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I used to think joy was something I would build—architected, scaled, delivered. For decades I worked at the intersection of innovation and communication, building companies and communities, crafting messages meant
August 1, 2025
In midlife, as the noise of external validation fades, intuition grows louder. We begin to know things without evidence. We dream things before they happen. We feel truths that others
July 30, 2025
Why do so many people have an immediate, intuitive grasp of this highly abstract concept called “subjective age?” As Jennifer Senior in a recent Atlantic article suggests, “Most of us
July 29, 2025
One of my recent blog posts about the soul went crazy viral which meant I had a lot of deep, soulful people reaching out to me including Geoffrey Fenton who
July 28, 2025
While headlines swirl with AI breakthroughs and economic disruption, a deeper shift is unfolding, one that touches not just how we work, but how we relate, lead, and make meaning.
July 27, 2025
As he was finishing the manuscript for Man’s Search for Meaning, Viktor Frankl gave a series of lectures in Vienna in which he said, “It is not we who are
July 26, 2025
With just two axes and a Sharpie, I can transform anything—from my weekend plans to my spiritual angst—into a clean visual that makes me feel like I understand the universe
July 25, 2025
For years, I’ve quoted J.D. Salinger, author of Catcher in the Rye: “Happiness is a solid. Joy is a liquid.” I love that it distills the difference between these two
July 24, 2025
I was overjoyed to see National Geographic publish an article on the benefits of aging. Given that the subtitle of my book, Learning to Love Midlife, is 12 Reasons Why
July 23, 2025
“A person doesn’t become whole by simply growing up. We grow whole by falling apart and coming back together again.” – Michael Meade Seventy-five years ago, Joseph Campbell gave us
July 22, 2025
There’s something humbling—and oddly thrilling—about watching yourself become someone you never quite imagined… and yet deeply recognize. “I love who I am becoming” isn’t a declaration of arrival; it’s an
July 21, 2025
“All you need is love…” sang the Beatles, and we all swayed along, starry-eyed and hopeful, convinced that love was the ultimate magic elixir. But here’s the thing: as catchy as
July 20, 2025
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