What’s Your Point?

There’s been a lot of “empty gesturing” going on in politics and public life of late. In so many cases, some big ego makes an outrageous statement, or takes a moment on the stage to make a grandiose gesture — which is never followed up with an actual result. This article is all about making your actions, words, intentions and outcomes align.

Got a point? Something

Attention!

“Attention is not thought. It is not emptiness.
It is the carrier wave upon which thought,
communication, emotion and connection may be established.”
— J. R. StJohn

Everyone’s fascinated by (and desperate for) “meditation.” Extinguishing thought. Freedom from those

Cycle of Communication

“Silence was meaningful to the Lakota, and his granting a space of silence before talking was done in the practice of true politeness and applied the rule that ‘thought comes before speech.’ In the midst of sorrow, sickness, death or misfortune of any kind, and in the presence of the notable or great, silence was the mark of true respect. Strict observance of this tenet of good behavior was the reason, no doubt,

The Big Venue

“You’ve got to know the territory!”
The Music Man
Meredith Willson
(1902–1984)

In a Big Venue, the sheer volume of space becomes a challenge. Stepping up on the riser, out of the dark, into the spotlight, then looking back out into the darkness, you get a humbling sense of your own physical

Grant Them Standing

“Locus Standi” is Latin for “place to stand.” In law, the right to bring an action. It is the ability of a party to demonstrate to the court sufficient connection to and harm from the law or action challenged to support that party’s participation in the case.

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