by Avie | Sep 18, 2020 | experiences of Listening, Letting Go of Outcome, valuing service
Dear Listener, Recently I’ve thought of listening as seeds. Just as there are things a seed needs in order to thrive and grow, there are things that nurture listening allowing it to thrive and grow. Without light, nourishment, oxygen, and a particular temperature or...
by Avie | May 24, 2020 | experiences of Listening, Letting Go of Outcome
Dear Listener, I have a weekly ritual these days… Once each week I log into our scheduler and delete the shifts scheduled for the next 7 days out. On the surface, this is not exactly what I’d desire to be doing. There is a bright side, though. Each week...
by Avie | May 23, 2020 | Letting Go of Outcome
I have been sitting with how long we have been waiting to listen in our familiar, face to face, service. As we have all been waiting – patiently or otherwise – for life to go back to normal, I was reminded of this letter to the LP volunteers. I had to...
by Avie | Apr 21, 2020 | Letting Go of Outcome, valuing service
update: 4/20/2020 The Mayor of Anchorage has extended his Coronavirus emergency proclamation until May 6th. The LP remains on pause at least until then. We are staying abreast of health and safety needs and practices and look forward to returning to our service of...
by Avie | Jan 5, 2020 | Letting Go of Outcome, real contact and intimacy, valuing service
Dear Listener, The meme above was given to us by Susan E. It arrives at an interesting time as I am involved in an ongoing conversation with a dear companion and our favorite topic is: serving others. This past week I was sharing that for me, that listen is...
by Faye Harasack | Dec 21, 2019 | experiences of Listening, Letting Go of Outcome
Question: what does it feel like when you let go of outcome? A listener responds to Centering I’m going to start with the question of what it feels like when I think I can’t. When I’m hanging onto an outcome, it’s usually because I feel like I should have relieved...