Monthly Archives: August 2009

Reaching for Your Community’s Highest Potential

We received a frustrated email earlier this week, from the leader of a community organization. The Community-Driven message was so clearly articulated that the note could have easily been penned by one of the graduates of our Community-Driven Consulting course. “I have been frustrated with providing the services that we provide, although they are good… Continue Reading

Celebrating the Simple Things

For me, birthdays are about quietly celebrating all I have to be grateful for – every moment of my past, and every moment yet to come.  Yesterday I chose to celebrate on perhaps my favorite drive anywhere – the Sonoita / Patagonia / Nogales / Tubac loop. It was a day filled with quiet natural… Continue Reading

The Hummingbird’s Lesson

Two huge Cooper’s Hawks race across the morning sky. In hot pursuit of those birds of prey, darting and buzzing ferociously, relentlessly – is a hummingbird.  Yes, a hummingbird. The message is clear:  “Get away from my home, my nest, my babies.” The image stuck with me the whole rest of the morning, and through… Continue Reading