Chris Corrigan shared an experience recounting a recent trip in British Columbia. The description of his encounter with wildlife is well worth the read. I was fortunate to spend time in the Alberta/BC mountain ranges this summer and connect with the way he describes seeing, hearing, smelling, just really being present in nature. Since then I’ve tried to take moments closer to home to admire what’s around me, and to my delight I’ve watched beavers swimming in the North Saskatchewan River, and coyotes in the middle of the city forest. Finding moments for this kind of pause can be difficult but worth it.
The following quote caught me a bit off guard, as it makes sense in terms of being connected to the land – I consider myself lucky to grow up, live, work, and play here on Treaty 6 Territory – but also in the context of community and work. There is something important here to consider as leaders, coaches, and colleagues here.
Balu Pass flickr photo by Lee Shoal shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA 2.0) license
This attribution was made simple by CogDog. You can get it for your own flickr cc attribution helper for easy attribution.
3 responses to “Encountering the most profound belonging”
Thanks for quoting me here. This idea of belonging of status conferred upon one makes so much sense to me and it can only flow from a humility that drops us into relationship.
Nice to read your reflections JR.
Thanks for visiting the blogwall Chris. Coincidently, I was going back through old posts yesterday and it turns out I used a Flickr CC photo of yours all the way back in 2019! Thanks for continuing to share openly.
That’s cool!
Thanks to you for blogging too…I think folks still doing this are really generous as well. Open Source learning, community forming, idea generating. Glad to be connected.