February, 2005

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Don't Mess with The Circle of Life

Idea Architects

I have been thinking a lot lately about the great challenge some people have with seeing things come to an end and letting go. I have been facilitating many conversations with staff and volunteer leaders about what programs need to be sunset, which ones might need a fresh coat of paint, and where do new efforts desperately need to be created. These have been difficult conversations.

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Tired. Expired.

Idea Architects

In mid-January an untimely and unexpected back injury confined me to the couch for about a week. While there is never a good time to have such an experience, being immobile when your refrigerator is close to empty is even less desirable. So to get by on my own before I leaned on friends to bring me some groceries, I pushed the envelope on expiration dates for milk, yogurt, cottage cheese and the like.