Part Two of a Two-Part Series on The Conscious Feminine
I hear talk these days of “Conscious Leadership,” at least on the web. Sounds pretty good, doesn’t it? But I think we need more than “Conscious Leadership” to save the world. I think we need “Conscious Feminine Leadership.”
I recently posted my views on the Conscious Feminine. As a follow up, here’s a talk on Conscious Feminine Leadership that I also gave at my church. These are my views only. Take what you like, and leave the rest.
I do invite you, however, to share your ideas on this. Please consider posting one “gift” and one “challenge” based on what you heard. Below the video, I’ve posted the responses the congregation gave after the service. I would love to hear your thoughts as well.
Spoiler alert: I do call out the system that has created the Angela Coreys of this world. I feel obliged to speak my voice. Please consider adding yours.
| Gifts | Challenges |
| Circle round [at the end] | Not going for profit |
| To use the word “allow” in my leadership work | To continue to “allow” both for myself and others |
| Tolerance | Give it a wider voice |
| Forgiveness is a gift | Letting go is a challenge |
| Base goals on “values” | |
| Enoughedness | Enoughedness |
| Gift and challenge is the same. As a manager in a place constantly “evaluating,” to make the time to share freely and without judgement the beautiful gifts I see in each of my employees. | Gift and challenge is the same. As a manager in a place constantly “evaluating,” to make the time to share freely and without judgement the beautiful gifts I see in each of my employees. |
| The greatest gift is love. | |
| Heart disease is a woman’s biggest killer. Be Vegan. Reduce risk. vegan.com | |
| Allowing depth, diversity — not having to be uni-dimensional | To not create sameness in the effort to create equality |
| The view of the beautiful quilt is a gift. | Challenge is trying to sing new and difficult song. |
| The topic. No Fear. [heart symbol] | Inertia. Status quo. |
| Perspective | Perspective |
| Celebrating enoughedness. | Listening. Sitting down. Thanks…Carlos. |
| My daughter will enter a more enlightened world. | Significant challenges ahead. |
| Standing for ourselves. | Standing for ourselves. |
| My ears to listen. | To do a sit down with a woman in my life. |
| Love and fellowship. | Sustaining focus and motivation. |
| The feeling of love. | Going up to say my grandfather is dying. |
| Pleased that Melody is running and you are dancing. | |
| The idea of leading from the inside out. | The general concept of standing up for “feminine” in a male-dominated world |
| Having people like you. | Being a man in a man’s world. |
| Compacting one’s thoughts. | |
| Balance: Dearest subject to me! | Having my parents-in-law with us today. I know they have different view. |
| Harmony: The balance of the notes in our lives organized to provide beauty | Appreciate all of the notes because without all it is just noise. |