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A Chicken Escaped…again
Last night,one of the chickens escaped again. Learning from the previous experience, instead of spending hours looking from her, I waited.
Are Humanitarian Agencies Policy Graveyards?
Unfortunately, we see the policy as an end goal. Therefore, many humanitarian organisations are graveyards of wonderful policies, never implemented.
Keep Trying
So much of my life at the moment is about trying things while knowing they might not work. So keep trying. I’m cheering you on.
Re-Frame The Comment
There is a story about a farmer who would regularly complain about the weather – he decided to reframe his view.
Opposite of Chatoyancy
Seth wrote about chatoyancy recently. I don’t know what opposite sophisticated word to chatoyancy is, but we experience it often
Raising a Boat with Ping Pong Balls
If we think of ourselves as a ping pong ball, we never know if our ball is going to be the one that raises the ship.
Minute
Minute can refer to time or size. Context determines the meaning and pronounciation. How does your context affect your approach?
A Chicken Escaped!
Yesterday, two of our chickens got out. One we were able to catch, but the other disappeared – I figured she was gone for good.
Patience and Success
Change can often feel bleak. It can feel like no progress is being made. Sometimes it needs a lot of patience and a few ‘sunny’ days
Compromise
Conceding and compromising are requirements to working together, but not in the negative sense. Rather in the sense that we do not know it all.
Not Enough Time
It is common to hear complaints about not having enough time. But if we didn’t waste time, how much time would we free up in a day?
Blood, Sweat, and Tears
The story we are told is that success is glamourous. The ‘Blood, sweat, and tears’ part of the journey is left out.