Change.
When we go through seasons that cause intense pain and confusion we struggle to find purpose in the pain.
When something we have dreamed of happens we are thrilled – but often surprised that even in the midst of the most positive transitions we struggle.
When we are faced with circumstances that are damaging lives and organizations, we are faced with the choice to summon our courage and lead up or to wait for someone else to do it.
The articles below are filled with stories and tools that will help you understand, navigate and lead change with more grit and more grace.
Are you missing out on life, on your dreams and on your purpose by staying in your comfort zone?
Yesterday I gave a presentation and shared a painful story from our lives and some of the lessons we learned, hoping to make a difference for even one person.
Two specific lessons I shared were:
Tonight I realized that September 11th is just around the corner. That date, always makes me think of where we were on the day our nation will never forget… My husband was at work in Houston. I was on a business trip in Phoenix. I turned on the television in my hotel room as the plane hit the second tower and wondered if I had tuned into a movie instead of the news. When the Pentagon was hit, I realized everything was real and wondered if this was the start of WW III.
My Grandfather was a WWII Battle of the Bulge Veteran and although his nature was to accept whatever life handed him and to move on, the memories of the brokenness and devastation that the war created left a shadow of questions that haunted him.
For years he did his best to cope, while raising a large family and tending to a farm. When his youngest grandchildren started asking about the war he found some healing by sharing stories with family and fellow veterans, but the questions themselves remained.
In 2004, 60 years after the battle he accompanied a number of veterans back to those battlefields. Considering the devastation of the homes, the cities and the lives that were directly impacted by the battles, grandpa was not sure what kind of a welcome they would receive. Much to his surprise, everywhere they went they were treated as heroes!
