I'm moving from my ungainly house of 25 years to a flat in the sky. It's a misty time, leaving the ground. Among other things, I'm saying goodbye to lots of flowers outside, and to many sweaty hours helping them grow. The arc of this gorgeous … [Continue reading]
You pursue work that matters because you want to leave the world a better place than you found it. By doing so however, you inevitably run afoul of those who want to keep everything more or less like it is. Attracting controversy also pushes … [Continue reading]
I’m not afraid of poetry, but I don’t read it as often as I should. Somebody mentioned What Work Is, a poemby Philip Levine on the radio today. I read it, then heard him read it, then wanted to share it with you for what it has to say about the … [Continue reading]
What we value is as different as we are. Our basic goals and commitments—indeed the fundamental ways in which we view the world—are as different as our individual life experiences. So it should come as no surprise that in seeking work that has … [Continue reading]
This is the first in an occasional series of stories that bring a smile to my face (even in the re-telling), and may do the same for you. As many of you already know, I’m in the throws of my daughter’s-graduation-from-college-week in New York … [Continue reading]
