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May 26, 2026

Starting Before You are Ready

In the spring of 2024, I walked away from a secure career with no real plan, no guarantees, and every statistical reason to believe I would fail. In spite of the risks and uncertainties, and against the advice of my work peers, I stepped into the unknown and took a leap of faith. And I learned a valuable lesson about the power of just starting.

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May 26, 2026

What the River Taught Me: Reframing Emotion as Energy

It was a bright early-summer morning, the kind that awakens you to good things. I set out for an outdoor adventure. There were many lessons that day.Yet one lesson from the rapids did not become clear to me until thirty years later.

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May 26, 2026

Life Lessons on My 72nd Birthday I was surprised by what emerged!

On my birthday eve, I set an intention to use this birthday to reflect on and share some of the wisdom I’ve accumulated over the past seven decades. That wisdom would be the fodder for this week’s musing. But I awoke with an “oh shit” moment! Nothing had arisen. There were no flashes of insight. No wise, pithy pearls of wisdom. And then I saw my fortune on my Yogi tea bag.

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May 26, 2026

Creating a Bigger Circle: Lessons from the Artemis II Mission

This musing contrasts the divisive rhetoric and fear-driven leadership on Earth with the unifying perspective of the Artemis II mission, reminding us that from space, humanity shares one interconnected home. The crew of the Artemis calls us to move beyond “us vs. them” thinking. What can we do to consciously choose love, compassion, and collective responsibility to help tip the world toward a more inclusive and hopeful future?

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April 6, 2026

The Social Scorekeepers - How invisible expectations shape our choices

It was a simple walk that led to a profound insight of how often I allowed "invisible others" to shape my choices.

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March 21, 2026

The Tyranny of the To-Do List

Does your to-do list tire you out? Rule your life? Does your to-do list provide terror or tranquility?

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