8 When we no longer know what to do we have come to our real work and when we no longer know which way to go we have begun our real journey. The mind that is not baffled is not employed. The impeded stream is the one that sings.

Wendell Berry, poet, essayist, and novelist

QUESTIONS FOR THOUGHT OR DISCUSSION:
What are the snags in my current work life that have me baffled? How can I transform my bafflement into an opportunity to let my life sing?

9 When you have fixed yourself,
Fix your community,
Fix the world.
When you have fixed the world,
Adjust your sash.

Mongolian proverb

QUESTIONS FOR THOUGHT OR DISCUSSION:
How am I taking responsibility for my impact — on myself, my friends and family, my workplace, my community, the larger world? Am I having the impact that I want? If not, what do I need to change to come into alignment with myself?

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10 The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.

Lily Tomlin, comedian and actor

QUESTIONS FOR THOUGHT OR DISCUSSION:
Where does my life feel like a rat race? Am I allowing myself time to slow down and integrate and deepen? Am I spending my precious time and energy on what is really important to me? If not, what needs to change?

11There are two causes for all misunderstandings:
not saying what we mean, and not doing what we say. When we say what we mean and do what we say, we become trustworthy.

Angeles Arrien, cultural anthropologist, indigenous leader, author, and teacher

QUESTIONS FOR THOUGHT OR DISCUSSION:
Where in my work am I finding the courage to say what I mean? To do what I say? What impact do I have on myself when I do not say what I mean? When I don't do what I say? What impact does it have on others at work? What do I need to do in order to maintain congruence between what I say and what I do at work?

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