by McKenzie Wren | May 20, 2016 | Blog
In Clarkston, GA where I used to work, there are refugees from all over the world. Today a colleague and I fantasized what it would have been like if we had actually been able to have the space and time to bring leaders together and ask them about the way that...
by McKenzie Wren | May 2, 2016 | Blog
All the good things in life take practice. If you are a doctor or a lawyer, you have a practice. If you mediate, you have a practice. Everyone knows that getting good at a skill such as piano, soccer or dancing takes practice. It takes practice to break old habits, to...
by McKenzie Wren | Apr 10, 2016 | Blog
… it is time to slow down. We know about slow food, slow medicine is on the rise and even slow travel and slow driving (which is wishful thinking in Atlanta!) I would add to that list, slow community development. There is obviously urgency in getting work done and...
by McKenzie Wren | Feb 8, 2016 | Blog
“Happiness runs in a circular motion” is a line from a Donovan song that I sang a lot as a child. I grew up watching How the Grinch Stole Christmas and there is that great moment when all the little Whos down in Whoville come out and make their way into a circle and...
by McKenzie Wren | Sep 8, 2015 | Blog
I used to feel that I had to have all the answers. In positions of responsibility and power, I thought if I demonstrated “not knowing” that I would be weak, or appear stupid or incompetent. Unfortunately, some of my bosses also reinforced this so it took...
