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12/01/2024

December 1, 2024

“Where leaders can’t lead, they leave.”

I read tons about leadership on a daily basis. Constantly placing my leadership beliefs and behaviors under the microscope as I take in the wisdom of those who have been leaders before and those who model healthy leadership now. Be it home, work, church or in community, leadership matters. One leadership great says, “it all rises and falls on leadership.”

What I have come to learn, both intellectually and experientially is that leadership is about two key choices. First, the choice to lead. This can be both an individual or a team of leaders. Doesn’t matter. The question is, will I/we lead?

Secondly, the choice to be led. Just as critical as the first choice. This too can be both an individual or team choice. Doesn’t matter. The question is, will I/we be led?

Both choices are critical. Both choices must be in agreement or aligned. You cannot have an individual or group committed to leading with an individual or group that has not committed to being led. The same is true if you flip it. There is no agreement there. Therefore no harmony there. Therefore no growth and forward movement. The choices of leadership matter.

Have you committed to lead? Have you committed to being led? Essential questions. More to come.

Happy Sunday!

11/07/2024

When you have trusted relationships with your elders, you sit, listen, learn and you cherish the moments when you must hold those who have held you. You do not take for granted the charge to now encourage them forward.

This statement from one, “none of this resembles what we have fought for” pierced my heart. I honor all that they have gone through and what they continue to give. I honor that some moments make them question if their obedience to the call and the sacrifices for all were in vain. I honor that moments can be heavy for even those who always have seemed like the strongest among us; on whose shoulders we stand.

I own the responsibility that in our time we must go through, sadly, some similar challenges.
We must face dark moments. We must face the mountain of despair in our day and not simply carve from it our stone of hope, but conquer it because of our hopes.

We must give, as our elders did, and go courageously forward to make real all that has been deceptively promised, delayed, and denied.

We are alive for such a time as this.

10/26/2024

09/23/2024

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Co-creating the conditions to ensure equity of supports, expanded opportunities, and excellent outcomes for all children in Colorado.

09/14/2024

Parents/guardian - “The harvest of your habits of healing and health will manifest in your children.” Sit with it. Read it again.

Educators - “The harvest of your habits of healing and health will manifest in your interactions with parents and your instruction to and interactions with students.” Sit with it. Read it again.

Thank you Black Family Advisory Council - Denver for havining me speak in the session today. The conversations were 🔥 🔥 🔥!

Denver Public Schools FaithBridge

09/11/2024

Also from the book…… “we were not the start of the revolution, we were the continuation; handed the baton from those who had fought and won and now stood encouraging us to continue to fight and win. It remains a movement of generations, our shared march toward realizing justice and fulfilling hopes.”

08/03/2024

Being the leader means being clearly aware of:

1) Who is able to move
2) Who is ready to move
3) Who will and who won’t move

That awareness includes knowing where you are. Are you able? Are you ready? Will you move or not?

07/30/2024

Let me help some of you activists and leaders out. None of us are the singular reason why something happens or changes. It is the collective contribution of good people that makes great change and improvement happen.

Our individual contributions are critical and we must courageously make them but don’t let pride make you think that any of us alone have done it or can do it.

Grateful for the people who courageously do their parts as I do mine so that we can press forward. Love saying, “WE DID THAT!” Every great thing has required a WE!!

07/21/2024

Courage is required!

• Courage is AWARENESS
• Courage is ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
• Courage is ALIGNMENT
• Courage is ACTION

“I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. You will have suffering in this world. Be courageous! I have conquered the world.”” ‭‭John‬ ‭16‬:‭33‬ ‭CSB‬‬

07/13/2024

“You can stay stuck in your funk and miss all that is being stolen from you because of it. Taken right under your nose. Eroding right beneath your feet. Disappearing from view. You can’t get those moments back. Sometimes, you can’t get those relationships back. Wake up! Reject that the funk is where you are supposed to stay. Get uncomfortable with the misery. GOD’s plans are greater!!”

07/03/2024

“Your CORE matters. Be it physical, relational, organizational, spiritual, and even in community, CORE strength matters. A weak CORE impacts posture, balance, pain management, injury prevention, MOVEMENT and so much more.”

How is your CORE? Who is your CORE? Is the health of your CORE helping or hurting you?