Cultivating Intentionality
Do you want to cultivate core skills of intentionality and discernment in this new year?
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David Westerlund
Oct 24, 20193 min read
Knowing or Growing
I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn to do it. - Pablo Picasso It is amazing how Google/Internet/ Mobile...
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David Westerlund
Aug 29, 20192 min read
Infrastructure matters
374% more people biked to work in Portland in 2017 than in 2000. This wasn’t mandated by law; nor was it done by sheer will-power. There...
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David Westerlund
Jun 14, 20191 min read
How do we build resilience?
How do we build resilience? I think it's one of the most vital questions before us, because we are facing so many complex problems that...
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David Westerlund
Jun 5, 20192 min read
Holding our Stories with Open Hands
We are storytelling creatures. We create stories even more than we realize. Stories about who she is, how he'll never change, what a...
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David Westerlund
May 30, 20192 min read
Your Basal Ganglia is Your Friend
Why do we resist change? There are various reasons. And this morning I want to focus on this idea: we want to conserve resources. And to...
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David Westerlund
May 2, 20193 min read
Speaking Up as Second Nature
When disasters occur like the recent Boeing crashes, or sexual abuse scandals like the one with Larry Nassar, the USA gymnastics team...
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David Westerlund
Dec 13, 20182 min read
Shifting the Question
Last Fall I had the pleasure of hearing Dr. Gabor Mate speak. His research into addiction, stress, disease, ADHD is fascinating and...
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David Westerlund
Nov 1, 20183 min read
Cultivating Presence
I attended the University of Pittsburgh in the 90s and I have a special affection for Pittsburgh and its people. This week’s post is...
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David Westerlund
Oct 25, 20184 min read
Untapped Freedom
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and...
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