I was staring at a team building poster the other day – you know the kind, with bold letters declaring "There's no I in TEAM." And while I nodded along with the sentiment, something else caught my attention: if you rearrange those same letters, you can spell "Me." That realization stopped me in my tracks. Not because it undermines the value of teamwork, but because it illuminates something we often miss: teams need individuals who feel valued, who have purpose, who find meani

I woke up thinking about false binary narratives again. It's become something of a pattern for me - noticing all the ways we fragment...

We're designed for more than survival, yet so many of us pour all our energy into optimizing the foundation while other dimensions of...

Years ago, someone handed me a mortar and pestle with a simple "Here — it's for you." My immediate response was "What's it for?" —...

"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong."   - H.L. Mencken We've been thinking about complexity...

Whatever happened to genuine curiosity in our conversations? You know - those questions that weren't steering toward a predetermined...

This past week, I found myself in the middle of two online discussions that couldn't have been more different on the surface, yet...

Have you ever felt exhausted by the constant pressure to choose sides? A year ago, I found myself thinking about something that had been...

Yesterday, I missed a phone call that left an unexpected voicemail. The moment I heard the message, something inside me switched into...

I read a story today that stayed with me long after I closed my laptop. Parents across the country are now investing thousands of dollars...

The other day, I watched a small moment unfold that took me back decades in an instant. A child started to step into the street when his...

Well, that happened. Last weekend started out lovely, with multiple get-togethers with friends, enjoying the beautiful weather despite...

A podcast about play at work got me thinking recently. The guest was talking about how uptight our work environments have become - no...

Sometimes the most profound lessons emerge not from what we've completed, but from what we're still in the middle of figuring out. I...

The other day on Nextdoor, someone posted a thoughtful message asking neighbors to move beyond name-calling and engage in respectful...

This spring has taught me something unexpected about resilience—not through dramatic stories of overcoming, but through the quiet...

This time of year, I find myself with new eyes in my own perennial garden beds. As tiny green shoots emerge from the soil, I'm faced with...

In these complex times, finding our way through uncertainty can feel like navigating without a map. As I've explored in recent issues of...

I've been thinking a lot about diversity lately - not just in our human communities, but in the natural world that sustains us all....

The Wisdom of AND Have you noticed how often we frame life's complex issues as "either/or" choices? We're constantly encouraged to pick...