My boss and I were driving to Monticello this afternoon. We were so engaged in having space and time to talk to each other, that we were well past our exit, when we realized that we didn't exactly know what exit on 94W we should get off on to get to our hotel. So in the afternoon sun, we drove another 15+ miles, no exits out in the middle of nowhere. We finally turned around and laughed as we pulled into the hotel 8 minutes before the start of the meeting.
We agreed upon a rule when we travel. Read the directions and know where you are going! A life rule with greater applications than our highway wonderingsQ
Our facilitator is trained in appreciative inquiry, and it has been so energizing and refreshing to come to our from a place of pride, excitement, enthusiasm, hopes, and wishes. It is like the difference in reading out loud from Winnie the Pooh, Tra la la, tra la la, humm, humm, tra la la vs. oh bother! So I am enjoying the feeling that comes from being with a small group of colleagues who are passionate, and confident, and inquisitive and intelligent, and believe that we can and will do better. The moon is almost full, it is cold and crisp, and I feel like Pooh bear, just singing away as I get ready to drift off to sleep.
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