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And, yet, our modern tendency is NOT to simplify, but to complicate. When we’re younger, we might have thought that a simple life is a boring life. But, by the time we’ve hit 50, we know our life could use a little downsizing. In that spirit, I penned this poem below. “Why Do I Do This?”I ...
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And, yet, our modern tendency is NOT to simplify, but to complicate. When we’re younger, we might have thought that a simple life is a boring life. But, by the
April 15, 2025
Thanks to MEA alum Anne Auburn shared this wise 22-minute video about the whispering soul. This Buddhist insight about how life can be lived after 60. It’s quite beautiful and
April 14, 2025
18th Century Philosopher Edmond Burke noted that “The first and simplest emotion we discover in the human mind is curiosity.” Curiosity is an intrinsic aspect of human development, observable from
April 13, 2025
I admire Jerry’s courage in publishing this Call to Action and look forward to co-leading a workshop with him in Santa Fe May 5-10, Reboot: Leadership and the Art of
April 12, 2025
“I belong here’ means that I belong here on this planet, where I have seldom felt safe or normal. It means that I belong here in this body, which I
April 11, 2025
We live in a time and society in which we warehouse wisdom in nursing homes and retirement communities. We’ve lost any sense of community ritual to help share the wisdom.
April 10, 2025
Boomers flow like ink on a page,Loops and swirls, wisdom with age.Letters dance, a personal touch,A signature that still means much.Millennials tap, fast and bright,Glowing screens, pixels in flight.A cursor
April 9, 2025
Let me summarize both, but first let’s clarify terms: Gen Xers were born between 1964 and 1980. In a grossly generalized way, they are seen as a self-sufficient, rebellious generation
April 8, 2025
As I moved into my 20s and 30s, I worked out regularly (I came out as a gay man at 22 so this was par for the course as the
April 7, 2025
Sometimes life offers up a perfectly timed—if painful—reminder that midlife is less about crisis and more about resilience, reinvention, and reckoning. Mine arrived face-first on the streets of Austin during
April 6, 2025
I’m not a big believer in confidence. You might say I have very little confidence in confidence itself.Probably like many of you reading this, I have been told over and
April 5, 2025
I was reading Deepak Ramola’s book “The 50 Toughest Questions of Life” and found this particular inquiry deeply intriguing. Somehow this question reminds me of sneaking under the Christmas tree
April 4, 2025
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