The power of beautiful moments

Today a story about the power of beautiful moments, such as the one in the photo

Earlier this week, as I wrote about here, I took time out to go to the country, to slow down, and simply to walk with a friend and walk his dog.

Prior to that day, I’d been feeling a bit frustrated with how slowly some things seemed to be moving in life and work. However, in the few days since taking time to walk the dog, the act of slowing down has had a powerful impact. It feels to me that the world has caught up with me, things have started to move ahead.

Or, perhaps, I’ve just slowed down enough to be more present…

So, a couple of days after my “dog walk day” I had a first meeting of the afternoon with someone in a coffee shop in yet another new and hidden gem of a street in London. It was a beautiful spot and a beautiful meeting.

Hmm, am using the word “beautiful” a lot as I continue to collaborate with Alan Moore on developing a concept we are calling “Beautiful Leaders and Makers”, anchored from his book “Do/Design — Why beauty is key to everything”.)

Now, at that meeting, the person I met with accepted an invitation to be part of a retreat Alan and I are hosting in mid-November to get a group together to co-create something. As they entered the dates in the calendar on their…