Category Archives: Personal

Wisdom of Shambhala

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Connie Tolman

The introduction of such wisdom into North American culture is an historical landmark – the wisdom of Shambhala. from Great Eastern Sun:  The Wisdom of Shambhala by Chogyam Trungpa I ask myself why this quote caught my attention.  Back in the … Continue reading →

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Predicting the Future

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Connie Tolman

Part of wondering what is next either for ourselves or for the country or for the human race, one starts to look at how to see into the future. When I look back at how things have evolved in my career,  … Continue reading →

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What Do You Love to Do?

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Connie Tolman

These days everybody from the car dealer to self help books give advice that you should do what you love to do.  In finishing  Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden, I was struck by the theme throughout the book … Continue reading →

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The Kata and Me

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Connie Tolman

I haven’t had the chance to apply the kata to my work yet – still looking for a current condition that is stable enough and a person who I can work with.  I think I’ve found both – 1.  A new … Continue reading →

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Tir Na Nog

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Connie Tolman

Another proof of Tir Na Nog – things come to you when you need them – taken from David Whyte’s interpretation of Tir Na Nog as the land of the young, as the Irish would say that what we need … Continue reading →

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Protected: Women, Wymyn or Wymen?

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Connie Tolman

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