Divisiveness and Unity Yesterday I sat in on part of the Talakag municipal council meeting. They were discussing a boundary dispute with the neighboring municipality, Kalilangan. However, they were speaking Cebuano, so I had no idea what they were saying. But I could observe. One woman presented some information. She seemed friendly, at ease, and […]
Non-attachment to the results
October 29, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Non-Attachment to the Results Yesterday Kendrick and I drove for about 45 minutes to talk to the mayor of Talakag, Bukidnon about the upcoming Nurse Force Global event and to get his official blessing. Although we had been told that he’d be there anytime before noon, he wasn’t, and so we ended up waiting for […]
How quickly can we get unhooked?
October 28, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Different does not equal bad
October 27, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Relax and breathe
October 27, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Relax and Breathe My flight yesterday was delayed by 1 hour because they closed the door and took the jetway away while there was still a maintenance employee on the plane. Consequently, I missed my connecting flight. The flight from LA to Tokyo was 12 hours so I had plenty of time to wonder if […]
A better way to do things
October 25, 2018 by Leave a Comment
A better Way to Do Things Yesterday I wrote about business with Karis – grace, love, and kindness. Then today I met a guy who talked about the economics of dignity. And I’ve heard Dr Jackson, the founder of Project CURE, talk many times about the economics of goodness. What if the purpose of business […]
Karis – a better way of doing business
October 24, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Karis – a better way of doing business I recently met the founders of Karis Properties in South Africa. Karis is a Greek word that means grace, or kindness, or love. And that is how Betsie and Andre run their business – with grace, kindness, and love. They are making the world a better place […]
Judging vs judgmental
October 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Judging vs Judgmental We can judge without being judgmental. Judging is forming an opinion or coming to a conclusion about someone or something. Judgmental tends to mean having an excessively critical point of view. For example – I can judge that I wouldn’t do business with a person based on what I’ve observed. I become […]
Guidelines and rules
October 21, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Guidelines and Rules There are times for rules and times for guidelines. It is to our benefit to know the difference. Rules in a guidelines situation will have us be unnecessarily rigid and have us miss opportunities. Guidelines in a rules situation can make us unsafe, unreliable, and can alienate others. Much Love, Jonathan
Free Solo – “Thank God that’s over”
October 19, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Free Solo – “Thank God that’s over” I recently saw the movie, Free Solo. It is about Alex Honnold and his quest to be the first person to free-solo El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. (Free soloing is climbing without ropes). After he succeeded, his girlfriend said, “Thank God that’s over.” When I heard that, […]
