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Embrace the uncertainty and lament of Holy Saturday

It is Saturday, an in-between day. A day in the margins. For those that follow the Christian calendar, this day is called Holy Saturday. We are living today between the lament and grief of Good Friday and the praise and celebration of Easter Sunday tomorrow. And so goes our world, living with the monstrous deaths… Read More Embrace the uncertainty and lament of Holy Saturday

April 11, 2020 Steve Cochrane3 Comments

Crisis Contemplation

What a month it has been. When March started, the world was as normal as it usually is. But now as the month ends tomorrow, what a different world! Much of the world, including where I’m writing, is in lockdown. Not able to go out except for essential items, schedules postponed or cancelled. In our… Read More Crisis Contemplation

March 30, 2020 Steve Cochrane3 Comments

Pause, Reset, Shift in 2020

What would it look like for the whole world to pause for a season? We are finding out as it unfolds before our eyes. There are three words on my mind and heart right now, words that may in a very small and inarticulate way express some of what we are facing as individuals, families,… Read More Pause, Reset, Shift in 2020

March 21, 2020March 21, 2020 Steve Cochrane3 Comments

Emptiness in the age of refugees and coronavirus

It is a quiet weekend. For many, a time of respite in the midst of busy lives and not unwanted enforced rest. But for many others around the world, a time of fear, even panic. The enforced isolation has brought also news of loss of jobs, however temporary, or the dilemma of children needing care… Read More Emptiness in the age of refugees and coronavirus

March 14, 2020 Steve Cochrane2 Comments

More on the power of historical fiction

If you have not been a reader of historical fiction, I encourage you to discover its beauty and power. A few months ago I wrote a post about this genre of literature, The Power of Historical Fiction. In that post I described the way historical fiction draws us in to the context of a place… Read More More on the power of historical fiction

March 10, 2020 Steve Cochrane1 Comment

Walking on eggshells

Eggshells. Brittle things, really. Easily broken. Useful only to throw out after eating the egg within. We may use the metaphorical expression that we are ‘walking on eggshells’, indicating how fragile or risky a relationship or social situation is. But the reality is that not only do we sometimes walk on them, but that we… Read More Walking on eggshells

March 5, 2020 Steve Cochrane4 Comments

Three Ways to Ultimate Success

I just finished helping lead a leadership training seminar for five weeks in South Asia. It was the ninth time we have done this, now in six nations over the last five years. Each time I so enjoy meeting and encouraging many younger leaders, most usually under the age of 30. It is always tempting… Read More Three Ways to Ultimate Success

February 14, 2020 Steve Cochrane2 Comments

Are you open to being ‘reverse mentored’?

I’m really into learning. In fact, I like to think of myself as a ‘life-long learner’, and every new year want to make a fresh commitment to that pursuit. Last year I read 148 books. But I missed my goal of 160 by twelve books. I don’t read all books at the same speed. Many… Read More Are you open to being ‘reverse mentored’?

January 8, 2020 Steve Cochrane1 Comment

End of year and decade musings

As I write this post there are about twelve hours left in the year and the decade. Asia in several areas has already entered 2020. A word that has kept coming to me as we enter a new year is shift. There are global shifts ahead of us in the coming year and certainly in… Read More End of year and decade musings

December 31, 2019 Steve Cochrane3 Comments

FOMO or FOBLO????? Or Both?

It is a month of social interaction, whether related to the lead up to Christmas or Hannukkah or Kwanzaa, or to this coming week’s New Year’s Eve celebrations. That means getting invited to parties, special dinners, food-filled celebrations. Or not. Since 1996 a social anxiety condition called FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) has been known… Read More FOMO or FOBLO????? Or Both?

December 27, 2019 Steve Cochrane2 Comments

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