A Quiet Rebirth Before Spring There are moments when the sky mirrors exactly what we’re living through … moments when nature interrupts its own rhythm and invites us to pause, soften, and remember what’s important beneath the noise. A lunar eclipse is one of those moments. And when that eclipse happens with a Blood Moon,…

I recently had the pleasure of chatting with Lisa Hope Tilstra on the Making Life Less Difficult podcast. Check it out here and please dive deeper into Lisa’s work. She creates amazing content with story telling from authors, experts, and colleagues. Her work invites us to use the power of storytelling to connect more deeply,…

Desire Paths: The Courage to Walk the Way That Wants to Be Walked Urban planners have a term I’ve always loved: desire paths.   They’re the unofficial trails people carve through parks and campuses – the shortcuts worn into the grass where human instinct overrides the paved, predetermined route. They reveal something simple and profound:…

Embrace the Reef Hook In a recent coaching conversation, we found ourselves naming what so many leaders quietly carry: Too. Many. Things. Too many emails. Too many meetings. Too many fires to put out and new ones already smoldering. The plates keep spinning, the inbox keeps filling, the priorities keep shifting, and the current of…

Beyond the Pursuit of Happiness Neuroscience tells us that gratitude reshapes the brain, strengthening pathways of resilience and connection. Beyond the science lies something even more profound: gratefulness is not an inward, potentially fleeting spark like happiness, but an outward gesture that builds new neural pathways and sustains our wellbeing while strengthening our relationships with…