Which one
do you mean?
The
present tense verb
intimating
the skill set required
to keep a
body in motion?
Or Pb82,
that heaviest
of
non-radioactive elements,
most
often equated with inertia?
It is the
former that's heavy
on my
heart today.
How can
it be accomplished?
Let me
count the ways!
When a
body craves Pb82's properties,
and is
either reluctant
to absorb
kinetic energy
or
recalcitrant toward all
but a
narrow path,
leadership
requires
flexibility
and creativity.
Subversive
and subliminal
are keys
to the flow
of frozen
molasses:
constant
exposure to sunlight,
gradual
warming, and a partial clearing
of the
downstream debris field.
But
there's one more thing,
more
important than all the others combined;
the most
brutal and beautiful of all:
recognizing
that leadership
is really
about being willing
to be led
by anOther:
One who
rarely reveals more
than an
invitation to step out
into
darkness, who dares us
to trust,
whose signs
are often
cryptic and late,
who asks
us not to focus
on where
or how,
but
"Help!" and "Wow!"
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| Original photo from Trails for Kids, Fayetteville, TN |
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