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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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Substitute the word “successful” with “judgmental,” “egotistical,” and “cynical,” and I think you have described the world we live in. Yes, it can feel fucked at times! It’s easy to
Our consumer culture derives from and promotes a mindset of scarcity — an unconscious, unexamined belief system that we all swim in but can rarely recognize, so pervasive is its
As everything everywhere is in the eyes of the beholder, the label may not matter all that much, but for good measure, I checked out the word “cult” in Merriam
In researching my book on men’s feelings I am having to do some pretty deep dives trying to understand how we create our feelings. One surprising idea shared by neuro
So, I appreciated that I was introduced to this Guardian article entitled “We have brothers, sons, lovers – but they can’t live here!’ The happy home shared by 26 women.”
According to a recent TIAA Institute and George Washington University report, 53% of mid-lifers surveyed are “working with inaccurate information” regarding life expectancy. When we underestimate our life expectancy, we
My friend Vanda and I were talking about the word “disillusionment” recently. This word has a bad rap as it means to lose faith or trust in something for which
Recently, a Wisdom Well subscriber sent me a message and asked if I could give an example of how I live this practice. So, I’ve outlined below how I used
By June I was at MEA, I went as a pilgrim.Trusting the intuition that it was the right place for me.Perhaps it’s our shared “Inoperable Optimism”?Perhaps it stems from our
I define a transformative experience as a learning experience that has an identity impact, changing our sense-of-self in some important way. My work has led to a fundamental understanding at
What was on your list when you were 10? The horse in The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse said it wanted to be “kind” when it grew
So, you can imagine my glee when I stumbled upon a new word for the very first time, especially one that resonates so deeply. Where have you been all my
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