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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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The answer to Chip’s blog post “Are You Better Off Happy & Single Than Unhappy & Married?” is now a “Hell Yes!” for me. When I finally decided to separate,
I ended my marriage in 2021 after 38 years together. COVID revealed many fissures. Once we had to remove our shared love of travel, dinners with friends, theater, and music
As a nearly-bald guy in his mid-sixties, I can relate. Of course, with or without hair, it’s easy to feel shabby and worn out as you get older. Fortunately, with
Having reconnected with my purpose at MEA in 2023, I began to look at the uncertainty that seems to have engulfed the world today in a different way. From anger
Eight years ago, then in my mid-40s, I attended a dinner party and overheard an older man, well into his gin, ask a young girl: “What do you want to
“Sur l’odeur propre de la terre” The day my daughter asked me If there was a name for the smell after rain I caught my breath As, in that
I don’t even have a TikTok account (you too?). I’ve thought I’m too old for that social media platform (my internal ageism). And, then, an MEA alum sent me this
In doing research for his writing on the Hero’s Journey, Joseph Campbell coined a term that I love, “etymythology”: the discovery of truth found through one’s personal stories. Given that
John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe, the second, third, and fourth American presidents, all died on the fourth of July. Actress Debbie Reynolds died the day after her daughter,
Recently, Chip had a post posing the question, “Are women better off happy and single or unhappy and married?” I wish this wasn’t a question. And, I know why it
Earlier last week, I decided to treat myself to a margarita at one of Santa Fe’s upscale restaurants. The city was buzzing with tourists in town for the literary convention,
That American pursuit of happiness is a muthafucka! Just when you thought you’d captured that shiny object on the horizon that you’ve been longing for, it doesn’t feel quite as
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