March 23, 2025

Two Poems from Jeff

TeachersFor directionLook to yourselfFor purpose,Look to yourselfFor inspiration,Look to yourselfFor power,Look to yourselfFor love,Look to yourselfFor certainty,Look to yourselfFor truth,Look

Two Poems from Jeff

March 16, 2025

Social Battery

I was recently teaching a week with poet and author Mark Nepo on friendship. I took pages of notes and

Social Battery

December 26, 2024

The Imaginal World

I have been talking about imaginal cells in transitions for years now. It was an idea seeded in my mind

The Imaginal World

June 27, 2024

Petrichor

“Sur l’odeur propre de la terre”‍The day my daughter asked meIf there was a name for the smell after rainI

Petrichor

March 16, 2024

What Wisdom Said.

Wisdom saidI’ve been seeing it and seeing it andI’ve learned not to fear it.I have seen it comeAnd I have

What Wisdom Said.

January 21, 2024

The MEA Process: Why We Need a Process for Midlife.

Living longer means we face more changes and are called upon to recreate ourselves, to change and repurpose ourselves more

The MEA Process: Why We Need a Process for Midlife.

December 17, 2023

Purpose.

I learned so much from the group and gained some wisdom nuggets I will never forget; gems like “you make

Purpose.

October 13, 2023

Emotional Granularity Mining.

In researching my book on men’s feelings I am having to do some pretty deep dives trying to understand how

Emotional Granularity Mining.

July 8, 2023

Sobremesa. The Ultimate Friendship Practice.

From an early age I have gathered people around food, initially at my British boarding school as a response to

Sobremesa. The Ultimate Friendship Practice.

July 29, 2022

Questions Shape Our Purpose.

‘Could inquiry and change be part of a simultaneous moment?’– Marilee Adams‘What is a midlife wisdom school?’– Chip Conley‘Questions are

Questions Shape Our Purpose.

July 5, 2022

Stars.

If you are a squareIt is not hard to find a place to fitIt is the same for a triangle(Those

Stars.

June 28, 2022

Living in the World Our Questions Create.

We explore Appreciative Inquiry a good deal at the Academy. A powerful concept that straddles the worlds of organizational development

Living in the World Our Questions Create.