It is hard to let go. I have my sacred cows. This short proverb is a gentle reminder that the only that is real is the present moment. I need to let go of my historical narrative designed to fit my view of the past and my fantastic future.
Daily Archives: February 2, 2013
Working Together
I read and heard about innovation several times over the the past few days. I was professionally developed yesterday and it came up again. The person indicated innovation is half-formed ideas bumping up against each other as we share them. I wondered about that, because it suggests we work together, collaborate, and recognize the interdependent nature of humans and the world they live in together. I rarely see this and I doubt a bureaucratic mindset is one that embraces those features of innovation. I read recently, and I apologize about a lack of reference, that it is not enough to show up. We need to do something when we get there. David Whyte summarized this beautifully in the following poem.
to fit this world
are shaped again.
and the invisible
in common cause,
the miraculous.
the intangible air
round a shaped wing
holds our weight.
trust
we have yet to see
and look for the true
by forming it well
intangibles about us.