School’s in Session for Everyone!

My nephews are lawyers.  I asked the one who practices in WDC,  “What’s it like being a lawyer in these days of the assault on our justice system?”

He told me this:  I remember attending a mandatory training event after passing the bar.  The first speaker began with something like, “Congratulations on passing the bar!  You are now at heightened risk of depression, substance abuse, and professional unhappiness!”

In the chaotic, assaulting days of COVID19, these congratulations and predictions might be extended to us all – we all are at a heightened risk.

The curriculum

 The assault takes a toll – in small and large ways – as we socially distance, home school new (to us) math, choose which bills to pay and which to delay, and explain to our very young and very old why we can’t do what they want.

The assault also invites us to get an education – in small and large ways – in building courage and being resilient.

The tuition for this education doesn’t come from our bank account which is a good thing because finances can be limited.  The tuition comes from the account of our potential which is an even better thing because this account never runs out and it replenishes itself when we draw from it.

Now is the time to draw on our potential.

Now is the time … to be courageous … to give up grudges … to listen beyond our beloved opinions.

Now is the time … to sincerely invite others with diverse thinking to help us reimagine our business models … to honor our values in all that we do.

Sans certificate

No sheepskin will be coming from this educational journey.  Along the way you’ll have to ask yourself to be vulnerable, to not know, to trust, to stay present.  What can be realized on this journey are the kind of relationships and results that we’ve been longing for.

So … Who’s in your class?