I'm waiting in the Denver airport for my trip back to Houston following my two week stay at the Boulder Co-Housing Community. What a great start to my journey. My hosts, Greg and Chris made sure my experience was a good one. 

My beautiful and gracious hosts in Boulder

Greg showed me around Boulder on bikes. Chris taught me secrets to healthy eating. They invited me into their home every day for good food and conversation and they introduced to me to as many of the community members as possible.

Greg talked to me about the value of tapping into my feelings—a skill I've not thought too much about. I admitted to him that I took an emotional intelligence test last year and was surprised to find that some of those skills needed further development.

I co-hosted a community event with one of the community members—Stephanie Heacox who also lives in the Gold Run Condo complex. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. She renovated her condo into a lovely place and she had every gadget imaginable for entertaining. We prepared lettuce wraps and I shared a TED talk to generate dialogue with the 10 members in attendance.

Greg shared with me a web-based, software tool he and Chris and another community member, Brian Dunn, created called Inside Feedback that got me excited. It's something I can use personally and perhaps something I can promote as a valuable tool in my travels. Certainly Chevron and any business or educational endeavor could benefit from using it for a better understanding of emotions.