Declaring I Am Enough
If you paused in this moment and asked yourself what is enough? How would you answer that question? Where in your life do you have enough? Can you name one…
The Seven Stones Blog
We invite you to explore our thoughts, ideas and reflections on our journey through the maze of scarcity into our understanding of Sustainable Abundance.
The Moment I Donated 10% of What was Left in the Seven Stones Bank Account
A Story of Sufficiency Here was a moment in time when it really did look like there was not enough money. In fact, if we did not do something fast,…
Creating February
The first of the month can be a great time to pause and reflect on the aspirations and intentions we created for ourselves and our organizations for the upcoming year….
Experiments, Challenges and Inquiries
We transformational consultants are always trying to reframe ideas, make them new, fresh and relevant. For example, New Year’s Resolutions became Goals (1980s) became Intentions (1990s) became Declarations (2000s). Now…
One Wild and Precious Life
Although a summer’s day seems far away, I thought that ending 2011 with an inquery from Mary Oliver, would be a great way to complete all there is to complete…
Avoiding the Holiday Hangover
In the holiday episode of Up All Night, Christina Applegate’s character lovingly tells her husband, played by Will Arnett, it’s the thought that counts, “you don’t need to get me…
What Matters Most?
“What matters most” was printed in a fancy red font on the moving boxes set on the curb on trash day. I wondered if that was true for the family…
What is a blessing?
Seems like an obvious question – what is a blessing? – Yet if I think about a life lived in sufficiency I begin to wonder about the qualities of a…
Inquiry as Practice: Undoing Victim
Inside of the practice of accepting I am enough, I am drawn to experimenting with ways to stay present, even when I am uncomfortable. I am very uncomfortable right now…
Seven Billion Reasons to Pause
A week ago we added our seven billionth passenger to what Buckminster Fuller called “Spaceship Earth.” According to the media tracking of this event, this baby was most likely born…