The Okayness of Life
The poet Blake says, “We are put on earth for a little while to learn to bear the beams of love.” The maddening conundrum here is that humans often have a hard [...]
In Praise of Caring
Today I facilitated an amazing group of leaders who work at a skilled nursing facility. They are so clear on their purpose and have such principled leadership that they don’t have the maladies that [...]
Earth Day is for All of Us
The first Earth Day was in 1970, less than two years after Apollo 8 astronauts sent the world a photograph of earth rising above the surface of the moon. In [...]
Standing for Peace
I know you are out there—millions of other people who are saddened and horrified as the United States bombs Iran, making threats to decimate a whole civilization. It’s so abhorrent to me [...]
A Decision Tool
I’ve had many conversations about AI lately and noticing how many people in my orbit are going to chatbots for advice. And what I’m hearing is, “I got great advice!” I believe this and [...]
Looking for Inspiration
I stood in line at a restaurant in Seattle recently with two books under my arms: Rebecca Solnit’s The Beginning Comes After the End and Terry Tempest Williams’ The Glorians. I had just purchased them at Elliot [...]
Becoming a Noticer
I have been so fortified by the stories being shared on our 40 Days of Generosity WhatsApp thread that some of you joined. As we have gone through our days [...]
Narrowing my Aperture
Thank you to the 20 folks who’ve joined the seasonal “40 Days of Generosity” thread that I invited newsletter readers to last week. It’s wonderfully intimate and I find myself going through my days a little differently—how can [...]
Forty Days of Generosity
I’m going to be doing a little experiment. At the end of this newsletter, there’s an invitation to join me. Since returning from Liberia, I’ve been thinking so much about the healing power of generosity. Generosity [...]
Doing for One what we Want to Do for All
Since coming home from Liberia and my visit to The Hope Project, I’ve had contradictory feelings living in me—sadness for a world that leaves people behind (our own country is [...]