Hearing the forest through the trees.

Hushed silence. 

That is how I describe aspects of my hikes in Acadia National Park in Maine this past summer.

Silence, I have discovered, opens one up to a deeper form of attention, to oneself and to others.

Sometimes the solutions we seek can be found through such thoughtful listening – "hearing the forest through the trees."

Are you and members of your organization talking at – or listening to – one another in seeking solutions?