Rest in peace, Brad Brown
Brad Brown, a long-time mentor and powerful force in my life died in his sleep last Thursday night. Brad was co-founder of the Kairos Foundation and the More To Life Program, a
program that I first encountered in 1986 in Houston.
I’m deeply grateful for all that I learned during the past two decades from Brad and the compelling and highly-effective courses he masterfully designed, especially Way of a Warrior a week-long intensive workshop that takes place each year in the foothills of the Southern Appalachian Mountains (see me, Shonnie and Brad on the run at the 1999 WOW in photo below).
When I first met Brad in the late 1980s, I judged myself very harshly, leading to my seriously tight asshole. And he supported me to relax my body, to tame my mind, to stand in my own power. As a direct result of Brad’s intelligence, wisdom and intuition mixed with my willingness and perseverance, I reclaimed my authenticity, my integrity and my purpose in life. In fact, when I was stumbling with words to describe what I did for a living, Brad said, “You’re a writer.” And for the first time in my life, I claimed my calling: “Yes, I’m a writer.”
We didn’t always see eye to eye; I sometimes became judgmental when I saw that he too was human; but I knew I could count on him to be for me, to tell me his truth and to love me just as I was, just as I am.
I don’t pretend to know what happens when we leave our bodily form. I do know that Brad is with us in memory, in spirit, in the way thousands of us around the world live our lives. Here’s hoping our paths will cross again, my friend.
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