CHAPTER 4

Discovering New Teachers

See that leaf. It wends its way to wherever the stream takes it.

Look, I’m not a leaf. He meant to sound forceful. I’m a manager. My job is to control things, not just float with the current.

She moved closer. Looked directly at him. Her eyes felt penetrating. Control is an illusion. It’s seductive because it gives a feeling of power. Something to hold on to. So it becomes addictive. It’s hard to give up even when it’s not working. You can’t start a journey until you let go of habits holding you back.

Tell it to my boss. I’m paid to be in charge.

That’s the illusion. Look again at the water going by. There is a story about a stream that flowed around many obstacles until it arrived at a desert. The stream ...

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