The Intentional Pursuit of Big Dreams
I am someone who has a hard time turning off. Whether it’s because of the systems that reinforce this, the demands that those systems create and enable or the Productivity = Value equation we have all been conditioned to believe. Or whether it’s pure inspiration and excitement. Whatever the reason, my operating system tends to... Continue Reading →
I often say that, in our world today, we only seem to be allowed to have two states. Blessed and blissed. Don’t get me wrong. I love these states! And, there is a whole rainbow of states and emotions that I dance through almost daily. I think we all do. And, these days, it... Continue Reading →
Pete and Repeat sat on a wall. Pete fell off. Who was left? Repeat. Pete and Repeat sat on a wall… Do you remember that joke from when you were a kid? The one that never ended until something finally gave and there was some kind of forced interjection? “Enough already! Let’s go jump rope!” ... Continue Reading →
What is your relationship with free time? Truly free free time? When is the last time you’ve had it? What happened when you did? At the beginning of the year, I came back from two weeks away unplugged. Upon return, people asked how my time was. (As they are wont to do.) I am not... Continue Reading →
“Oh no no noYou just gotta let that old story go”- Trevor Hall As an English major, I have always had a love for stories. They can be a place to dream, adventure, inspire. Whether they are the stories of others or our own. In fact, viewing ourselves as the protagonist in our own story... Continue Reading →
Each year at this time, as the birds start to chirp and the cherry blossoms burst in the cool spring skyline, I am taken with the metaphor of rebirth. For as long as I can remember, and most certainly since I was old enough to yearn for something more, this time gave me hope,... Continue Reading →
For a long time in my career, I struggled to take vacation and to truly unplug if I did. I thrive on productivity and it always felt impossible to really step away. I remember the first time I read about unplugging being pro-productivity. And, pro lots of other things, including well-being. It was such a... Continue Reading →