If Nouveau #0
IF
Blind in the darks of the maze
And burning in the flesh
Of open wounds
If you can exercise
Your free will
And call the White Dragons
For them to help
Throw your fears in the flames
And intervene
For your healing
If you can
Here, now
Forgive and love
And free yourself
And heal
The broken child within
If you can
Far and wide
Deploy
Your majestuous wings
The right
Devoted to the Light
The left
Devoted to the Rose
And balance both
In harmony
And take off
Fly high into the winds
Above the walls
If you can
Give yourself
The gift of forgiving
And of empowering
All sisters
And brothers
For in the loving them
It is you
You’re loving
Stop
And inspire within
If you can
Do nothing
Stay still
Listen
And inspire within
And let light
And let grace
Penetrate
Exist
And radiate within
And through
You
If
Open eyes
open heart
You keep amazed
And resonate
With the beats of beauty
Here, around, within
And the bits of magic
Of Divine creations
If you learn gratitude
Every day say thank you
Awaken
Bend space
Bend time
And see that all that's right
Is left
And all that's left
Is right
If you can let it flow
You forgave
You can give
It’s time to let abound
Do it
Now
And if you can become
Anew as once you were
Polish your divine gifts
Shine, thrive
Enlighten your powers
And honor Creator
Then
My Child
You will have accomplished
Your first
Of many miracles
Then
New and welcomed to the flock
Bright, mighty White Dragon
In turn, you’ll teach
In turn, you’ll heal
And
Inspire Forward.
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Offered to Nick, Chloé, Élie, and all children around and within.
Inspired by Rudyard Kipling's poem If, New York Times' article Portraits of Reconciliation and Martin Lefebvre's song The 9 Golden Rules.
© Dominique Bel, 2020. All Rights Reserved in all Countries.
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Inspiring Leaders START WITH WHY.
For What's Next, We Ask: SO WHAT?
Far from being a fad, the search for a purpose is foundational to our quest for a better future. In words that sing to our ears like a Chopin melody, French writer, poet, aviation pioneer, and author of The Little Prince Antoine de Saint-Exupéry put it beautifully:
"If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea."
Doubting that the quest for a purpose was a silver bullet, I embarked on a strange journey beyond purpose. The CEOs, entrepreneurs, social innovators, advocates, researchers, artists, adventurers, and spiritual leaders I met en route revealed some of our new blind spots: purpose bloating, purpose washing, and purpose myopia, to name a few. The leaders and changemakers I interviewed also shared valuable keys to clear the way forward with courage.
To organize my unorthodox findings and unsure of where the adventure would take me, I started to write The Book of So What, with stories of reconciliations and transformations from the Loire valley in France, the St. Lawrence valley in Canada, and the Jordan valley in the Middle East.
If I had to pitch it to you in an elevator, I would say that The Book of So What explores the liberating powers of the modern jester's question:
"Inspiring leaders start with WHY. For what's next, we ask: SO WHAT?"
Stay tuned for the launch!
Dominique
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#asksowhat | Book Launch: Fall 2021 | © Dominique Bel, 2020. All Rights Reserved in all Countries.
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