Don’t Turn People Into Projects

Don’t Turn People Into Projects

So much of who we are owes to the people around us. Our parents, mentors, and guides have shaped how we see and step into the world. Our loved ones and friends celebrate us, show up for us, and join us in life’s most important moments. Our peers, colleagues, and...
A Terrible Thing to Die With

A Terrible Thing to Die With

Cancer. Wealth. Old age. Family. Experience. When you picture the end of your life, what do you imagine dying with? Some of  these things will kill you. Some will be passed on to others. Some will be markers of the life you’ve lived. But there is one thing that...
(Re)Fixing Our Eyes

(Re)Fixing Our Eyes

You’ve been doing a lot! At the end of each season and every year, it’s only natural to look back and notice all that’s around and behind us. We’re so often focused on the needs of the day that the very idea of reflection can feel like a luxury. And while the holiday...
Finding Beauty in Difference

Finding Beauty in Difference

There is a joy that occurs when two people just get each other. A connection is made over a shared idea, affinity, or way of seeing the world. You might bond with a colleague over a sports team or a challenging project. You might make a friend over a shared sense of...
It’s Time to Come Clean

It’s Time to Come Clean

We live in a world of outrage. With each news update, social media scroll, or catch up conversation brings the high likelihood of revealing something distressing, disastrous, and definitely no-good. Every “alert” – literally “an announcement or signal warning of...
What Will They Remember About You?

What Will They Remember About You?

You are going to die. Often, we imagine those words being said to us in a doctor’s office, or perhaps shouted before an epic battle scene in a movie. But in our daily lives, the prospect of our eventual death is a reality we seek to avoid. We move through life...