“The most important thing is remembering the most important thing.” – Suzuki Roshi Earlier this year, I made a commitment to myself. To remember the most important thing. It’s remarkable how easy it is to forget… So many things vying for your attention and your time. So many shoulds. Even the legitimate ones. So many... Continue Reading →
Some Days, We Have to See What’s Not There
What is vision, but a daydream? We grow up and add structure, new words like “pillars” and various acronyms but, at its heart, is the dream. Yet, we often talk about being a dreamer like it is a bad thing. Unrealistic. Unprofessional. Untethered. I am a dreamer. A daydream believer. And, I have come to... Continue Reading →
Some Days, We Come Full Circle
London. The city where I fell in love with retail (and my partner…). The city where I became fascinated with corporate law and walking cities, paving the way for the life and career that lay ahead of me. The city where, almost twenty years later, I just celebrated the opening of my company’s first international... Continue Reading →
Some Days, The Storm Comes
We were in paradise when the storm came. Swimming in crystal clear, turquoise water. Watching fish dance in their weightless wonderland. Turtles frolicking to and fro. The salty sea, a soothing salve for sun-kissed skin. Our last day in a land surrounded by endless sea and sky, never wanting it to end. Even the clouds... Continue Reading →
Some Days, We Get Real
Let’s be real for a moment. This sh!t is hard. Which sh!t? All the sh!t. Be honest. Am I right? Some days, the world tells us that we should have it all together. But the reality is, we usually don’t. I’m not being hard on myself (or yourself). It’s just the truth. I fail at... Continue Reading →
Some Days, We Power-Up
I played enough Super Mario growing up to know that powering-up was where it was at. That moment when you got the Super Star or the Magic Mushroom took everything to the next level. Even if things weren’t going especially well for you leading up to that moment, the power-up was a total game changer. ... Continue Reading →
Some Days, We Judge Not
As lawyers, judgment is something that is inextricably woven into the fabric of our work and our professionally trained minds. Spend a little time on social media, and you’ll see judgement is also increasingly a foundation of our broader society’s interpersonal discourse. Yet, as humans, this disposition doesn’t always serve us. The other day, a... Continue Reading →
Some Days, We Have Great Expectations
Being a grown up. That big move. Marriage. Having kids. The promotion you’ve been working towards. The career you thought you wanted. We have great expectations. About all sorts of things. And it’s wonderful and exciting. Developing a vision for what is possible is powerful and motivating. It’s that fire that keeps you engaged and... Continue Reading →
Some Days, It’s All Integrated
We often speak of our different lives. Our work life. Our personal life. Our family life. Isn’t it true, though, that we have only, as Mary Oliver says, “one wild and precious life”? Worthy of pondering is what you will do with it in this lease of unknown duration. Also worth considering, I believe, is... Continue Reading →
Some Days, We Need to Feel It
One of the things that has surprised me as I’ve progressed in my journey of humaning is the important role that grieving plays in growing, healing and evolving. Like perhaps many of us, I often associated grieving almost exclusively with death. And, of course, that is one of the most profound forms of grief and... Continue Reading →