Everybody has a Some Day
Ice Cube taught us that we need to check ourselves before we wreck ourselves. And, certainly, I’m a proponent of intentionality, thoughtfulness and self-reflection. But, how much checking is too much checking? Can you also wreck yourself by over checking yourself? It shows up time and again in our professional lives. That instinct to check... Continue Reading →
Humaning is hard. There are so many layers of humaning. Many break your heart. Racial and social injustice. Inequity, systemic and otherwise. War. Violence. Illness. Pain. Loss. Disappointment. Then, you add in all of the societal stuff. The messages of not enough. From the world and internalized in our own conditioning. Too old. Too young. ... 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 →
I took up skiing later in life…once I was already indoctrinated in the legal school of risk aversion. At this point, for better or worse, it is second nature for me to think through all of the things that could possibly go wrong or present challenges and develop solutions for the event that they do,... Continue Reading →
Have you ever had those days, weeks, months, years where it feels like it just breaks you? I know, the canned response is “Don’t worry. It won’t break you.” I have a different perspective for you to consider. What if breaking is necessary? What if it is part of the transformation process? I don’t know... Continue Reading →
We can serve as beautiful mirrors for one another, reflecting back and calling forth what is innate. The sacred gifts we’re sometimes quick to hide or slow to see.
There are seasons in life. And every season has a start and an end. Though, maybe not as much an end as a connection to a broader evolution. The leaves begin to fall in subtle glimmers of gold, ruby and amber, then you look a few weeks later and the knobby branches are bare. Wintering... Continue Reading →
“I can’t believe we’re here again.” The refrain resounding among friends and colleagues, round the country and the world, as the Omicron variant jolts us all into this latest phase of the pandemic we’ve been struggling to navigate for the last two years. Right when so many felt like things were finally getting back to... Continue Reading →
I saw a dear friend the other day. One of those visits where there is so much to catch up on that you don’t even know where to start and you end up effervescently meandering from one thing to the next in a serendipitous dance. Among the many topics we explored was his journey leaving... Continue Reading →
Life would be so much simpler if everything were perfect and easy, right? Well, maybe. Is that what we want, though? Assuming for a moment that this were possible, is it desirable? And if we assume for a moment it is desirable, how do we think about growth?Often, I’ve found, we grow most when it... Continue Reading →
Some Days 