What if courage isn’t loud or reactive, but rooted in clarity and innate? This final reflection explores the difference between reaction and response, why clarity is essential for wise action, and how settling “contaminated thinking” allows fresh insight, possibility, and effective leadership to emerge. In an age of fragmentation, this piece points to clarity as our highest ground for meaningful action. Read More
Why are so many respected thought leaders quiet in the face of today’s wars, political turmoil, and moral confusion? This reflection explores why silence is not apathy, but direction — an upstream orientation that points away from noise and back toward clarity, conscience, and learning. Inspired by a powerful TEDx talk from Tom Chi, this post invites us to question certainty, labels, and whether we are responding to reality or abstraction. Read More
Tears symbolize our shared humanity, revealing love, compassion, and connection. They bridge emotional divides, reminding us that vulnerability fosters resilience and deeper bonds. Read More
Reflections from attending the Family Reunion. Read More
Did you know that being kind often involves courage? It can also mean being vulnerable, standing up for yourself, taking risks and getting out of your comfort zone. We live in a society that values logic, hard work, achievement and success and by doing so, it can be hard to pay attention to our intuition,… Read More
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