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“I slept and dreamt that life was joy.I awoke and saw that life was service.I acted and behold, service was joy.” Three lines. Three eras. In childhood, life is joy. It’s discovery, play, the unselfconscious miracle of being alive. We don’t question meaning; we inhabit it. The world arrives as a gift. Then adulthood wakes ...
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This is the whole point of my new podcast THE MIDLIFE CHRYSALIS: how can I take relatively famous people into the dark room of their midlife with the intent of
July 1, 2025
It started innocently enough. My sons wanted to know what it was like when I was growing up. (Obviously, this was for a school assignment and not out of sudden
June 29, 2025
“You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give.” – Attributed to Winston Churchill I recently started watching the new series Your Friends
June 28, 2025
It was concert promoter Bill Graham who persuaded me to create San Francisco’s rock ‘n roll hotel when I was in my mid-20s and didn’t have a clue about the
June 27, 2025
This July 14-19, we’re inviting you to explore a new approach to designing a meaningful life. It’s called Crossroads & Classics: Navigating Transitions with Art & Literature, a collaboration between
June 26, 2025
In a fragmented world, true growth requires alchemizing our inner polarities. When we welcome both curiosity and wisdom, we allow ourselves to explore with openness while grounding ourselves in earned
June 25, 2025
UC Berkeley professor and founder of the Greater Good Science Center Dacher Keltner teaches a Cultivating Awe workshop each December at MEA Baja. His research has shown that the #1
June 24, 2025
Now, to join her in guiding others through their own transitions at MEA feels like a convergence of everything I care about: curiosity, soulfulness, and collective growth and effervescence. Krista
June 23, 2025
We need a new conversation around aging that includes the word “thriving.” In this period of history, we are in an aging revolution. We are living longer. Over 70 million
June 22, 2025
As my daughter entered her tween stage (ages 9 to 12), I realized I didn’t know how to treat her, not a child anymore and not quite an adolescent yet.
June 21, 2025
The Legacy We’re Buildin’We traded in sleep for the joy of buildin’,Tired eyes, full hearts—life with children.The house was chaos, the days a blur,But purpose pulsed in each “yes sir.”
June 20, 2025
Are we on the brink of a golden age of AI technology or do we see disaster on the horizon? I’ve said for years that human wisdom is meant to
June 19, 2025
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