Small habits. Evolving stories. Who are you becoming through the choices you make each day?
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Making Meaning & September Sunsets ~ Three Thoughts for Thursday ~ September 2026
What meaning do you make of a sunset? I invite you to pause, to reframe old stories, and create meaning through ordinary moments that shape our lives.
Three Thoughts for Thursday ~ August 2026
What if a beautiful life is less about finding something extraordinary and more about noticing the treasures already here and making space for more?
Reconsidering Productivity ~ Three Thoughts for Thursday ~ July 2026
Summertime invites us to slow down, to pause, to rest, to play, and begs us to ask ourselves how we define productivity. What makes you feel productive? When do you feel unproductive? Have you considered redefining productivity?
Behind the PhD: The Work of Becoming
“The tassel was moved. The hood was placed. The degree was conferred. But the real work had already happened.” Last Monday, I had the opportunity to say a few words at the Hooding Ceremony for the doctoral graduates at Fielding …
Uncertainty = Possibility ~ Three Thoughts for Thursday ~ June 2026
What parts of childhood were never meant to be left behind? Many of us spend adulthood acquiring skills – competence, expertise, responsibility, productivity, planning, efficiency. Adulthood, however, often asks us to recover things we once had naturally. I refer to …
Growing Pains ~ Three Thoughts for Thursday ~ May 2026
May has me thinking about growing pains. Not just the physical kind we remember from childhood, but the emotional and internal kind that come with becoming. Growth requires space. And creating that space is not always comfortable. Sometimes growth asks …
Weeding Out Anxiety ~ Three Thoughts for Thursday ~ April 2026
~ Weeding, Watering, and the Gift of the Fog ~ I’ve been continuing to reflect on what needs to be weeded out to make room for what I want to intentionally grow. April is often thought of as a month …
The Gift of the Fog
I was skiing recently on a day that had wrapped the mountains in fog. I have come to observe here in the Pacific Northwest, that fog on the slopes can be both beautiful and deeply disorienting. It softens the edges …
Weeding Season ~ Three Thoughts for Thursday ~ March 2026
Before you can plant a garden, you must first clear the weeds and prepare the soil. What do you need to clear to prepare for your growth this season?
