Sustaining Wonder.

...and here we are. Sustaining Wonder. The final part of our tagline trilogy. Always the supreme task. The singular strategy with the widest, most diverse set of tactics. If we had been able to include a parenthesis it might have been (...how?).

Alone that becomes the query. By the time we arrive at this point with our partners the query often becomes, "how will I find time?" or "how is something so simple...so...so...elusive?"

We begin with a simple exercise. Sitting outside, or inside with a nice view - focus your gaze on the farthest point of the landscape. It does not have to be pinpointed but far away, maybe a field or hillside or set of clouds. Hold the view for as long as you can. Notice the energy required to maintain the gaze. When you tire of the effort let your gaze fall back to the place where it is comfortable. Notice where it goes when it retracts.

Now contrast the gaze with the place it returns to. That contrast offers a window into wonder.
How you sustain that wonder is a practical application - how do you do what you do. Not be confused with proficiency or competency of how you execute the task.

That thin thread, when tugged, unleashes self-awareness. Knowing what interests you combined with energy to understand whatever that is. Our histories are literally littered with things that once interested us. They equate to our hard skills - what we do. Those fade, are replaced or (sadly) become automated. How we do them and what they mean are the fonts that never abate. They are the coveted "soft skills". They are you. They are what you see, how you see it and how you participate within that which you see. That can never be automated nor replaced...and they can only be sustained by you!

We wish each of you a wonderful Holiday Season...however you celebrate! We thank you for your support, interest and most of all...wonder! We'll leave you with one of our favorite answer when asked what wonder looks like...