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My invocation prior to our luncheon in the Caucus Room of the Cannon Building in Washington, D.C. on Friday, July 11, 2008 at the close of the NCDA 2008 Global Conference.

However we may choose to experience, appreciate, and express our spiritual nature that is rooted in our unqiueness, our life story, our culture, faith tradition, the practice or non practice of a specific religion, or simply our awareness of an essence many refer to as God, but somehow connects all of us as humanity, as we now come together to break bread - Bless the food we are about to eat, that it may nourish our bodies for the work that needs to be done, Bless the hands that prepared it and now serve it.

We ask for wisdom of mind and heart that we learn to honor our sameness and at the same time celebrate our diversity.

Let us form effective alliances based in integrity and right relationships that give fruits to important insights and appropriate advocacy that promotes and delivers excellent career development for all people across career and life roles and throughout their life span and doing this in ways that support peoples fullest potential and contributions of their unique talents to their families, communities, our nation and our planet.

We seek to accomplish greatness in the work we do, with a humble spirit and firmly grounded in gratitude.

Let us now enjoy our most delicious and excellent lunch.

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Dr. JoAnn Harris-Bowlsbey's "Research Briefing" (to be added).

Valuing (< 20% - to be developed)

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs pyramid model to the right copied from  the Wikipedia article.

See ... (tba)

1. meaning and purpose in work
2. calling
3. soul's code
4. joy
5. (follow your) bliss

 

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Stephen Covey (8th Habit, p42) was profoundly changed after he read the following quote atrributed to Viktor E. Frankl.

He followed it with a quote from R.D. Laing where he says our failure to notice this space kills our ability to change.

The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice, there is little we can do to change; until we notice how failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds.

Jamie Sams (Sacred Path Cards, p323) says that

"our Sacred Space means that you consider your body, feelings, and possessions sacred and will not allow others to abuse them. ... If you allow others to be destructive in our Savred Space, on some level you don't have the guts to be disliked. It is not important to be liked by others, but it is important to be able to live with yourself. Happiness begins within.

(You need your Sacred Space to know what is true for you and what you need to do.)

Choice and decision making requires that you be informed.  

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See Stimulus->Response