by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Mar 19, 2020 | Big Ideas, Community, Health, Relationships
Have you developed the skill of putting community first? Right now with the threat of COVID19 and catastrophic climate change, this skill is more important than ever. In our daily lives, we’re all faced with important choices about when to put ourselves...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Feb 11, 2020 | Big Ideas, connection, Innovation, Relationships
I have been thinking a lot lately about the way that innovation is framed and how it often includes ideas of digitization, monetization and profit, building at lightning speed on other technological advances, and competing to be the most creative, efficient and...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Nov 26, 2019 | Big Ideas, connection, Relationships
We all have those memories…you know the ones…the ones we recount when we get together at family gatherings or with a long-time group of friends. Many of these memorable moments happened by chance – that hilarious thing someone said or did to create that moment...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Nov 5, 2019 | connection, parenting, Personal growth, Relationships
As parents, a key skill we want to support in our children is resilience. Resilience is the ability to withstand and rebound from serious life challenges so that we can live and love well. As Froma Walsh notes in her book Strengthening Family Resilience, resilience...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Nov 2, 2019 | Big Ideas, Life lessons, Love, Relationships
The word love is a noun whereas the word “to love” is a verb. We often talk about “being in love.” This phrase talks about being in the state of love, whereas I want to reflect today on the idea of actively engaging in the doing of love. During my childhood, our...
by Kirsten Manley-Casimir | Oct 15, 2019 | connection, Gratitude, Relationships
At this time of the year, we’re prompted to reflect on what we’re thankful for. We often reflect on all the wonderful people and things we have in our lives. Less often do we take the time to express our thanks to all those who have helped us become the people we...
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