: all; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">10. Respect “</p><p class="ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph" id="ember475" style="--artdeco-reset-typography_getfontsize: 1.6rem; --artdeco-reset-typography_getlineheight: 1.5; background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: var(--font-size-large); line-height: 1.75; margin: 1.6rem 0px; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); pointer-events: all; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">I raise these points as I feel that many people have reflected on their time. I’ve had the lived experience of losing those very close to me and also staring face to face with my own mortality through serious illness and accident in a fifteen-month period. This has definitely sharpened my own deep reflection on the importance of time, ensuring that my time is utilised in a way that helps myself and others. The simple act of helping others can make you feel good to! You are never wasting time by helping others. You are never wasting time in a job that you love, in a role you are passionate about and where you feel empowered, encouraged and guided by those around you.</p><p class="ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph" id="ember476" style="--artdeco-reset-typography_getfontsize: 1.6rem; --artdeco-reset-typography_getlineheight: 1.5; background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: var(--font-size-large); line-height: 1.75; margin: 1.6rem 0px; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); pointer-events: all; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">And I posit that the organisations that live by Drucker’s words have higher staff engagement and wellbeing and lower attrition rates to boot!</p><p class="ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph" id="ember477" style="--artdeco-reset-typography_getfontsize: 1.6rem; --artdeco-reset-typography_getlineheight: 1.5; background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: var(--font-size-large); line-height: 1.75; margin: 1.6rem 0px; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); pointer-events: all; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">In the volunteer world these traits are magnified. This is the world where people give their time, freely, for the common good. The recruitment, retention and recognition tools of volunteer managers need to be highly tuned, through our consistent best practices and blending with emerging trends on the volunteering landscape.</p><p class="ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph" id="ember478" style="--artdeco-reset-typography_getfontsize: 1.6rem; --artdeco-reset-typography_getlineheight: 1.5; background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: var(--font-size-large); line-height: 1.75; margin: 1.6rem 0px; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); pointer-events: all; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">At yet while volunteers are gifting their time, they expect that their time is never wasted, that every minute and hour is making and impact and that they know it. They might tell you they do not do it for the “Thanks” but any volunteer manager worth their salt will know that the gift of their time is a donation that should be cherished and recognised.</p><p class="ember-view reader-content-blocks__paragraph" id="ember479" style="--artdeco-reset-typography_getfontsize: 1.6rem; --artdeco-reset-typography_getlineheight: 1.5; background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: var(--font-size-large); line-height: 1.75; margin: 1.6rem 0px; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); pointer-events: all; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">Before even recruiting for volunteers, we need to ensure that they are coming into a friendly, open and kind space. Organisations with low staff morale and engagement will struggle to find, let alone keep volunteers. This is why the entire lifecycle of employees, and their satisfaction is crucial to the entire volunteer engagement! We rarely look at it this way!</p>DJ Cronin (Diarmuid Joseph)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14217163695140434673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712886818225825296.post-14247568052023313422023-12-31T20:50:00.001+10:002023-12-31T20:50:51.635+10:00Don't Fall For This Trap - Alan Watts on Work and Play<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/_IGgGQZth08?si=fh--KJgmzBz-VkOQ" frameborder="0"></iframe>DJ Cronin (Diarmuid Joseph)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14217163695140434673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712886818225825296.post-18734421978079963692023-12-31T19:41:00.001+10:002023-12-31T19:53:39.353+10:00My Wish for Twenty Four<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwSa6q7FEMtViKQ1yzRqHOS-p04VONFR_0FHfk4oHX3GCR9bYaOtwA0dwWAsq1kFDunGDdiK5uTXYWshapRD8BClQioW2FUOvng9fdp8vohUKOhR6Lgq1mMUTUzd7KvlF1F6QnCyjnjonNUZa_NR-im-LkNejaAP86gGTvFklA4_OnNq4FKmp5zaVltq4/s1024/OIG.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">No more to hate and war</p></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">And humanity to scar</p></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Our future generation</p></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">From every creed and nation</p></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Will thank us for release</p></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">From fighting and to peace</p></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">My wish for twenty four</p></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">An awakening of more</p></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">People who bring shining light</p></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">To stop the bloody fight</p></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">My wish is just as simple</p></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">As a little babies dimple</p></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">And though is sounds naïve</p></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">It’s my wish on New Year’s Eve</p></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">And feel it will come true</p></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">If these wishes too, touch you</p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><p>Diarmuid J Cronin </p><blockquote style="border: none; 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<br /></p>DJ Cronin (Diarmuid Joseph)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14217163695140434673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712886818225825296.post-84161698511125391552023-12-16T16:13:00.000+10:002023-12-16T16:13:29.124+10:00The way of the peaceful volunteer leader<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgum5SxJRVQfE7vRi44z1hrSdwB6UQrrXdLIW0fXRF45k9w5jUo-6jt4kuT-bwJ_vInKo9r2CuIrrZ4uEwcoDCYvbWkcCOPxkmahoIso0CE33-WqrGcIheLNRH6MYcZC4THaiGu43mE34ToDIQkVbNVg6DFteGj8ibnAfF69CXB04rhyWpKGmTXY7dUqO8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="794" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgum5SxJRVQfE7vRi44z1hrSdwB6UQrrXdLIW0fXRF45k9w5jUo-6jt4kuT-bwJ_vInKo9r2CuIrrZ4uEwcoDCYvbWkcCOPxkmahoIso0CE33-WqrGcIheLNRH6MYcZC4THaiGu43mE34ToDIQkVbNVg6DFteGj8ibnAfF69CXB04rhyWpKGmTXY7dUqO8" width="239" /></a></div><br />If you are passionate about volunteering, you are in the
right job. If you lead with authenticity, you are in the right job. If you trust
yourself keep doing so. No one is perfect. The expert has nothing more to give
and nothing more to learn. Keep learning. Mistakes are opportunities. If you
are trying to save or fix people you are in the wrong job. If you see instead
that you are enabling and inspiring positive action for change, compassion and
love, you are in the right job.<o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you appreciate your role, whatever its title and feel
appreciated by the organisation that you work with, you are in the right job. Practice
gratitude every day.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you do not set boundaries you are heading for burn out. You
have a right to have boundaries. We all do. A boundary is not a negative thing.
They are a right for your self-care and psychological safety. If you are an
effective volunteer leader, have subject matter expertise or are willing to get
to that point with a sense of openness, curiosity or learning you do not have
to prove your worth to anyone. You are worthy as a human being no matter what
is happening in your life right now. You should have got your job based on your
worth anyway. You work for an organisation. You are not owned by an
organisation.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There are many things that you are capable of changing but
there are things that you may never be able to change where you work. Either
accept the things you cannot change or seek out another opportunity in another
organisation. In your bid to make changes for the betterment of others, do it
as your authentic self, without fear and saunter.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Be honest about how you feel with yourself. If your
workplace is one of psychological safety be honest with others. Do not let
anger or bitterness cloud your honesty. Demonstrate your honesty. Lean into vulnerability.
Show the people you lead and work with your humaneness. Know when it’s time to
go. Don’t be used or played.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Do not let people dictate how you feel and neither do the
same to others. Trust your intuition. Know the difference between empathy and
sympathy. That person that annoys you, that person who does not listen to you,
that person that does not make you feel validated – do not allow them rent
space in your head. Only you know how you truly feel. Just look into your heart
and know yourself.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If people do not understand you or your motives despite
explaining it to them several times cease explaining yourself. Be authentic,
caring, and mindful and you will attract others of the same ilk. Those are your
tribe. If you don’t have them where you are, you go find them because they are
there.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Relationships end. Jobs end. You may find yourself in a
great place now with other great leadership in your organisation. Nothing under
the sky is permanent. We are here for a short time. Ponder that. You are always
replaceable. Ponder that. Life has its ups, downs, swings and roundabouts. But
know that your authentic self is not replaceable ever. Accept and surrender to
the importance of life and let it go. Let go of that which does not serve you. Shakespeare
said that life is a stage, and we are merely its actors. I say that you are the
director of this play. Write your own script. Fill your play with authentic
love and compassion. Write scenes of joy, lightness and playfulness. Visualise
your future and feel you are there every day. Do not give up. Let go yes, but
that is not giving up. Seasons do not last. Reasons do not last. As Marianne Williamson
said, understand that what is not love is a cry for love. Feel the pain and be
alive again.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do not over commit or
over promise. Especially if you do not have the time to meet these commitments.
It is ok to say no. Don’t be that yes person all of the time. It will
eventually catch up with you. Say yes and commit to yourself, your worth, your unique
talents and as the Desiderate proclaims “You are a child of the universe. You
have the right to be here and whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt, the
universe is unfolding as it should….be cheerful. Strive to be happy. “<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Return to yourself. There is no other you in this world. You
are unique and deserve the best. Be kind. Stay curious. Stay open and keep
learning on this wonderful path. And if you like, choose the path less
travelled. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This is just an opinion piece. But it is written from a
place of compassion and authentic I. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #181818; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">“The opposite of love is not
hate; it is use. Use is the abuse of love; in fact, it betrays love. When we
use another person, we place their needs below our own, but worse yet, we place
their value and dignity below ours.”</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />
<span style="background: white;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">― </span></span></span><span class="authorortitle"><b><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Leah Darrow, </span></span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>DJ Cronin (Diarmuid Joseph)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14217163695140434673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712886818225825296.post-32409047228740228222023-12-16T12:59:00.002+10:002023-12-16T12:59:37.724+10:00Moojibaba & Jai Sahaja! — Shankara Karunakara<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/EU-9bWBC5Tg?si=V9i7rt4GjaW6Axry" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: "Google Sans", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">Shankara is based on two words: “shanka” and “hara”. “Shanka” means doubt and “hara” means dispeller or destroyer. So the description is Shiva as destroyer of all evil things, including emotional states as 'doubt'.</span></div>DJ Cronin (Diarmuid Joseph)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14217163695140434673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712886818225825296.post-8803918074602978292023-12-16T12:21:00.001+10:002023-12-16T12:21:40.739+10:00You Are A Child Of The Universe - Lyrics<iframe width="480" height="360" src="https://youtube.com/embed/QLpfK9-Bprk?si=O9AHoq-S0ijBsXg0" frameborder="0"></iframe>DJ Cronin (Diarmuid Joseph)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14217163695140434673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712886818225825296.post-64855030833528810292023-12-15T22:08:00.000+10:002023-12-15T22:08:09.013+10:00How To MANIPULATE Your ENERGY To Create Quantum Events In Your Reality<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/Druo3AQHIHo?si=yjkIHDf_uTmp1BDK" frameborder="0"></iframe>DJ Cronin (Diarmuid Joseph)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14217163695140434673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712886818225825296.post-94369146908142952023-12-15T12:10:00.000+10:002023-12-15T12:10:25.851+10:00Enigma Amen <iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/yM7eQ0lKrB8?si=NBH0wRbmGviePCGz" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><div class="style-scope ytd-comment-renderer" id="comment-content" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; display: inline-flex; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 1184px;"><ytd-expander class="style-scope ytd-comment-renderer" id="expander" max-number-of-lines="4" should-use-number-of-lines="" style="--ytd-expander-button-margin: 4px 0 0 0; --ytd-expander-max-lines: 4; display: block; overflow: auto; width: 1184px;"><div class="style-scope ytd-expander" id="content" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-comment-renderer" id="content-text" slot="content" split-lines="" style="--yt-endpoint-color: var(--yt-spec-call-to-action); --yt-endpoint-hover-color: var(--yt-spec-call-to-action); --yt-endpoint-visited-color: var(--yt-spec-call-to-action); color: var(--yt-spec-text-primary); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4rem; line-height: 2rem; overflow-wrap: anywhere; white-space-collapse: preserve;" user-input=""><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I'm out on a new road in search for a land with no name</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">And I never look back cause I'm walking through sunshine and rain</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I'm a man who has lived in the tombs and who's broken the chains</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Amen </span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I was blind and now I see</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">What if god is not for me</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">And I know it's time to go</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I've been used and I've been played</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I've been spat on and betrayed</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">And I know it's time to go</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">(Watch out)</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I defeat the pain</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">(Watch out)</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I'm alive again</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The past is gone for good, .it's time to say:</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Amen </span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">At last, I believe I will be found</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">In the silence of my nights</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I can hear a distant voice</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Someone out there is calling my name</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">(Watch out)</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I'm not afraid</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Watch out</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I'm beyond the dread</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">It's time to turn the page and love again</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">(Watch out)</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I defeat the pain</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">(Watch out)</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">In a crying game</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I'm leaving all my shadows behind</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
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one<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">One day<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">As the rain gently beats upon her windowpane the radio alarm goes
off and Olivia awakens and hits the snooze button. Five minutes go by in what
appears to be a second and Olivia hits the snooze button again. This time she
stays awake. Olivia’s heart feels heavy. She knows another Monday has rolled
in. Another week of work. She remembers today she needs to have a difficult
conversation with that volunteer. She know there are reports that are due by
midweek. She hears the rain beat violently on the window pain and curses the weather.
After checking her Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and the latest dreadful news
headlines she stumbles out of bed and wearily hits the shower. Her mind is so
full of thoughts she doesn’t really know she’s showering. Brushing her teeth
afterwards she looks into the mirror and makes some quick judgments on her
appearance. She thinks she looks old and looks away in hurt. Her partner has
left for work over an hour ago. She doesn’t even remember him saying goodbye.
Typical. Chloe is already up eating cereal and she notices her lunch has
already been made by her partner. Which is just as well as she sees by the
clock she is running late. She says good morning to Chloe and gives her a quick
peck on the top of her golden hair.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then
Chloe, who is taking her cereal bowl to the sink drops the bowl and it smashes
on the ground in pieces. “Oh for heaven’s sake Chloe” she shouts. “You always
drop things! Now you are going to make you mummy late for work!”. “Sorry mummy”
whispers Cloe and she is told go wait in the car. While picking up the remnants
of the bowl Olivia cuts a finger and the F Bomb is dropped a number of times. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">She rushes to the car and drops Chloe off to school. Another kiss
goodbye and watching Chloe skip to meet her friends she feels a pang of regret
before driving the car and parking it at the railway station. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“Attention passengers, the 6.31 to the City has been cancelled. We
apologise to our customers for this inconvenience. The next train to the city
will now be at 6.47” is announced at the station. “Of course it is” Olivia
mutters under her breath. She looks around at other passengers. Some are making
calls, some look annoyed. She see one lady in the distance who is sitting there
and seems to be smiling. Olivia feels she knows this person or maybe it’s
because she seems to be wearing the same clothes as her. The lady turns her
head towards her, catches her eye and smiles. Olivia immediately looks away.
The rain has stopped and sunlight breaks from a patch in the sky. Umbrellas are
put away as Olivia returns to her phone. She posts on Facebook “Bloody Train
cancelled again and it’s raining. Great start to my week!” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">On the train finally, she sits into a vacant seat annoyed that she
has to share it with this man. “Could they make the seats any smaller these
days?” she thinks as she flips on her phone again. Halfway during the trip she
looks up and sees that 90% of the passengers are on the phone except for that
woman whom she saw earlier who is reading a book. She’s still smiling! Again
the woman looks up from her book, catches her looking at her and smiles even
more broadly. Olivia quickly returns to her Facebook and looks at her post.
Only one “Like” and one comment “You Ok Hun?’ She flicks to Instagram and then
to Tik Tok and before she knows it has arrived at Central Station. She rushes
to her office grabbing a coffee on the way and spills some of it entering the
lift. At the office a colleague greets her “Hey Olivia, Happy Monday – how are
you” Grunting she replies “You don’t want to know” and as she heads to her desk
she notices a colleague in a desk nearby from another department teary eyed.
“Probably having the same type of day as me” she thinks to herself while
turning on her computer to begin checking emails. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">That was the start of Olivia’s day. It didn’t get better. One
email she got really riled her and she sent a length angry response. She got
another from her manager reminding her that her monthly report was due by
Wednesday. Inside she could feel her anger rise. “I am not stupid, I don’t need
your reminder and I know how to do my job!” she wanted to email back but
instead ignored the email. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The difficult conversation with the volunteer could not have been
any worse. There was shouting and much tears.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Olivia took a call at one stage from another manager in the
organisation wanting to know if she could organise 8 volunteers for an event
tomorrow. She replied with a short answer” Yes – of course’ and slammed down
the phone. Typical. Her business proposal asking for more resources for
volunteer management had been rejected last week. She started blankly at her
computer screen for five minutes. She felt dreadful, stressed, tired and
undervalued. The colleague with tears in her eyes earlier sat beside her now.
“Oh God – what does she want?” Thought Olivia. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“Are you ok Olivia?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“Yes why?”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“I just noticed you slamming down the phone and I thought you
might be stressed. Just checking everything is fine”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“Thanks, but I am fine. You know, just not enough hours in the day”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“Did you want to talk about it?”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“Nah, I’m really too busy but thanks anyway”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“Ok Olivia, but you know where I am if you wanna talk”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">After the woman had left, Olivia went into the bathroom, locked
the cubicle door, put down the seat and wept for five minutes. Afterwards, she
gathered herself together, returned to her desk and tried her best to be calm
for the rest of the day with varying success. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Arriving home that evening exhausted and drained, she was greeted
by Chloe with a “Mummy mummy “as the girl ran towards her and gave her a warm
hug. Her partner then gave her a hug and informed her that he had started a
roast chicken dinner. Olivia dropped her bag and reached for a red wine.
Offering her partner one he accepted with a thanks and looked lovingly at her
as he asked, ‘How was your day” Tears welled up in Olivia’s eyes. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Her partner concerned now asked “Do you want to talk about what’s
happening for you?”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">She looked at him for a while, watched Olivia playing with crayons
on the kitchen table and then looked back at her partners concerned <o:p></o:p></span>gaze.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“Yes, yes, I do. “<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Chapter
two<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">One day. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As the rain gently beats upon her windowpane the radio alarm goes
off and Olivia awakens and listens to the song playing. It’s one of her
favourites – “Lovely Day: by Bill Withers. Olivia stretches out on the bed,
stretches her legs and arms and listens to this beautiful song and sings along.
This is indeed going to be a lovely day she feels. Olivia’s heart feels light.
She knows another Monday has dawned. Another week of work that makes a
difference to herself and others. She remembers today she needs to have a
difficult conversation with that volunteer, but she has planned well for it. She
knows there are reports that are due by midweek. She feels grateful they are
nearly completed. She hears the rain beat beautifully on the window pain and
feels grateful that it has finally rained. A welcome relief after weeks of hot
weather and she knows that soon her brown lawn will change to green. Turning
off the radio she sits on the side of her bed and goes to the Calm app she got
a few weeks ago and clicks on the daily meditation with headphones in her ear.
Olivia has made this a daily practice. She remembers when she was a bit cynical
and doubtful about mindful practice and meditation. After a few stressful weeks
at work her partner had suggested it. She scoffed at first thinking who has
time for that nonsense! But, as is her want, Olivia liked trying new things and
thought she would have a crack. She thought what had she to lose? So once again she sat there listening to a
gentle guided meditation for ten minutes. Ten minutes to herself and she had
noticed new ways of thinking and approaches to life. Each meditation was
different. She was feeling more centred, self-aware and looked forward to each
morning to this. Of course it wasn’t always easy. She kept drifting away
attaching to various thoughts. She nearly gave up. But giving up wasn’t in her
nature and she persisted. She recalled reading an article recently and most of
it flashed back in her memory before she began her daily practice</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 26.25pt; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 15.0pt; mso-outline-level: 3;"><b><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">“Tendencies
of the mind</span></b><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 19.5pt; margin-bottom: 18.0pt;"><span style="color: #444444; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">In 2005, the </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/"><span style="color: #333333; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">National Science Foundation</span></a></span><span style="color: #444444; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> published
an article summarizing research on human thoughts per day. It was found that
the average person has about 12,000 to 60,000 thoughts per day. Of those
thousands of thoughts, 80% were negative, and 95% were exactly the same
repetitive thoughts as the day before.<br />
We can see that one of the tendencies of the mind is to focus on the negative
and ‘play the same songs’ over and over again.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 19.5pt; margin-bottom: 18.0pt;"><span style="color: #444444; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">There was another interesting study (Leahy, 2005, Study of </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://www.cornell.edu/"><span style="color: #333333; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Cornell University</span></a></span><span style="color: #444444; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">), in which scientists found that,
firstly 85% of what we worry about never happens. Secondly with the 15% of the
worries that did happen, 79% of the subjects discovered that either they could
handle the difficulty better than expected, or that the difficulty taught them
a lesson worth learning.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 19.5pt; margin-bottom: 18.0pt;"><span style="color: #444444; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">The conclusion is that 97% of our worries are baseless and result from
an unfounded pessimistic perception.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 19.5pt; margin-bottom: 18.0pt;"><span style="color: #444444; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">These baseless worries are a major source of stress, tension and cause
of exhaustion not only for the mind, but also for the physical body.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Olivia finished her ten minute guided meditation. This one was all
about being grateful. It guided her to concentrate on her breathing and advised
that when the thought flowed in like clouds just to observe them and let them float
away again by coming back to and being aware of the breath. It ended asking her
to name in her mind a list of things or people she was grateful for. It didn’t matter
what they were. Olivia felt grateful for another day of possibilities. Her
family. Her friends. Her breathing. Her ears that could hear. Her eyes that
could see. While showering she was grateful for the warm water embracing her
skin and grateful for the privilege of having a shower to begin with<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Brushing her teeth afterwards she looks into the mirror and the
song she woke up to comes into her mind and she hears the lyrics – “Then I look
at you and the worlds alright with me. Just one look at you and I know it’s
going to be a lovely Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa (Lovely day Lovely day Lovely
day Lovely day)” She smiles at her reflection. Her partner has left for work
over an hour ago. She doesn’t even remember him saying goodbye. But on her
bedside table she notices a note – She opens it and reads “Good morning, didn’t
want to wake you, have made Chloe’s lunch, have a lovely day! XX” Chloe is
already up eating cereal .Which is good as she sees by the clock she is running
a little late. She says good morning to Chloe and gives her a quick peck on the
top of her golden hair.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then Chloe, who
is taking her cereal bowl to the sink drops the bowl and it smashes on the
ground in pieces. “Oh Chloe” she speaks softly. “Are you Okay? Dot worry –
mummy will clean it up. “Sorry mummy” whispers Cloe. “It can happen to anyone
Chloe, I’ll just clean it up and we will get going”. Mindfully picking up the
remnants of the bowl Olivia remembers the bowel she dropped and smashed last
week and giggles thinking that they need a new set of bowls! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">She walks to the car with Chloe and drops her off to school.
Another kiss goodbye and watching Chloe skip to meet her friends she feels a feeling
of gratitude and love before driving the car and parking it at the railway
station<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“Attention passengers, the 6.31 to the City has been cancelled. We
apologise to our customers for this inconvenience. The next train to the city
will now be at 6.47” is announced at the station. “Oh well” Olivia thinks “The
next train is only less than 20 minutes away”. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She takes a seat and remembers her meditation
on gratefulness. She smiles at the memory of her morning and how grateful she
is to have some downtime before the next train arrives. She looks around at
other passengers. Some are making calls, some look annoyed. She see one lady in
the distance who is standing there and seems to be very annoyed. Olivia feels
she knows this person or maybe it’s because she seems to be wearing the same
clothes as her. The lady turns her head towards her, catches her eye and stares
for a moment at her. Olivia immediately smiles at her and the other lady turns
her head away. The rain has stopped and sunlight breaks from a patch in the
sky. Umbrellas are put away as Olivia marvels at the wonderful smell rain
brings form the dampened nature around her. She observes the sunlight casting a
warm glow on the scene before her and hears a beautiful magpie signing from a
tree.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">On the train finally. she sits into a vacant seat exchanging a pleasant
“Good morning” with fellow passengers. She pulls out the book that her partner
bought her for her birthday. She begins the read it. It’s called ‘The Power of
Now” by Eckhart Tolle. She is already halfway through and although she
struggles with some of the concepts in the book a lot of what he writes
resonates with her and she finds herself smiling again. Halfway during the trip
she looks up and sees that 90% of the passengers are on the phone except for
that woman she saw earlier who is staring at her again. “Where do I know her
from?” she thinks as she smiles broadly at her but the woman returns to her
phone. Olivia quickly returns to her book and before she knows it has arrived
at Central Station. She walks to her office grabbing a coffee on the way. At
the office a colleague greets her “Hey Olivia, Happy Monday – how are you” Smiling
she replies “Living the dream Adam and you?” Adam replies that he thinks he’s
living someone else’s dream. They both laugh and as she heads to her desk she
notices a colleague in a desk nearby from another department teary eyed. Not
wanting to intrude too much, she casually walks towards her and gently whispers
“Are you OK?” Her colleague tells her that they had to put down their pet dog
of 15 years yesterday due to a serious illness. Olivia sits beside her and says
“I am so sorry to hear that. I can’t imagine how you are feeling” They talk
about “Rambo’ for a few minutes. How it felt like losing a family member and
Olivia sat and listened. Just listened. On leaving she said “I’m just over
there if you need anything today OK?” Her colleague smiled and thanked her for
listening and said she already felt better talking about it. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">That was the start of Olivia’s day. It did get better. One email
she got that would have really riled her in the past was read and observed. She
picked up the phone and rang the sender. They agreed there was a
miscommunication happening and they both got clarity around the issue and
mutually agreed on the next steps forward. Before she hung up the person said “Olivia,
to be honest I regretted sending the email once I sent it. I am sorry for the
tone of the email and really appreciate you calling me” She got another email
from her manager reminding her that her monthly report was due by Wednesday. She
replied thanking the person for the reminder and that she expected it to be
ready by Tuesday, all going well. For some reason she added a smiley emoji. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The difficult conversation with the volunteer went as well as such
conversations should go. Everyone had their say. The volunteer agreed that his
recent behaviour had breached their code of conduct and they agreed on a path
forward with the understanding of what another breach would mean. The volunteer
also took the opportunity to explain the difficult personal circumstances he
was going through. While he admitted that this was no excuse to treat others
badly while volunteering he felt it was contributing to his state of mind while
volunteering. Olivia offered the support line that all staff and volunteers had
access to and the volunteer agreed to take a break from volunteering to sort
out some of his pressing issues. They agreed to meet again before he
recommenced. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Olivia took a call at one stage from another manager in the
organisation wanting to know if she could organise 8 volunteers for an event
tomorrow. She replied with a short answer “Sorry Steve but the lateness of your
request means that we could not simply organise this overnight. And while yes,
we have 300 volunteers they all come in on designated days and volunteer in
many areas. They do have busy lives as well outside of their volunteering
duties. But let’s set up a meeting and we can talk about how we manage this in
the future and explore how volunteers can assist you” She was tempted to tell
him that we don’t keep volunteers in a fridge but resisted the urge. Steve’s
response – “Yeah – I take your point and would love to catch up when you have
time.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Her business proposal asking for more resources for volunteer
management had been rejected last week. She started blankly at her computer
screen for five minutes. She thought this through for a while. She remembered a volunteer manager who had submitted a business proposal in a similar
organisation and got the result she wanted so she picked up the phone and
called Helen. After exchanging pleasantries, she asked Helen if she would be
happy to share her business proposal with her. “Of course,” said Helen “Emailing
it as we speak.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As soon as she hung up
the proposal was in her inbox. Reading it was a wonderful learning moment. She
realised she had missed some key points in her own proposal and marveled at
some of the language used. “Yes” she exclaimed a little too <o:p></o:p></span>loudly.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“Are you ok Olivia?” Asked the colleague who had just lost her pet.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“Yes, I am thanks. Don’t worry about me - just look after yourself today, OK?” They exchanged a smile.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Olivia went into the bathroom, looked at her reflection in the
mirror and said to her reflection –“You are now going to resubmit your
business proposal! – I’ve got this” Afterwards, she returned to her desk and submitted her new proposal. Before the end of the day, she
got an email from her manager “Thanks for this Olivia, I have had a good read
of it. It makes more sense to me now and I’d like to set up a meeting on how we
can proceed from here.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Arriving home that evening mindful and calm, she was greeted
by Chloe with a “Mummy mummy “as the girl ran towards her and gave her a warm
hug. Her partner then gave her a hug and informed her that he had started a
roast chicken dinner. Olivia dropped her bag and reached for a red wine.
Offering her partner one he accepted with a thanks and looked lovingly at her
as he asked ‘How was your day” Olivia said she had an awesome day! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Her partner excited for her asked “Do you want to tell me all
about it?”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">She looked at him for a while, watched Olivia playing with crayons
on the kitchen table and then looked back at her partners happy <o:p></o:p></span>gaze.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“Yes, yes, I do! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; line-height: 19.5pt; margin-bottom: 18.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“<i><span style="color: #444444;">Our
mind can be our biggest challenge and obstacle, yet if we manage it skilfully,
it can be our biggest ally, helping us to reach new heights of personal
development and work performance.” Neringa Antanaityte</span></i><span style="color: #444444;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="background: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">“If you get the inside right,
the outside will fall into place.”</span> – Eckhart Tolle – The Power of Now</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /></div>DJ Cronin (Diarmuid Joseph)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14217163695140434673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712886818225825296.post-72054256362743949092023-12-09T11:43:00.000+10:002023-12-09T11:43:04.882+10:00An Autobiography in Five Chapters by Portia Nelson<iframe frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://youtube.com/embed/r3Nrc1FT8o0?si=qyQ8A_gjHRz2ZCWX" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><div class="style-scope ytd-comment-renderer" id="comment-content" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; display: inline-flex; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 999.422px;"><ytd-expander class="style-scope ytd-comment-renderer" id="expander" max-number-of-lines="4" should-use-number-of-lines="" style="--ytd-expander-button-margin: 4px 0 0 0; --ytd-expander-max-lines: 4; display: block; overflow: auto; width: 999.422px;"><div class="style-scope ytd-expander" id="content" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-comment-renderer" id="content-text" slot="content" split-lines="" style="--yt-endpoint-color: var(--yt-spec-call-to-action); --yt-endpoint-hover-color: var(--yt-spec-call-to-action); --yt-endpoint-visited-color: var(--yt-spec-call-to-action); color: var(--yt-spec-text-primary); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4rem; line-height: 2rem; overflow-wrap: anywhere; white-space-collapse: preserve;" user-input=""><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Chapter 1
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I walk down the street.
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I fall in. I am lost….I am helpless.
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">It isn’t my fault.
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">It takes forever to find a way out.
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Chapter 2
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I walk down the same street.
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">There is a deep hole in the side walk.
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I pretend I don’t see it. I fall in again.
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I can’t believe I am in the same place.
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">But it isn’t my fault.
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">It still takes a long time to get out.
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Chapter 3
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I walk down the same street.
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I see it is there.
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I fall in….it’s a habit…but my eyes are open.
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I know where I am. It is my fault.
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I get out immediately.
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Chapter 4
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I walk down the same street.
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I walk around it.
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Chapter 5
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I walk down a different street.</span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
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</span><img alt="🧡" class="small-emoji emoji style-scope yt-formatted-string" src="https://www.youtube.com/s/gaming/emoji/7ff574f2/emoji_u1f9e1.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; height: var(--yt-formatted-string-small-emoji-size,16px); margin: 0px 2px 3px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: var(--yt-formatted-string-small-emoji-size,16px);" /></yt-formatted-string></div></ytd-expander></div></div>DJ Cronin (Diarmuid Joseph)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14217163695140434673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712886818225825296.post-70121816439777348172023-12-06T16:43:00.001+10:002023-12-06T16:43:42.286+10:00If You Want to Be Happy, Let Go of Stories 📖<iframe width="480" height="360" src="https://youtube.com/embed/XfyTXacb2LA?si=7upMfSz5cEfD119t" frameborder="0"></iframe>DJ Cronin (Diarmuid Joseph)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14217163695140434673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712886818225825296.post-4620557643075427082023-12-06T16:21:00.003+10:002023-12-06T16:21:34.150+10:004 Uncomfortable Signs You’re On The Right Path<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1); color: #f1f1f1; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Not all those who wander are lost." - J.R.R. Tolkien
</span><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/NJjrA8daFug?si=jpI_1lIWN-GuaPG6" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: black; color: #f1f1f1; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Not all those who wander are lost." - J.R.R. Tolkien</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1); color: #f1f1f1; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">
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" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); overflow-wrap: break-word !important; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); word-break: break-word !important;"><span dir="ltr" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">Written on LinkedIn</span></span></div><div class="update-components-text relative update-components-update-v2__commentary " dir="ltr" style="--artdeco-reset-typography_getfontsize: 1.4rem; --artdeco-reset-typography_getlineheight: 1.42857; background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--color-text); font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-typography_getFontSize); line-height: var(--artdeco-reset-typography_getLineHeight); margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); position: relative !important; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><span class="break-words
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" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); overflow-wrap: break-word !important; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); word-break: break-word !important;"><span dir="ltr" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">This.<span style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit !important;" /></span>Came across this post by<span class="white-space-pre" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: pre !important;"> </span><a class="app-aware-link " data-test-app-aware-link="" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAABXrFSUB3Ty6f915zK26fKSnsL8fJwbv4QA" style="background-color: var(--artdeco-reset-link-background-color-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); font-weight: var(--font-weight-bold); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); overflow-wrap: normal; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); position: relative; text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none); touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); word-break: normal;" target="_self"><span style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"></span></a><a class="ember-view" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/chance-marshall-605199a3/" id="ember2567" style="background-color: var(--artdeco-reset-link-background-color-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); font-weight: var(--font-weight-bold); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); overflow-wrap: normal; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); position: relative; text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none); touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); word-break: normal;">Chance Marshall</a> on LinkedIn</span><span class="white-space-pre" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: pre !important;"> </span>and it deeply resonated. I go back to work after a horrible and frightening month of illness. In the last 12 months I have been thrown from pillar to post by health problems. And I am not afraid to say that this, along with national and international events have crashed upon me with a weight that had been hard to put into words. But I am grateful. I am still here with family and real friends. And while some may think this should be a Facebook post I am glad someone had the bravery to say what Chance said. It is not easy being an empath. Neither do I want the strings playing for what I write, because in spite of many factors I promise I will always do my best to be kind, always write with authenticity and lean, no plunge. into my vulnerability. Yes, this is a site for "professional networks", but it has humans on it too. I return to work with my values intact. People before profit. Empathy rather than sympathy. Heart based leadership. Compassion. Respect. Justice. Fairness. Working together and leading through learning. Ethical. Transparent. The sense of humour and to paraphrase a quote I will continue speaking up for all of this though my voice quivers. Thanks Chance. The old models of<span class="white-space-pre" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: pre !important;"> </span><span style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><a class="app-aware-link " data-test-app-aware-link="" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=leadership&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7136966124398682112" style="background-color: var(--artdeco-reset-link-background-color-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); font-weight: var(--font-weight-bold); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); overflow-wrap: normal; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); position: relative; text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none); touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); word-break: normal;"><span class="visually-hidden" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: 0px !important; box-sizing: inherit; clip: rect(0px, 0px, 0px, 0px) !important; display: block !important; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); height: 1px !important; line-height: inherit !important; margin: -1px !important; outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); overflow: hidden !important; padding: 0px !important; position: absolute !important; text-wrap: nowrap !important; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); width: 1px !important;">hashtag</span><span style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><span aria-hidden="true" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">#</span>leadership</span></a></span><span class="white-space-pre" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: pre !important;"> </span>are crumbling.<span class="white-space-pre" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: pre !important;"> </span><span style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><a class="app-aware-link " data-test-app-aware-link="" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=mentalhealth&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7136966124398682112" style="background-color: var(--artdeco-reset-link-background-color-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); font-weight: var(--font-weight-bold); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); overflow-wrap: normal; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); position: relative; text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none); touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); word-break: normal;"><span class="visually-hidden" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: 0px !important; box-sizing: inherit; clip: rect(0px, 0px, 0px, 0px) !important; display: block !important; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); height: 1px !important; line-height: inherit !important; margin: -1px !important; outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); overflow: hidden !important; padding: 0px !important; position: absolute !important; text-wrap: nowrap !important; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); width: 1px !important;">hashtag</span><span style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><span aria-hidden="true" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">#</span>mentalhealth</span></a></span><span class="white-space-pre" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: pre !important;"> </span><span style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><a class="app-aware-link " data-test-app-aware-link="" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=authenticity&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7136966124398682112" style="background-color: var(--artdeco-reset-link-background-color-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); font-weight: var(--font-weight-bold); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); overflow-wrap: normal; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); position: relative; text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none); touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); word-break: normal;"><span class="visually-hidden" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: 0px !important; box-sizing: inherit; clip: rect(0px, 0px, 0px, 0px) !important; display: block !important; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); height: 1px !important; line-height: inherit !important; margin: -1px !important; outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); overflow: hidden !important; padding: 0px !important; position: absolute !important; text-wrap: nowrap !important; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); width: 1px !important;">hashtag</span><span style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><span aria-hidden="true" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">#</span>authenticity</span></a></span><span class="white-space-pre" style="background: var(--artdeco-reset-base-background-transparent); border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: pre !important;"> </span></span></div></div></div><div class="ember-view update-components-mini-update-v2 feed-shared-update-v2__update-content-wrapper artdeco-card" id="ember2472" style="border-radius: var(--corner-radius-medium) !important; border: none !important; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15) 0px 0px 0px 1px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 2px 3px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0.8rem 1.6rem 0.4rem; overflow: hidden; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); position: relative; transition: box-shadow 83ms ease 0s; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><div class="update-components-actor display-flex
pt3
" style="align-items: center; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; display: flex !important; flex-wrap: nowrap; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); margin-bottom: 0.8rem; padding: 0px 0.8rem; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><div class="update-components-actor__container
display-flex flex-grow-1" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; display: flex !important; flex-grow: 1 !important; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); margin-right: 3.2rem; overflow: hidden; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><a aria-label="Chance Marshall" class="app-aware-link update-components-actor__image relative" data-test-app-aware-link="" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/chance-marshall-605199a3?miniProfileUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_profile%3AACoAABXrFSUB3Ty6f915zK26fKSnsL8fJwbv4QA" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; flex-shrink: 0; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); font-weight: var(--font-weight-bold); margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); position: relative !important; text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none); touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);" target="_self"><span class="js-update-components-actor__avatar" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><div class="ivm-image-view-model update-components-actor__avatar" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><div class="ivm-view-attr__img-wrapper display-flex" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; display: flex !important; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><img alt="" class="ivm-view-attr__img--centered EntityPhoto-circle-2 update-components-actor__avatar-image evi-image lazy-image ember-view" height="40" id="ember2473" loading="lazy" src="https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/D4E03AQHH4D6QUJqPRA/profile-displayphoto-shrink_100_100/0/1679641358401?e=1707350400&v=beta&t=u0mI18I0rxDRRsw0c8HeTGhoZuyC3__N8ZawIJ83WNg" style="background-clip: content-box; background-position: 50% center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: contain; border-radius: var(--corner-radius-full) !important; border: none; box-shadow: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--color-text); font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); height: 40px; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); object-fit: contain; object-position: center center; outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); width: 40px;" width="40" /></div></div></span></a><div class="update-components-actor__meta relative" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; flex-basis: 0px; flex-grow: 1; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); margin-left: 0.8rem; overflow: hidden; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); position: relative !important; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><a aria-label="View: Chance Marshall • 1st Founder | Therapist | Clinical Supervisor | Self Space" class="app-aware-link update-components-actor__meta-link" data-test-app-aware-link="" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/chance-marshall-605199a3?miniProfileUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_profile%3AACoAABXrFSUB3Ty6f915zK26fKSnsL8fJwbv4QA" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); font-weight: var(--font-weight-bold); margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none); touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);" target="_self"><span class="update-components-actor__title
" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; display: flex; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><span class="update-components-actor__name hoverable-link-text
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t-black" style="--artdeco-reset-typography_getfontsize: 1.4rem; --artdeco-reset-typography_getlineheight: 1.42857; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--color-text); display: inline-block; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-typography_getFontSize); font-weight: var(--artdeco-reset-typography-font-weight-bold); line-height: var(--artdeco-reset-typography_getLineHeight); margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); overflow: hidden; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); text-overflow: ellipsis; text-wrap: nowrap; vertical-align: top;"><span dir="ltr" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><span aria-hidden="true" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">Chance Marshall</span><span class="visually-hidden" style="border: 0px !important; box-sizing: inherit; clip: rect(0px, 0px, 0px, 0px) !important; display: block !important; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); height: 1px !important; margin: -1px !important; outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); overflow: hidden !important; padding: 0px !important; position: absolute !important; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); width: 1px !important;">Chance Marshall</span></span></span><span class="update-components-actor__supplementary-actor-info
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" style="--artdeco-reset-typography_getfontsize: 1.4rem; --artdeco-reset-typography_getlineheight: 1.42857; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--color-text-low-emphasis); flex-shrink: 0; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-typography_getFontSize); font-weight: var(--artdeco-reset-typography-font-weight-normal); line-height: var(--artdeco-reset-typography_getLineHeight); margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); text-wrap: nowrap; vertical-align: top;"><span aria-hidden="true" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><span class="white-space-pre" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space-collapse: preserve !important;"> </span>• 1st</span><span class="visually-hidden" style="border: 0px !important; box-sizing: inherit; clip: rect(0px, 0px, 0px, 0px) !important; display: block !important; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); height: 1px !important; margin: -1px !important; outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); overflow: hidden !important; padding: 0px !important; position: absolute !important; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); width: 1px !important;"><span class="white-space-pre" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space-collapse: preserve !important;"> </span>• 1st</span></span></span><span class="update-components-actor__description
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" style="--artdeco-reset-typography_getfontsize: 1.2rem; --artdeco-reset-typography_getlineheight: 1.33333; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--color-text-low-emphasis); display: block; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-typography_getFontSize); font-weight: var(--artdeco-reset-typography-font-weight-normal); line-height: var(--artdeco-reset-typography_getLineHeight); margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); overflow: hidden; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); text-overflow: ellipsis; text-wrap: nowrap; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><span aria-hidden="true" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">Founder | Therapist | Clinical Supervisor | Self Space</span><span class="visually-hidden" style="border: 0px !important; box-sizing: inherit; clip: rect(0px, 0px, 0px, 0px) !important; display: block !important; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); height: 1px !important; margin: -1px !important; outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); overflow: hidden !important; padding: 0px !important; position: absolute !important; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); width: 1px !important;">Founder | Therapist | Clinical Supervisor | Self Space</span></span></a><a aria-label="22h • Edited • " class="app-aware-link update-components-actor__sub-description-link" data-test-app-aware-link="" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/chance-marshall-605199a3?miniProfileUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_profile%3AACoAABXrFSUB3Ty6f915zK26fKSnsL8fJwbv4QA" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); font-weight: var(--font-weight-bold); margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none); touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);" target="_self"><span class="update-components-actor__sub-description
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" style="--artdeco-reset-typography_getfontsize: 1.2rem; --artdeco-reset-typography_getlineheight: 1.33333; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--color-text-low-emphasis); display: block; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-typography_getFontSize); font-weight: var(--artdeco-reset-typography-font-weight-normal); line-height: var(--artdeco-reset-typography_getLineHeight); margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); overflow: hidden; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); text-overflow: ellipsis; text-wrap: nowrap; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><span aria-hidden="true" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">22h • Edited •<span class="white-space-pre" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space-collapse: preserve !important;"> </span><span style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><li-icon aria-hidden="true" class="v-align-bottom" size="small" style="box-sizing: inherit; display: inline-block; overflow: hidden; position: relative; vertical-align: bottom !important;" type="globe-americas"><svg class="mercado-match" data-supported-dps="16x16" fill="currentColor" focusable="false" height="16" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M8 1a7 7 0 107 7 7 7 0 00-7-7zM3 8a5 5 0 011-3l.55.55A1.5 1.5 0 015 6.62v1.07a.75.75 0 00.22.53l.56.56a.75.75 0 00.53.22H7v.69a.75.75 0 00.22.53l.56.56a.75.75 0 01.22.53V13a5 5 0 01-5-5zm6.24 4.83l2-2.46a.75.75 0 00.09-.8l-.58-1.16A.76.76 0 0010 8H7v-.19a.51.51 0 01.28-.45l.38-.19a.74.74 0 01.68 0L9 7.5l.38-.7a1 1 0 00.12-.48v-.85a.78.78 0 01.21-.53l1.07-1.09a5 5 0 01-1.54 9z"></path></svg></li-icon></span><span class="white-space-pre" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space-collapse: preserve !important;"> </span></span><span class="visually-hidden" style="border: 0px !important; box-sizing: inherit; clip: rect(0px, 0px, 0px, 0px) !important; display: block !important; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); height: 1px !important; margin: -1px !important; outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); overflow: hidden !important; padding: 0px !important; position: absolute !important; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); width: 1px !important;">22h • Edited •<span class="white-space-pre" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space-collapse: preserve !important;"> </span></span></span></a></div></div></div><div class="
mr2" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); margin-right: 0.8rem !important; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);" tabindex="-1"><a class="tap-target update-components-mini-update-v2__link-to-details-page text-body-medium ember-view" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7136628962826321920/" id="ember2474" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; cursor: pointer; font-size: var(--font-size-medium); font-weight: var(--font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--line-height-default); margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);" tabindex="-1"></a><div class="feed-shared-inline-show-more-text
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" style="--artdeco-reset-typography_getlineheight: 1.42857; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: 2rem !important; margin: 0px 0.8rem 1.2rem; max-height: none; max-width: 928px; overflow: hidden; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); position: relative; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);" tabindex="-1"><a class="tap-target update-components-mini-update-v2__link-to-details-page text-body-medium ember-view" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7136628962826321920/" id="ember2474" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; cursor: pointer; font-size: var(--font-size-medium); font-weight: var(--font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--line-height-default); margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);" tabindex="-1"></a><div class="update-components-text relative update-components-update-v2__commentary " dir="ltr" style="--artdeco-reset-typography_getfontsize: 1.4rem; --artdeco-reset-typography_getlineheight: 1.42857; border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--color-text); font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-typography_getFontSize); line-height: var(--artdeco-reset-typography_getLineHeight); margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); position: relative !important; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><a class="tap-target update-components-mini-update-v2__link-to-details-page text-body-medium ember-view" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7136628962826321920/" id="ember2474" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; cursor: pointer; font-size: var(--font-size-medium); font-weight: var(--font-weight-regular); line-height: var(--line-height-default); margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);" tabindex="-1"><span class="break-words
" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); overflow-wrap: break-word !important; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); word-break: break-word !important;"><span dir="ltr" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">No one is doing as well as it looks on LinkedIn.<span style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit !important;" /></span><span style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit !important;" /></span>Honestly, stop pretending lads. It’s rough going at the minute, everyone’s knackered.<span style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit !important;" /></span><span style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit !important;" /></span>Each of us is full of self-doubt, fear, anxiety and confusion, but the brave face has been widely adopted.<span class="white-space-pre" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: pre !important;"> </span><span style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit !important;" /></span><span style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit !important;" /></span>It’s made it easy to assume that everyone else is doing better than us.<span class="white-space-pre" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: pre !important;"> </span><span style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit !important;" /></span><span style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit !important;" /></span>We think we are weird because we meet such filtered versions of each other.<span class="white-space-pre" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: pre !important;"> </span><span style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit !important;" /></span><span style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit !important;" /></span>But, most of the time, we have no idea what people are really experiencing or feeling. We have no idea how much someone has had to pull themselves together each morning.<span class="white-space-pre" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: pre !important;"> </span><span style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit !important;" /></span><span style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit !important;" /></span>If we all showed up even 1% more truthfully on this platform, everyone would feel less alone.<span class="white-space-pre" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: pre !important;"> </span><span style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit !important;" /></span><span style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit !important;" /></span>And stop saying “best in class”. It’s cringe.<span class="white-space-pre" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: pre !important;"> </span><span style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit !important;" /></span><span style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit !important;" /></span><span style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"></span></span></span></a><a class="app-aware-link " data-test-app-aware-link="" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=mentalhealth&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7136966124398682112" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); font-weight: var(--font-weight-bold); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); overflow-wrap: normal; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); position: relative; text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none); touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); word-break: normal;"><span class="visually-hidden" style="border: 0px !important; box-sizing: inherit; clip: rect(0px, 0px, 0px, 0px) !important; display: block !important; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); height: 1px !important; line-height: inherit !important; margin: -1px !important; outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); overflow: hidden !important; padding: 0px !important; position: absolute !important; text-wrap: nowrap !important; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); width: 1px !important;">hashtag</span><span style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><span aria-hidden="true" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">#</span>mentalhealth</span></a><span class="white-space-pre" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: pre !important;"> </span><span style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><a class="app-aware-link " data-test-app-aware-link="" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=knackered&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7136966124398682112" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); font-weight: var(--font-weight-bold); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); overflow-wrap: normal; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); position: relative; text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none); touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); word-break: normal;"><span class="visually-hidden" style="border: 0px !important; box-sizing: inherit; clip: rect(0px, 0px, 0px, 0px) !important; display: block !important; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); height: 1px !important; line-height: inherit !important; margin: -1px !important; outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); overflow: hidden !important; padding: 0px !important; position: absolute !important; text-wrap: nowrap !important; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); width: 1px !important;">hashtag</span><span style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><span aria-hidden="true" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">#</span>knackered</span></a></span><span class="white-space-pre" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); white-space: pre !important;"> </span><span style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><a class="app-aware-link " data-test-app-aware-link="" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=authenticity&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7136966124398682112" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); font-weight: var(--font-weight-bold); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); overflow-wrap: normal; padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); position: relative; text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none); touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); word-break: normal;"><span class="visually-hidden" style="border: 0px !important; box-sizing: inherit; clip: rect(0px, 0px, 0px, 0px) !important; display: block !important; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); height: 1px !important; line-height: inherit !important; margin: -1px !important; outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); overflow: hidden !important; padding: 0px !important; position: absolute !important; text-wrap: nowrap !important; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline); width: 1px !important;">hashtag</span><span style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);"><span aria-hidden="true" style="border: var(--artdeco-reset-base-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: var(--artdeco-reset-base-font-size-hundred-percent); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); outline: var(--artdeco-reset-base-outline-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">#</span>authenticity</span></a></span></div></div></div></div></div>DJ Cronin (Diarmuid Joseph)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14217163695140434673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712886818225825296.post-8757124111369594852023-12-02T18:36:00.000+10:002023-12-02T18:36:04.174+10:00Be who you must be<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/uW4VG8VqPUQ?si=Eet6y0hOZu1PQfgK" frameborder="0"></iframe>DJ Cronin (Diarmuid Joseph)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14217163695140434673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712886818225825296.post-79674224874560402342023-11-24T15:05:00.000+10:002023-11-24T15:05:03.339+10:00First Live Stream<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/U601MkMpQKo?si=d_0E35wOYDHJ9bJE" frameborder="0"></iframe>DJ Cronin (Diarmuid Joseph)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14217163695140434673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712886818225825296.post-18850566668743993172023-11-22T19:53:00.007+10:002023-11-22T19:53:39.347+10:00Youtube Channel launched - why not Sub?<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/9SJ-XbCnh9A?si=pRtYRnKmFjFGV2Ad" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Hi readers, colleagues and friends<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I have a little YouTube channel set up. In its very early
stages and looks amateurish right now, But you have to start somewhere right?
Would love for you to subscribe. I plan to stream and do videos about volunteer
engagement, leadership styles, well-being and mindfulness when I can. Most of
these will be unscripted and from the heart rather than the brain. So hit
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If I can help one person then I see that as great! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thanks DJ Cronin<o:p></o:p></p><ol style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box !important; color: #282828; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1em 0px 1em 1em; padding: 0px;"><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box !important; padding: 4px 0px 4px 9px;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box !important;">“No matter how hard the past is, you can always begin again.” Buddha.</span></li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box !important; padding: 4px 0px 4px 9px;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box !important;">“The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide you’re not going to stay where you are.” J.P. Morgan.</span></li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box !important; padding: 4px 0px 4px 9px;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box !important;"> “Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward.” C.S. Lewis.</span></li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box !important; padding: 4px 0px 4px 9px;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box !important;">“Sometimes we can only find our true direction when we let the wind of change carry us.” Mimi Novic.</span></li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box !important; padding: 4px 0px 4px 9px;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box !important;"> “Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect.” Alan Cohen.</span></li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box !important; padding: 4px 0px 4px 9px;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box !important;">“Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don’t fight them. Just find a new way to stand.” Oprah Winfrey.</span></li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box !important; padding: 4px 0px 4px 9px;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box !important;">“Nothing in the universe can stop you from letting go and starting over.” Guy Finley.</span></li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box !important; padding: 4px 0px 4px 9px;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box !important;">“You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.” Mary Pickford.</span></li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box !important; padding: 4px 0px 4px 9px;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box !important;">“Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.” Henry Ford.</span></li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box !important; padding: 4px 0px 4px 9px;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box !important;">“Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” Martin Luther King Jr. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykV0EJSEtoib6lG7Gy3KtCvsXXFV7KTxIF-T3IlFN4QIGjVo0SdAc8q2lytuaV3LCBlSvlMDMSvA8AJt_lBpfmXUo-LAX9ViAihyphenhyphenIS9K8DZa6YEdqzqcbeXIsnn3h_ubYcdMUrHtVTgY2tbQHXyRgtgZ_15p0BTT03RSs8VJ31lKKzGyRfC3o57PcLJU/s1440/311149097_10220836038082815_5254221920944421387_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1078" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykV0EJSEtoib6lG7Gy3KtCvsXXFV7KTxIF-T3IlFN4QIGjVo0SdAc8q2lytuaV3LCBlSvlMDMSvA8AJt_lBpfmXUo-LAX9ViAihyphenhyphenIS9K8DZa6YEdqzqcbeXIsnn3h_ubYcdMUrHtVTgY2tbQHXyRgtgZ_15p0BTT03RSs8VJ31lKKzGyRfC3o57PcLJU/s320/311149097_10220836038082815_5254221920944421387_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span></li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box !important; padding: 4px 0px 4px 9px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"The first step taken leads to an exciting journey of non-ending steps" - DJ Cronin</div></li></ol></div>DJ Cronin (Diarmuid Joseph)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14217163695140434673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712886818225825296.post-60025821072382499272023-11-20T12:59:00.001+10:002023-11-20T12:59:26.226+10:00Today is the Day Your Life Becomes Real.<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/fvDQ0cNtJz4?si=B13k44j9H3VHrd2V" frameborder="0"></iframe>DJ Cronin (Diarmuid Joseph)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14217163695140434673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712886818225825296.post-57761442904311221942023-11-19T00:18:00.003+10:002023-11-19T00:18:37.023+10:00Coming soon. Mind your step but take it anyway. <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9SJ-XbCnh9A" width="320" youtube-src-id="9SJ-XbCnh9A"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Visit us today</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Join us on a journey into mindful and authentic leadership for you, your team ad </span></b><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>organization.</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://djcroninmindfulleadership.godaddysites.com/">Mindful experience</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #191d34; font-family: Lora, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: start;">Mindfulness is a form of meditative practice that elevates present-moment awareness (Ludwig & Kabat-Zinn, 2008).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #191d34; font-family: Lora, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><p></p><blockquote style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #191d34; font-family: Lora, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 1.1rem; font-style: italic; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding-left: 5.25rem; position: relative;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Mindfulness, however, is more than meditation. It […] involves consciously attending to one’s moment-to-moment experience.</p></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #191d34; font-family: Lora, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: right;">Shapiro et al., 2006, p. 374</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #191d34; font-family: Lora, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #444343; font-family: "Neue Haas Unica", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">“The mind that opens to a new idea never returns to its original size.” – Albert Einstein</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #191d34; font-family: Lora, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #444343; font-family: "Neue Haas Unica", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></p><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box !important; padding: 5px 0px;">"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment." - Buddha</li><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #191d34; font-family: Lora, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: right;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box !important; color: #444343; font-family: "Neue Haas Unica", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; text-align: start;"><i style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box !important;"></i></span><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box !important; color: #444343; font-family: "Neue Haas Unica", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;" /></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box !important; color: #444343; font-family: "Neue Haas Unica", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.6em; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box !important;">Mindfulness itself derives from </span><i style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box !important;">sati</i><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box !important;">, which is a significant element of Buddhist traditions. It’s no wonder that many popular mindfulness quotes can be referenced to Buddha. This simple, yet powerful quote, reinforces the importance of being in the present moment. Reflecting on what has been or would be can create an empty existence if we are unable to live in and appreciate the current moment.</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box !important; color: #444343; font-family: "Neue Haas Unica", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.6em; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box !important;">Interested - drop us a line acim4me@live.com</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box !important; color: #444343; font-family: "Neue Haas Unica", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.6em; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box !important;">Take your first mindful step today on a new and exciting journey</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box !important; color: #444343; font-family: "Neue Haas Unica", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.6em; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box !important;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIKRMwUkcFWjlUSgOHe3h31kiR7Dw3eOA6qhzExk2qJJg-4L8GJyvs-3vN5Ms2kwVnmG195Lmga0MdE8jJzF9CIJjU9FwzlruYTF7wRp_KXUmZhqCcmELJNMZufFZjSwfrUExB5lczQpp7dTLUaDkXHwJ3pLCC0n8E_n2D6ja_z9eovV-2FwGXkqjiz0s" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1200" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIKRMwUkcFWjlUSgOHe3h31kiR7Dw3eOA6qhzExk2qJJg-4L8GJyvs-3vN5Ms2kwVnmG195Lmga0MdE8jJzF9CIJjU9FwzlruYTF7wRp_KXUmZhqCcmELJNMZufFZjSwfrUExB5lczQpp7dTLUaDkXHwJ3pLCC0n8E_n2D6ja_z9eovV-2FwGXkqjiz0s" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box !important; color: #444343; font-family: "Neue Haas Unica", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.6em; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box !important;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #191d34; font-family: Lora, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #444343; font-family: "Neue Haas Unica", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #191d34; font-family: Lora, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #444343; font-family: "Neue Haas Unica", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></p></div><p><br /></p>DJ Cronin (Diarmuid Joseph)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14217163695140434673noreply@blogger.com0