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Signs That Point to Here

Saturday morning I walked in downtown Salt Lake City. From one hotel where I was staying. To another, where I was working, hosting a particular conference segment for a group. I had a little extra time. So, my pace was more of a stroll.

The above sidewalk art exhibit is what I encountered. “You are here.” I love the pointing to the red bench. If you look closely, the black and white signs each name a polarity or a binary. “Believe / Doubt. Inside / Outside.” I love the collage of it.

And I love the wisdom. Humans live in all of these complex polarities. I find that so often my work in life and my life in work is building consciousness and clarity to use the binary when it’s useful. But also to reject the binary when it is silly and narrow.

We humans — I don’t feel we resolve the polarities. It’s not about reductionism to one team or the other. We learn to appreciate their complexity. And learn to remember that even in all of that, there is a here to be here in.

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