by Laura Neff | Jun 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
“What would I discover firsthand about what’s in my control, in a world where I control so little?” Gary Davis Almost 500 days ago, Dorrier Underwood consultant Gary Davis spoke a commitment out loud that most of us couldn’t even get out of our...
by Laura Neff | May 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
I started meditating again a few weeks ago, on a Monday. Just five minutes each morning, as a start, and now I’m up to 10. I’m beginning again at meditation because I don’t see how I can say I’m firmly on the path of being a calm, steady presence of a leader without...
by Laura Neff | Jan 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
The most joy-full moment of my day (so far) depended on staying up until 12:30 last night, a big, 17-year old, beat-up cooler that I can still rely on to keep food cold for lengthy periods of time, and outstretched arms attached to bodies with smiling faces, glad and...
by Laura Neff | Oct 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
There’s a line in the Being a Leader course: “What remains undistinguished runs you.” That leads to a loss of power, so I have an intense interest in distinguishing those things that run me, like a computer virus humming in the background. In my own quest toward...
by Laura Neff | Jun 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
Most of the time, I walk around fully and unconsciously associated with my thoughts, emotions, memories, and whatever my body is doing. If I have a cold, “I am sick.” If I get upset, “I am annoyed,” or if good things are happening, “I am happy.” If I have fear-based...
