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Time to reflect on the #newyear #newdecade2020 https://www.shellistephensstidham.com/blog-1 https://www.instagram.com/p/B6zAfSbntK5/?igshid=1887pmjr8je9j
Spent the day in nature. My sore thighs remind me that my fitness level needs significant improvement after traversing the rocky terrain, but the end result was well worth it! #texasroadtrip #solitude #hamiltonpoolpreserve https://www.instagram.com/p/B6ttarbHx7F/?igshid=ybu60d9bghkz
Good morning Fort Worth! #sundancesquare #fortworthtexas #newday (at The Worthington Renaissance Fort Worth Hotel) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5SjnNCHpNf/?igshid=35p37rya7x98
My view for the Fort Worth Parade of Lights! Miss you @maryann.contreras #windowview #paradeoflights #fortworthtexas #marriottupgrade #marriottbonvoy #worthingtonhotel (at The Worthington Renaissance Fort Worth Hotel) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5RM96jnclq/?igshid=16flmgz8kpkuz
I love seeing the street art in the various cities I visit! #businesstravel #streetart #nyc #philly https://www.instagram.com/p/B4jKdRvn-PC/?igshid=1tqe2j8ij6r9
Thanks to the people who provide a safe harbor, so that I can see the beauty around me. https://www.shellistephensstidham.com/blog-1 #safeharbor #momentsofawe #findingjoy #meaningfullife https://www.instagram.com/p/B4f8T7SnN8d/?igshid=y88vl2fv451l
It’s amazing how many perspectives you see when you open your eyes, ears and heart and challenge your fears. Today was a somewhat unsettling and bumpy flight, but I was able to see wonder. #mylifeinthesky #clouds #businesstravel #businesstravellife #southwestairlines https://www.instagram.com/p/B4PoC8EHphY/?igshid=1ouy0lmiyrcme
It’s Sunday, so it’s not “throwback” or “flashback” anything. But, that doesn’t stop me from thinking about sharing time with @suemallonee and Nancy and basking in the beauty that surrounds us. #newhampshire #happyfallyall #girlfriendtime (at Reflection Pond) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4JTQssH2Os/?igshid=1v0mmnttqks1a
You can’t see my t-shirt, but it’s still an RBG social justice message “Fight for the things you care about.” #fiercewomen #socialjustice #istillcare @carrie_pinewood https://www.instagram.com/p/B3D3nphHrIy/?igshid=14kkxxbeut0tf
Reflections on a Life Well Lived
September 27, 2019 This week I received the sad news that a colleague had passed away unexpectedly. Roger Trent and I served together on the Safe States Alliance Executive Committee and were team members for Safe State’s Technical Assessment Team (STAT) visits to Iowa and Montana.
Even before I got to know him, I admired Roger. When he spoke, it was with a quiet, knowledgeable authority. When Roger spoke, I listened. So, did everyone else. In a room that was often filled with competing voices, Roger’s voice could quite the room. People leaned in when Roger spoke to grasp every morsel of every word. His voice was that powerful.
Roger was the first person of Buddhist faith that I ever met. (Have I mentioned that I lived a very non-diverse existence during my early years?) On some of the very rare downtimes during our STAT visits, I would ask Roger about his journey to Buddhism and listen as he explained it to me. It was these discussions with Roger that first got me interested in mindfulness and meditation. Watching Roger in meetings, how he handled himself and how he treated others, made me want to be a better person.
I recall one Executive Committee meeting that I facilitated where the entire meeting felt like it was quickly dissolving into chaos. I was trying (unsuccessfully) to maintain a modicum of composure while trying to lead the group to a consensus decision. At one point, I just held up my hand to silence the room and looked at Roger. “What do you think, Roger,” I asked? As was often the case, everyone else quieted to listen for Roger’s wisdom.
Later that day when he was waiting at the airport to fly back to California, Roger sent me an email that said, “Today was a tough meeting, but you did a good job.” When he got home, he mentioned the meeting to his colleague Barb, who immediately sent me an encouraging email, too.
For a few years, I was on Roger’s holiday list. Instead of sending the typical holiday letter, Roger emailed us a list of the books he had read during the previous year, along with a summary of each book and why the books were meaningful to him. If I hadn’t already read one of the books on Roger’s list, I put it on my list to read. I valued his opinion that much.
Roger was an epidemiologist who could clearly write and articulate the nuances of injury data. Once when Dr. Alex Kelter, who was Roger’s former boss, and I were reviewing a draft data document written by another epidemiologist, I turned to Alex and complained, “This document is terrible. Why can’t this person write like Roger?” Alex looked at me and replied, “Roger is not the rule, Shelli. He’s the exception.”
A few weeks ago, I had a discussion with my sister about obituaries. My sister suggested that it would be much easier on our family if we all just prepared our own obituaries. As I thought about Roger this week and my sister’s suggestion, the words that kept coming to me was that this world was a much better place with Roger Trent in it. And, I’m a much better person because of the profound impact he had on my life.
I can only hope that someone will say the same about me.
This is not the end for Roger. His energy, wisdom and spirit will continue.
May all beings have happiness and the causes of happiness;
May all be free from sorrow and the causes of sorrow;
May all never be separated from the sacred happiness which is sorrowless;
And may all live in equanimity, without too much attachment and too much aversion,
And live believing in the equality of all that lives.
Buddhist Prayer
Are We Being Conditioned to Hate?
I’m excited about the start of a new football season. But last weekend while watching my Oklahoma Sooners battle Houston, I began to wonder if we are being conditioned to hate? https://www.shellistephensstidham.com/blog-1
#myhoodisgood #southvictory #victoryparkdallas (at Dallas, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1L8QlsHzKa/?igshid=faugw48d7gzp
Desperately searching for something positive. . . https://www.shellistephensstidham.com/blog-1
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When you’ve spent a week in Washington, DC with temps in the high 90s with 90% humidity, walking around Austin when the temps are in the low 90s feels cool! #good2bebackinATX #austintexas #atx #downtownatx (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0iwjfHHTW-/?igshid=6g2azdpg9zjs
https://www.shellistephensstidham.com/blog-1 My new favorite DC hotel and a few thoughts on stormy skies and stormy conversations. #moxyhotels #washingtondc #momentsofawe https://www.instagram.com/p/B0MXEprHyMp/?igshid=q9zf9p5wduuu
Unlike some, I’m not worried about what comes “next.” My joy comes from watching the team succeed! Check out my latest blog post at shellistephensstidham.com. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz_MdzRnSXr/?igshid=1e8qoxyaawxu2
When you finish a blog post on a 2 1/2 flight and finally look out the window . . . #businesstravel #momentsofawe #windowview https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz-4AU8HmgK/?igshid=5rcz3e3fw9ck