Eight kinds of time
Sometimes my husband says to me, “You need to go on a walk. Now.” He is familiar with my “Eight Kinds of Time,” and can sense when one of them [...]
Too Soon to Tell
My smart son is taking an evolutionary ecology class, and he told me something extraordinary on the phone last night. A small animal—let’s say a marmot—will risk making a noise [...]
The Heart of the Matter
I was around a leader recently who didn’t seem to have come home to themself. They were smart and polite, but I thought to myself, “I wouldn’t want to follow [...]
A Late Summer Benediction
None of it Lasts When my children were young and the days were so intense or intensely boring, I used to remind myself, “Everything changes. If it’s an easy phase, [...]
A Blessing for Times of Change
Hello friends! I’m back from my August break, and have logged glorious hours biking, swimming, sleeping in, painting, hanging out with friends, and blessedly not listening to any self-help podcasts [...]
Become a Professional Appreciator
Recently, I went to my favorite place, Café Blue, to do a little journaling and painting. Standing in my closet that morning, I took care to pick an outfit because [...]
Work is not the Thing
Life is the thing. And here’s my message for you this week: take as much time off work as possible and push the boundaries of what is possible. I’m not [...]
Back by Popular Demand: Enneagram Learning!
20 years ago, it was a pretty small group of people who knew what the Enneagram was, and I got a lot of furrowed brows when I mentioned it. “The [...]
No system to fix conflict
We are talking a lot about polarization these days. I can hardly go 24 hours without reading or hearing the term, and especially hearing friends in my left-of-center orbit bemoan [...]
Medics are standing by
Medics are standing by I was born into the world feeling obligated. Obligated to be a good daughter, friend, neighbor, babysitter. In my 20’s, obligated to work with street youth [...]