Sometimes we need to admit we’re tired, we can’t do it all and we must let some things wait for another day. The challenge becomes not to abandon the task forever, just for now. To that end, I’m off for a week or so. Be good while I’m away and keep driving change. Feel free
“We can always choose to perceive thinks differently. You can focus on what’s wrong in your life, or you can focus on what’s right.” – Marianne Williamson I challenge you (and myself) this week to focus on what’s right. Why not try? Tristan Martin via Compfight
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A few weeks ago I did something I’d never done before. I went to a wrecking yard and ripped apart an old van door. My purpose: fix my own old van door. I went by myself, I had the wrong tools, and I almost sliced open my hand. Fixing the van’s door was frustrating while
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As a change agent, I bet some days you feel like a lone crusader. You’ve weighed the risks yet still chosen to fight for what you believe is right. Steve Day via Compfight You’ve looked about you at the others cowered in corners and you’ve wondered how they can live like that: so powerless,
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What a celebration! What support! What a playground we are going to build together! Over $4,200 was given today towards Bremerton’s first playground for ALL abilities!” – Rebekah Uhtoff, Vice President of Bremerton Beyond Accessible Play, 23 Feb 2013 This weekend I got to see driving change at its peak. Bremerton Beyond Accessible Play celebrated
Yes. That’s the answer to the question, “Can this really be happening?” Now… What are you going to do about it? Alex Bellink via Compfight
In these challenging times where everything may seen to be uncertain, don’t forget how powerful you are if only you’ll choose to be. Our former Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, spoke in 2010 to the Air Force Academy and Naval Academy encouraging our future military leaders to actually lead rather than politely follow. In these
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Continuity gives us roots; change gives us branches, letting us stretch and grow and reach new heights.” – Pauline Kezer This week we celebrate two years of driving change via Bremerton Beyond Accessible Play. It’s a joy to watch the theories we’ve evolved at this blog put into action in our local community. Sooner than
In honor of Valentine’s Day, I’m writing about missing kisses. Trust me. This will get to a typical Engine for Change point soon enough. The classic picture book Strega Nona–written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola and published in 1975–tells the story of a beloved local witch, Strega Nona (translated as Grandma Witch) and her inattentive
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