Our gratitude to you for the time, energy and effort you put into your presentation to our team. Your words and perspective were well-received by the staff and we appreciated the opportunity to take some time away from the day to day intensity of our work to re-connect with ourselves and with one another – to reflect on what depletes and restores us and to renew and deepen our relationships with our work colleagues and friends. In addition to the welcome opportunity to enjoy laughter together, the retreat importantly afforded us the time to re-center and to re-focus on the “why” of what we do. Your reflections on reframing – sufficiency vs. scarcity – and the potential value of vulnerability and untidiness were especially timely — the seeds you planted fell on fertile ground! We send our deep appreciation to you for sharing your wisdom and humor with us.
Anne Hovland, Evergreen Hospice, Albany, OR