The oak tree: not interested in cherry blossoms.

     – Matsuo Basho

This week I’ve been part of two celebrations of extended commitment, and both have illuminated a quiet, steady, durable form of leadership, the kind that compounds over days and months and years into something monumental.

What a joy to see examples where where the prize does not go to the loudest, fastest, or flashiest, but rather to the most thoughtful, the the most constant, the most effective.

May we recognize these oak-like leaders in our midst.

May we honor and cherish them at every turn.

May we endeavor to deserve them.