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This seems like an odd quote for the day after Labor Day, but it’s one I’ve always believed in. Work can either be a job, a career, or a calling. If we’re diligent and fortunate, it can feel as if you’ve been called by the heavens to answer your vocation. I’ve had three callings in ...
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“Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a
For some reason, all of our rites of passage occur early in life or at our death. Where’s the menopause ritual, the Empty Nest celebration, or the Life Begins at
Living longer means we face more changes and are called upon to recreate ourselves, to change and repurpose ourselves more than ever before in human history. The MEA Process has
This morning I helped build a small ladder for a one-winged owl. This afternoon I’m feeding baboons, meerkats, vervet monkeys and mongeese with the rest of the volunteer team at
We all get older, but we need to work at “getting elder.” Unfortunately, there are no rites of passage for becoming an elder. You’re on your own and, in our
You can learn more about the study in this article. What does all that mean? The three key characteristics of a psychologically rich life are variety, interestingness, and perspective-changing experiences.
“Midlife chrysalis.” The midlife brand is saddled with the word “crisis.” Fortunately, a more life-affirming description of this stage of life can be found in the dictionary. Go to the
I’m going to focus on that last path in today’s post in commemoration that my seventh book comes out this very day, “Learning to Love Midlife: 12 Reasons Why Life
“Power, properly understood, is the ability to achieve purpose. It is the strength required to bring about social, political, or economic changes. In this sense power is not only desirable
In spiritual direction, people come to me to become present with whatever is happening in their spiritual lives, at that moment. The goal is not to change, fix, or improve
I’m writing to you from the New York Public Library and have a confession to make. As a native New Yorker, I’ve walked past this international treasure hundreds of times
My favorite Christmas gift this year. Every weekday morning for nearly two months, I have dutifully showed up at UCSF’s Mission Bay campus with a full bladder and an empty
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