“If you are brave enough often enough, you will know disappointment.” ~ Brené Brown
If you are a Canadian hockey player or fan, you are disappointed today. (And if you’re not, here’s what you need to know: the Canadian women’s and men’s hockey teams both lost in overtime to the US to win silver instead of gold medals at the Olympics. Both. Lost. In overtime. To the US. Thank you for your condolences.)
Continue reading “Processing Disappointment”As I write this entry, it is about nine hours after the Toronto Blue Jays lost to the LA Dodgers in the 11th inning of seventh game of the World Series.
I’m a Blue Jays fan. Not a hop on the bandwagon, start-paying-attention-in-October fan, but a watch most games and know every player’s name by their faces fan — have been for years. Many a sweater has been knit cheering on these boys.
Continue reading “Go Jays, Even Today”“Every wise and graceful life I’ve encountered is a life marked by hope”
~ Krista Tippett
In her Aspen Ideas session with Jason Reynolds called “Hope is a Muscle,” On Being podcast host Krista Tippett said that hope requires imagination because it represents an insistence that the world does not have to be this way.
Continue reading “Hope is a Muscle”I am typing this post in the Denver Airport, on my way home from the Aspen Ideas Festival. I’ve had three remarkable days that have supplied me with enough fodder to fill this blog for months. It was like attending the intellectual Oscars, while also feeling like a bit of a spy.
Continue reading “What I Learned on my Summer Vacation”We all want to spend our time in meaningful ways and for our efforts to make a difference.
When individuals and organizations are navigating a transition and reimagining their next chapter, a fear of moving from a season of deep meaning to one of lighter contribution can paralyze us.
Continue reading “Craving Contribution”