Image via Wikipedia Written by Karen D. Swim When I was 6 or 7 years old I caught a butterfly in a jar. My little girl innocence led me to believe that the butterfly would be happy in its glass prison. I put a leaf , the head of a aisy, and a few blades [...]
The Wonder of Life
March 30, 2009 By 12 Comments
Image via Wikipedia Written by Karen D. Swim Three years ago today, shortly after 6 in the evening, I was privileged to watch my great nephew enter the world. While I have spent most of my life in and around hospitals and have witnessed many events, his was my first birth experience. Within 15 minutes, [...]
Sharing the Love
March 25, 2009 By 10 Comments
Written by Karen D. Swim The past two weeks have been a whirlwind of activity and I sometimes find myself days behind on reading. The wonderful thing about the web is the doors are always open. Blog authors welcome reading and commenting whether the post is brand new or months old. So here are just [...]
The Enemy of Creativity
March 24, 2009 By 9 Comments
Image by telex via Flickr Written by Karen D. Swim It took a near collapse of the global economy for organizations to admit that something was not working. The new big idea became innovation. Long touted in mission and value statements and the top bullet point in job seeker resumes. Organizations caught the wave chanting [...]
Silent No More
March 23, 2009 By 11 Comments
Image via Wikipedia Written by Karen D. Swim Evan sat at his computer screen, unable to focus. His shoulders sagged with the weight of disappointment. It had been one of those weeks when failure had followed him around like a stray dog who adopts you as master after one meal. He rubbed his hands across [...]
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