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An Antidote to Resisting Change: Connection

At MECC our daily work involves change. We witness many reactions to it, some embrace it and are drawn to it because of the uncertainty, the potential. There are other reactions that push it away and fear what it might bring. Almost certainly,…
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The Power of Story

“After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.”  – Philip Pullman The Power of Story   We have the great fortune to hear a lot of stories. Each project tells its own…
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A Portrait of a Peacemaker: Mev Puleo

During my time as a volunteer English teacher in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, I hosted an overabundance of emotions. There were days when my purpose seemed so absolute, so certain. My internal desire to be present to the people and community…
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A Circle at Work: MAIA Retreat

Over the course of many lifetimes, several cultures have used circles as a vehicle for human connection and spiritual healing. The concept behind circle work is very simple: it fosters sharing the complexities of emotion and vulnerability…
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The Key to Success: Take Time Off

As we delve deeper into the summer months, the temptations of nostalgia come flooding in. School is out and now is the ideal time to perfect your backstroke finesse and cannonball splash. But wait, you have meetings, phone calls, new business…
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Be Successful, Be Human, Say “Sorry”

Patrick Lencioni, author of the business best seller, The Advantage, gives the key to success for business owners and members alike: Organizational Health. What does that look like? What does health even mean in the context of successful…
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Portrait of a Peacemaker– Brene Brown

  “Vulnerability is not weakness. And that myth is profoundly dangerous.  Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change” In 2010 Brene Brown touched the TedTalk world with one word: vulnerability. To take Brown’s…
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Finding Your Strengths and Sticking to Them

In my final months as a college student, I remember being overwhelmed with the vast quantity of professional vocabulary that remained, although relevant and important, daunting and unfamiliar. We, the newly graduated, the naïve bunch who thought…
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A Look Within

Personal vulnerability can be very hard to practice. Often, it requires a certain level of discomfort because you have to acknowledge your shortcomings. Let’s face it—admitting our weaknesses isn’t easy. True vulnerability takes it further…
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Introducing Our New Community Storyteller

Erin Navaro As a Cincinnati native, I’ve done a poor job staying close to my roots…geographically, that is. My English and Peace and Justice degrees from Regis University led me to a two-year commitment with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps,…
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Healing Holds

After a long day we often feel the weight of the world pulling us down, both body and mind. It can be hard to recuperate from this heavy feeling of stress and anxiety. However, with self care and rejuvenation you can heal your body, mind and…
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Level 5 Leaders

People often believe that transforming an organization requires a leader with an extreme personality, an egocentric individual who likes to take charge. Author and leadership expert, Jim Collins would tend to disagree. In his book “Good…