“Enlightenment is to be without anxiety over imperfection.”

“Spend the time with yourself, with nature, in a wordless place of peace and love that you were spending when your pet was alive.”

“Someone can only hurt you if you believe it’s true.”

“World’s Worst Life Coach”

I’ve always enjoyed looking for life coaching challenges out on the fringes of human experience, and I’ve always been optimistic about what coaching can do for people. This last month I reached new levels on both these counts. After spending several glorious days watching the wildebeest on land that was once “healed” by the same Team members I met in South Africa, I found myself in Rwanda, wandering through the genocide memorial and looking into thousands of the saddest faces I have ever seen. I am not easily daunted, but from a life coaching perspective, Rwanda officially daunted me.

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