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Category: Timeless Wisdom

Polished Rocks

Posted on October 28, 2020November 11, 2020 by Todd J. Sukol

In a special space in my home, I keep a small collection of polished rocks. There are no more than eight or 10 of them. One is a crystal. Each landed in my hands from one source or another many years ago. One, the crystal actually, was given to me by a deeply spiritual and…

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6 Musts for Reentry After Your Vacation

Posted on October 9, 2020October 12, 2020 by Todd J. Sukol

After a moving season of introspection, renewal and recommitment afforded by the Hebrew month of Elul and the Jewish high holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, it has been a great joy to sit for the past week in my Sukkah. I have felt a sense of closeness and celebration. Not to mention the…

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Listening for Guidance

Posted on October 2, 2020October 2, 2020 by Todd J. Sukol

I believe that within each of us is an innate sense of knowing that I have long suspected gives us access to something deeper and truer than our minds could ever discern. I find a hint at this in one of the many metaphors for the Divine offered in the Biblical narrative. Among the many…

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Managing the Dark Side of Great Ideas

Posted on October 2, 2020February 24, 2021 by Todd J. Sukol

Many people in our nonprofit sector get super excited about new ideas. We iconize people who think outside the box and revere innovation. And well we should! Our sector’s very essence is independent, creative problem solving and moral imagination. We wouldn’t be who we are without free thinking disruption. But you, as an emerging leader…

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When Our Paths Cross

May 16, 2025

“We do not sit in the same seat, but we are traveling the same road.”

In every partnership, especially in the sacred work of making the world better, it is tempting to believe that seeing the same vision means we experience it the same way.

But the truth is richer than that.

We come with different stories, different stakes, different seasons of life. Our vantage points are not the same—but the journey is shared.

Let us remember to walk with one another with generosity, curiosity, and care. Not assuming we know what it feels like to sit in their seat, but knowing we are side by side on the road that matters most.

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