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  • The Gift of Work -> Chapter 4: You Are Here. God As Our Reference Point

    thought-leadersIntegration. A whole person whose whole life flows out of and reflects a common core. A complex and beautiful tapestry, whose many and seemingly unrelated threads combine in a single yet endlessly creative and generative work of art.

    gift-of-work1Many of us who share a Christian spirituality struggle to relate our faith and our work. They seem to function in separate categories, and that’s just fine with us thank you very much. The links our religious leaders suggest (be ethical, strive for excellence, convert co-workers, etc.) feel like a reach and we intuit the deep disconnect.

    Bill Heatley suggests an insightful and helpful alternative. Instead of two separate compartments that need to be connected, he offers God as the reference point out of which and from which all of life flows.

    To the extent that we are familiar with, deeply connected to, and highly interactive with this one (more…)

  • Loving Monday: First Monday of 2009

    With a mix of dread and anticipation many of us start back at work today.

    We are thankful to have work to go back to. Some don’t.

    At the same time, though, we catch ourselves associating our vacations with when life gets to be lived and our work with when life stops and making ends meet begins again.

    This first Monday of 2009 let’s choose to live fully while making ends meet. This first work week of the year let’s begin a practice of working with excellence, relating with authenticity, and choosing to show up fully.

    Every day matters, but Monday is when we have an opportunity to reframe a new week. Today, we get to reframe a new year.

    What might excellence, authenticity and showing up fully look like for you this week? This year?

    On your side,

    – Karl Edwards