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Recently, MEA guest faculty member Karen Skerrett sent some excerpts from a fascinating white paper called “The Science of Wisdom in a Polarized World” that explores how character and wisdom are kissin’ cousins. This is one of the questions this heady paper poses: “Is wisdom one of many virtues linked to creativity, open-mindedness, perspective, and ...
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Let me summarize both, but first let’s clarify terms: Gen Xers were born between 1964 and 1980. In a grossly generalized way, they are seen as a self-sufficient, rebellious generation
April 8, 2025
As I moved into my 20s and 30s, I worked out regularly (I came out as a gay man at 22 so this was par for the course as the
April 7, 2025
Sometimes life offers up a perfectly timed—if painful—reminder that midlife is less about crisis and more about resilience, reinvention, and reckoning. Mine arrived face-first on the streets of Austin during
April 6, 2025
I’m not a big believer in confidence. You might say I have very little confidence in confidence itself.Probably like many of you reading this, I have been told over and
April 5, 2025
I was reading Deepak Ramola’s book “The 50 Toughest Questions of Life” and found this particular inquiry deeply intriguing. Somehow this question reminds me of sneaking under the Christmas tree
April 4, 2025
Some of his columns seem obvious and show-offy in a lecturing kind of way. But, he can be a wizard at occasionally penning characterful wisdom as evidenced by one my
April 3, 2025
James Hollis is one of those modern elders. I’ve followed his writing for decades and love how he’s elevated and popularized so many Jung-isms from “life is a short pause
April 2, 2025
There’s a certain pride in knowing you still can. You can still climb that ladder, still work 60-hour weeks, still lead the meeting, still power through. But should you?One of
April 1, 2025
Back in May of 2024, I was reminded that there’s a fine line between terrifying and exhilarating.I was in Santa Fe, attending a five-day MEA workshop, Finding Your Rhythm in
March 30, 2025
Turning 50 last year felt like a significant milestone. The Christmas previous, my family and I were discussing New Year’s resolutions, and I declared two goals for 2024: to feel
March 29, 2025
I want to take a bath with sexy-sounding words like sultry, smolder, velvet, and whisper. I seek upbeat words like radiant, zesty, and elated. I like words with x’s like
March 28, 2025
I don’t know about you, but I’m a sucker for great travel photography so when I saw this recent Architectural Digest article on the Most Beautiful Places, my jaw dropped.
March 27, 2025
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