Are you the person who cannot turn down an invitation? The one who is always going somewhere, meeting someone, attending one more dinner, one more event…
What if your happy place is closer than you think?
When I think about a happy place, I imagine a physical place. A beautiful beach. A warm climate. A quiet room with light coming through tall windows. A place where…
Testing my wellbeing
There is a moment in every project when the roles flip. You think you are testing the thing you are building. Then you realize it has started testing you. That is what…
Make the most of the day
Crappy weather weekends are perfect for personal projects. There. I said it. The things I tell myself to feel better. After all, bad weather removes the pressure to…
Caught in the daily theatre of things
The ancient Greeks had a strange little habit. They practiced death. Socrates believed that philosophy was, in some way, a preparation for death. A practice of…
When stress isn’t your enemy
Stress has a bad reputation. And rightly so, in many cases. Too much stress, for too long, with no rest in sight, can wear us down. It can leave us exhausted…
How to make sense of nonsense
We like to think we are creatures of reason, that we move through life guided by logic, clarity, and some basic agreement about what is real. But that’s not quite how…
Numbing myself with love
Today I’m celebrating Orthodox Easter, and my post is about love as if it’s Valentine’s Day. That’s how I seem to be wired. Out of sync with time. Blame it on…
Something deeply comforting
Somewhere along the way we’ve learned to treat life like an arrival gate. I’ll be okay when I get there. I’ll rest when I finish this. I’ll feel better when…
Racing through time
Sundays come with a little more space, a little more quiet, and a little more room to notice what’s really going on inside us. Maybe that’s why Sundays can be such a…