With our cell phones and PDAs, we are now able to be in touch with anyone and everyone at any time. In the process, we run the risk of never being in touch with ourselves.

What about not connecting with anyone in our “in between” moments? What about realizing that there are acutally no in between moments at all? What about being in touch with who is on this end of the line? What about calling ourselves up for a change and checking in, seeing what we are up to?  

Jon Kabat Zinn author of Coming To Our Senses

A joyful heart is the normal result of a heart burning with love. Joy is not simply a matter of temperment, it is always hard to remain joyful, which is all the more reason why we should try to acquire it and make it grow in our hearts.

Joy is prayer; joy is strength; joy is love. She gives most who gives with joy.

Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta

The divine presence has always been with us, but we think it is absent. That thought is the monumental illusion of the human condition. The spiritual journey is designed to heal it. Invitation to Love by Fr. Thomas Keating

One year I wanted to do something special for our sisters. I suggested that each one write down what she thought was beautiful in her sister and her community. I asked each sister to send her answer to me.

A thousand letters arrived. Just imagine! The sisters were surprised that someone would notice such beautiful things in them, that there was someone who was able to see them. All of this fostered a beautiful spirit of love, understanding, and sharing.

If we would be more willing to see the good and beautiful in others we would be able to transform our families. From there….. our neighborhood or city. We would be able to bring peace and love to our world, which hungers so much for these things.  Mother Theresa of Calcutta 

We are about to enter the age of word of mouth, and that, paradoxically, all of the sophistication and wizardry and limitless access to information of the New Economy is going to lead us to rely more and more on very primitive kinds of social contacts.

Malcolm Gladwell, author, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

Openness, sharing, and acting globally define how twenty-first century companies compete.  The old hardwired “plan and push” mentality is rapidly givng way to a new “engage and cocreate” economy.

Don Tapscott and Anthony D. William, authors, Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything

We all want both success and fulfillment.  Success is often measured in external ways, but there’s an internal measure of success, and it’s called fulfillment…it doesn’t have to do with your job description of the specifics of your work.  It has to do with how you bring your self to your work.

Richard Leider, life coach, speaker and author, The Power of Purpose: Creating Meaning in Your Life and Work

The inspirational leaders of the future will be those who can draw from the vast diversity of people with different specialties and allow their seemingly disparate perspectives to interact, collide, and germinate into truly unique and creative ideas.

Robert Hargrove, author, Mastering the Art of Creative Collaboration

You are what your deep driving desire is.
As is your desire, so is your will.
As is your will, so is your deed.
As is your deed, so is your destiny.

Upanishads, Hindu scriptures

We need each other differently now.  We cannot hide behind our boundaries or hold onto the belief that we can survive alone.  We need each other to test out ideas, to share what we’re learning, to help us see in new ways, to listen to our stories…to offer hope when we’ve lost our own.

Margaret Wheatley, author, Leadership and the New Science