Edwin Friedman was an author and leadership consultant well-known for his family systems approach whether working with an individual or organization. A primary assumption of family systems theory is … [Read more...]
Navigating Epochal Change
Jamming this into five-hundred words for a newspaper column is complicated, but stay with me here. It is also important. Culture is a lens, one given to us at birth and adjusted throughout our … [Read more...]
When there is no place to go to the bathroom
I spent the Columbus Day weekend in Philadelphia. I have a grandson there, as well as my daughter and her husband, I should add. My wife and I often remark that we didn’t know grandparenting was a … [Read more...]
When Place is Metaphor
Hitting bottom is not a place, it is a metaphor. One of the gifts of the Twelve Steps of AA, is the black letter clarity they give to something that is otherwise full of confusion, weirdness, and … [Read more...]
Critical Thinking
“HONG KONG — They are sitting in orderly rows, wearing neatly pressed uniforms. But in this class, as they debate the merits of democracy and civil rights, Hong Kong high school students are … [Read more...]
My Dog
This post first appeared as a weekly column in The Finger Lakes Times (NY) With all the low-hanging fruit this week, it is tempting to gesticulate wildly about the imposter in the White House and … [Read more...]
The Enemy
If you read this column even occasionally, then you know my affinity for beholding trees, birds, water, the seasons, and discovering in the minutiae of relationships between them, some unexpected … [Read more...]
Pete and Joe
On a recent edition of the news-commentary show, “Morning Joe,” Joe Scarborough aggressively pressed presidential candidate, Pete Buttigieg, to say if he accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and … [Read more...]
Thank You
Seneca Lake, NY A great quiet wind came through town this weekend and the ensuing hush was remarkable. On Saturday morning we rode our bicycles down to the waterfront and onto the Ontario Pathways … [Read more...]
Subverting Newton’s Law
NOTE: To those who read the sermon last Sunday, this is how a sermon can be translated and downsized to a secular piece for the newspaper. It is usually impossible to be certain about the … [Read more...]
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