Here we go into the blogging world. St. Pat's Day seems like THE most appropriate day for me to post on my own blog for the first time. Lime most things. perseverance an consistency will make this happen.
Most of us know the story of the guy, Patrick, who showed up in Ireland, converted a few folks , got rid of some pests, and came up with an everlasting way to explain the unexplainable. Given he's my namesake, I've always been drawn to the idea of the shamrock and how it shows the simple interconnectedness of so much.
Obviously, there is the religious example of the Trinity in the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost (picked that up from a generation back).
Having just gone through birthday season in our family it is easy to see family links and connections going back and forward a generation.
However, what I tend to be interested in, both personally and professionally, is the requirement in today's world to view things wholistically. In order to move anything forward, a for profit business, non profit organizations, or governmental policies and instituitions we are not served by myopic or win/lose thinking.
For us to affect positive change we do need to look at the challenges and opportunities not with the current idea of two sides of a coin ( heads you win, tails I win). We really need to get more creative and use the really old idea of three parts of a shamrock, some for you,some for me, and some for generations to come.
You know, I've never actually found a four leaf clover. I'm sure they exist. The three-leaf kind is so common that I think Saint Padraig got it right and figured it was a symbol that we all could believe was possible to embrace in our daily lives.
Happy St. Patrick's Day
