In 2012 I brought “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” seminars to the NYPD. My team and I taught monthly two days sessions until I retired in 2018. Sunday night a friend sent me a screenshot of an NYPD notification which went to all commands naming the 25 people who would attend this month’s session. He wrote something kind, referring to my legacy. For a moment I thought, it would be nice if I were still doing those seminars. But then I thought, how nice it was that I was able to do that for 6 years, and how special it is that others are now teaching it. That’s the perspective I chose, and it felt great. We always have choices, don’t we? I started writing and came up with this poem:<\/p>\n
Our Garden<\/p>\nWe plant seeds
\nWe nurture them
\nIn their soil
\nWe watch them grow
\nWe watch them flower
\nThey flourish
\nEvery day, Every moment
\nThey become something new\nAnd we still nurture them
\nWe protect them from toxins
\nWe are attentive
\nBut we give them room
\nRoom to grow
\nWhen their roots are strong
\nTheir stems sturdy
\nWe leave them\nWe have given them our love
\nWe have cared for them
\nThey don’t need us now
\nOthers do
\nAnd we move on
\nWe plant more seeds\nAnd in our planting
\nWe grow
\nYes, the seeds we plant
\nBring us growth
\nThe care we give
\nNurtures us
\nThe love we give
\nBrings us love\nAnd so it is
\nIn Our Garden\nJoe Fox
\nAugust 16, 2020\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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