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It’s Dolly Day! (opens the original)
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by Lesley S. Curtis, Ph.D.It’s Dolly day! I’m not sure this is official, but September 25th (9-2-5) is a fantastic excuse to celebrate an inspiring figure.There’s a lot to say about Dolly, but I felt inspired to write a short post today about Appalachia and shame.Dolly embodies a classic American rags to riches story. She grew up poor in the Tennessee mountains and became an international icon. While these stories are often rare in real life, they inspire hope. With Dolly, her source of hope is
Do Less, Trust More (opens the original)
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by Lesley S. Curtis, Ph.D.A few years ago, I was advising a group of administrators who received feedback from their recent retreat. The participants had told them that the event was “too planned.” Excitement, nervousness, and a desire to make the retreat the best they could translated into a feeling of pressure in the participants. Participants commented that they wanted to breathe a bit. They wanted time off to connect and they wanted to share their own expertise, too.In the later iterations o
The Power of Mindful Presence (opens the original)
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by Lesley S. Curtis, Ph.D.This summer, I’ve had the profound experience of completing an end-of-life doula certification with the University of Vermont program. I’ll have more to write about this program in other posts, but what I want to share here is that the depth and clarity of mindful awareness that I witness in my colleagues in this field is awe-inspiring. It offers me a great deal of hope for understanding what mindful presence can achieve.In the course of my research and consulting, I ha
What Role Does Faith Play in Conscious Leadership? (opens the original)
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by Lesley S. Curtis, Ph.D.When I was young, my only experience of religion was quite negative. Growing up in the South during the Reagan era meant that people talked a lot about Jesus in ways that made me feel uncomfortable–and references to Christianity were everywhere. I felt so awkward about it that, at about ten years old, I invented a story to get people to stop asking me about my religion. I lied and told people that I used to go to church, but it burnt down! I wanted to be a good person,
Why Good Educators Make Amazing Culture Change Professionals (opens the original)
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by Lesley S. Curtis, Ph.D.I recently saw an Instagram reel making fun of how often French people correct your grammar. There’s a scene overlooking a city from a balcony and out of nowhere, from a seemingly impossible position, a French person pokes their head in to explain: “it’s la machine à laver, not le!”I found the video hilarious because the situation is a familiar one to me. My first trip to France was when I was 17. I remember standing on a Normandy beach making a simple statement t
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