by Kris Kile | May 30, 2023 | Transformation Distinctions
Life is an unending string of stimuli. Stimuli can include things like interactions with others—“events” and people. These interactions may be anticipated—e.g. a planned conversation, or unanticipated—e.g. someone cutting you off in traffic. But, either way, stimuli...
by Kris Kile | May 28, 2023 | Transformation Distinctions
The process of a caterpillar evolving into a butterfly is a powerful metaphor for transformation. When born, the caterpillar gorges on leaves until it is time to transform. Then, it stops eating, hangs from a twig or leaf and spins its cocoon. In this protective...
by Kris Kile | May 27, 2023 | Transformation Distinctions
Stopping our natural tendency to “be on automatic” and intentionally becoming “present” is a rare occurrence. Yet, to do so is one of the most powerful disciplines in life. It is the first step to new awareness. It interrupts assumption and limiting beliefs by first...
by Kris Kile | May 25, 2023 | Transformation Distinctions
Judgment kills all possibility in a growth process. By judgment, I mean having fixed unquestioned assumptions about another person or group. We are all dynamic, and ever evolving beings. We never have the full picture of our (or others’) motives, influences, or...
by Kris Kile | May 9, 2023 | Transformation Distinctions
We are all “being” and “doing” creatures. We do things and we have a particular way of being in which we do them. I can ask you “What are you doing?” To ask that is an act of doing. I can also commit that act of doing through a variety of different ways of being. I...
by Kris Kile | May 7, 2023 | Transformation Distinctions
The word “transformation” is so ubiquitous in the common vernacular of our culture these days that it has lost much of its meaning. I even saw a commercial from Burger King that said you can transform your hamburger. Seriously? But, what we are talking about...