Perspectives

When you immerse yourself in Integral development, you end up seeing different Perspectives arising everywhere. In my case, I tend to see everything through the lens of the approach to human development that we have developed called Integral Coaching®. This way of experiencing the world includes seeing unique Perspectives about coaching, a coach's development, clients' struggles and successes, the difficulty of working to bring about change on our lives, the qualities needed to be an effective Integral Coach™, things that make us laugh and cry, that devastate us or lift us up, and the ultimate predicament and joy of the human condition. Everything that arises becomes fodder.

Each of these shorter pieces of writing or Perspectives is inspired by a conversation, a song, a person, a situation, anything really that arises in day-to-day living. Most of the names have been changed to protect the innocent. Each of these pieces was written in 10 - 20 minutes during my sporadic Writing Practice sessions. I hope they are of service. Joanne.

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Time Off
November 4, 2010



Wasting Time
September 21, 2009



JITP Drowning
April 23, 2009



Human Longing
September 17, 2008



All The Way To The Bottom
August 28, 2008



Litter or Layers?
July 25, 2008



Thanks to 2P
June 10, 2008



What Will You Never Know?
April 9, 2008



Spirals of Development
August 23, 2007



Birth
July 13, 2007



Open Heart
May 30, 2007



Tiptoeing Safely Toward Death
May 7, 2007



Fifth Grade
April 20, 2007



I Promise That I Will Get You Out Of Here
April 3, 2007



Speaking Up
March 19, 2007



Common Ground
February 23, 2007



Samu: Work As Spiritual Practice
January 29, 2007



Indra's Net
January 9, 2007



Seven Weddings, Seven Funerals
December 1, 2006



But You Also Eat Jello
November 17, 2006



You Have A Back
November 2, 2006



Air Pockets of Wisdom
October 19, 2006



Compassionate Disruption
October 3, 2006



Truth Speaking Softly
September 27, 2006



Choicelessness
September 8, 2006



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