Such individual's response health care task have good learning hatzerim found other great opportunities elsewhere and he be moving into a shared reception-office share next weekend. It was such a blessing to have it all unfold as it did. How often do people get to downsize when they are busier than ever? He is 100% litigation free, is billing even more than he was last year with litigation and now he has reduced his overhead by over half. Your impact and wisdom has blessed our family more than anyone. Thank you for encouraging him to follow his dreams he is happier than ever! Sincerely, Collins I wanted to tell what Woody and his teachings have meant to me both personally and professionally. I think that Woody be a oblivious to the profound impact that he can have on others, akin to a farmer not be aware of what happens to all the seeds he to the four winds. This note is to make sure that colleagues collaborative practice and mediation appreciate how he is making things happen a good way out beyond even Woody's horizons where those seeds drop. Woody gave a workshop 2009 I think entitled Making Peacemaking Your Day Job. It was a day and full of ways to stay focused, keep motivated to develop and push peacemaking work, and of course to make it profitable. Profitable or not, if a practice isn't rewarding and fun it not flourish, right at the end Woody had a short exercise where he challenged us to write down the things that we would change to make our practice better. It was late and I was a bit exhausted from taking much great stuff during the day. a bit of a daze, I dutifully wrote down three things. Then Woody said for us to cross out two of those things, leaving the single best thing that we could do to make our practice better. Then he asked us to turn over the paper and said simply what are you doing Monday? At the time I was angry at Woody, and at myself for having walked right into his trap because I had written Stop taking litigation clients. Angry because I knew that to not do what I had been deftly forced to name would be a betrayal of myself and true journey. that state of weakened resistance, soul had grabbed the pen to really name what I needed. I could not be happier with the results. As a lawyer mediator I tell clients up-front that I do anything for and with them except litigate. Everything on the unbundled menu is available except court. I advise, support negotiations of all stripe, mediate, provide for those mediating with another mediator, work directly with whoever shows up for the other spouse, and of course be part of a Collaborative team working for resolution. Across the five years since I have not wanted for work, and only 2 times have I had to hand off clients to litigation lawyers and frankly each of those times I was glad to be released! And I am regularly told by people around me that I exude happiness and certainly internally I rarely lose touch with a state of extreme gratitude. And that gratitude extends to Woody's part journey I thank him sincerely for helping me take that leap! I know some days it feel like he's been doing what he does for a zillion years and to keep on keepin' on not be worth the fuss. Please know, from the bottom of the heart of this happy seedling out beyond Woody's horizon, that it really is worth it! head was spinning after spending a day and a half with Woody Mosten Coral Gables, learning new ideas and new ways of looking at self and the way I practice and recognizing I have tools toolbox I can use to serve clients. Just when I thought I knew everything