I’m on the down-drop of a roller coaster. Vacuum space in my gut, then my heart. Is it fear? No, I think it’s space. Expansive, wide-open. Possibility panoramas. My heart, …
Catch the bounce
Isn’t that what we’re talking about here? That deep soul desire to experience the exponential Something that we, ourselves, could never have done all alone? It brings to mind the …
Sky Birds
“Soar,” they said. Just as I raised my eyes from the dirty mug in the sink. Just in time to see Formation outside the window. Not the usual birds from …
Walk in the rain
In my mid-20s, the company I worked for closed its office in Colorado. I was given an opportunity to relocate to one of their other U.S. locations. I chose Portland, …
You’ll figure it out
What if you trusted that you will figure it out? Instead of worrying that you won’t? Instead of trying to leapfrog into the future to create certainty and control, you …
Understand the assignment
When there is a job to be done, consider how deviating from that job impacts the system. While there might be a lot you want to say, the receiver of …
Been learning…
Overwork comes quietly, sneaks in with justification and 5-minute lies. The strongest friendships are the ones who forgive and understand before you did, the selfishness of surviving the deep end. …
Go get ’em
Every day, he’d say it. My dad’s voice as I stepped out the door, “Got get ’em, Aim.” And, it would focus me on the energy with which I’d move …
The Add-Back
How much thought are you giving these days about the composition of the next twelve months for you? What will you add back? Restaurant dining? Going to the office? Get …
Your vision for the new year
It’s a new year. A time to speak our truth into our future. The world has words for this like: vision and dreams. I’d like to think of it more as …