Latest Musings

Monday Musings: being there for others

I expect emotions to surface when I make big decisions. So when I resigned last week, I anticipated waves of excitement, terror, and...

Monday Musings: the magic of boundaries

The elusive search for work-life balance, or work-life integration, has been floating around for longer than I can remember. Now that...

Monday Musings: instead of polarizing, find compassion

Today I am writing about compassion. I am writing about compassion because I am tired of watching bitter social media arguments, media...

Monday Musings: engaging the heart and head

How do you make big decisions? I have been wrestling with big choices these past few weeks, and I have found myself deep in the data....

Monday Musings: are you reflecting or reliving?

Reflection is widely considered a critical process for increasing self-awareness, and a catalyst for growth. Yet few of us are taught how...

Monday Musings: on unplugging and recharging

Vacations. They are wonderful. But do you know that until this past week, I hadn't taken a vacation in over a year? Perhaps what's even...

Monday Musings: are you hiding your light?

I almost hesitate to ask you if you're hiding your light because you may not even know that you are. I didn't. I was walking through life...

Monday Musings: how we talk about change matters

How many times have you caught yourself thinking or saying "change is hard" or even "people don't change"? Have you ever wondered whether...

Holding an Immensity of Space

I don't think I'm alone in experiencing a wildly dynamic range of emotions lately. On any given day, I am equally likely to be full of...

Love in a Time of Crisis

Among the many things I've learned in the last couple of weeks, one lesson that stands out is that there's nothing like a pandemic to...