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David W. Berner's avatar

Yes, the quiet mentors. The challengers who do it with grace. My wife. My wife. My wife. Always. I am grateful. You've reminded me to thank her today, Jen. A kind of challenge in itself. Much appreciation.

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Jen Knox's avatar

YES!!!!!!! This response makes my day, David.

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anne richardson's avatar

one of my mentors and someone whose legacy will be passed along for generations died on Wednesday. his name was Horace Duke...one of the best clinical supervisors ever (my humble opinion.)

i always try to remember to give proper credit to my unoriginal thoughts. wisdom spirals through the ages...and, i believe, lives in our cellular memory. we just need to listen (i've probably heard that somewhere, but can't remember where!) thank you for the reminder Jen.

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Jen Knox's avatar

I am sorry to hear about your loss, Anne. I love how you share his memory though. Strong leadership takes quite a lot and should be celebrated. Also: brilliant point about how we assimilate information and sometimes even forget who said a thing or where an idea came from. I feel like our trying is more than enough. (Plenty of folks don't try at all.)

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David Nash's avatar

Yes, adopting personas, rushing to be seen, piggybacking, etc. all pitfalls for the writer as well as anyone chronically online. Great post!

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Jen Knox's avatar

Thanks for the read, Dave. We have our work cut out for us, but it's well worth it to invest in authenticity. :)

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