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There’s a moment in an interview between Jerry Seinfeld and Howard Stern where Seinfeld offers a line that has been rattling around in my head ever since author Dan Pink mentioned it in a recent MEA workshop: “The blessing in life is when you find the torture you’re comfortable with.” It’s funny. It’s uncomfortable. And ...
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In our work-obsessed culture, do we use work to try to escape ourselves, to try to justify our existence? I’m reminded of Elizabeth Gilbert, who said: “And y’know that there
June 20, 2022
“In November 2017, more than a hundred and fifty prospective buyers had camped out overnight in the parking lot of the sales center, in anticipation of opening day for down
June 19, 2022
Regenerate live rise start open elate uplift renew revive create spring inspire arouse refresh curious revivify enliven brighten recreate sally forth illuminate alchemist reawaken awestruck reinvigorate growing whole tune in
June 18, 2022
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June 17, 2022
1. We built a barrier in our lab that separated two strangers from each other. One person stuck his or her arm through the barrier and waited. The other person
June 16, 2022
Life and death are a package deal. We cannot separate them. Yet, we rarely give much thought to our own death until it is upon us. As a result, we
June 15, 2022
The Main Library at University of Colorado, Boulder Our friend Marc Freedman, CEO of Encore.org, wrote in a recent Boston Globe Op-Ed that pop culture has gotten the memo. He
June 14, 2022
My friend Doug Abrams interviewed the now-88-year-old Goodall to compile “The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times.” His book is filled with the wisdom of a woman
June 13, 2022
This is why I struggle with the term “midlife crisis“. A crisis is defined as “a time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger.” Brené Brown writes, “If you look at
June 12, 2022
“It is not given to us to know which acts or by whom, will cause the critical mass to tip toward an enduring good. What is needed for dramatic change
June 11, 2022
My mother left behind a legacy of love. But, perhaps most importantly, her life was a masterclass in good grandparenting. In 1981, she became a grandmother to Ashley, the first
June 10, 2022
Those who would become truly wise must become weird enough to be in touch with timeless things and abnormal enough to follow the guidance of the unseen. Elders are supposed
June 9, 2022
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