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A recent New York Times article on aging and weirdness basically confirms what many of us in midlife already suspected: Aging is less about becoming elderly and more about becoming delightfully unhinged. Honestly, thank God! Because after the year I’ve had, I no longer possess the emotional bandwidth to pretend I care about things like: ...
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A recent New York Times article on aging and weirdness basically confirms what many of us in midlife already suspected: Aging is less about becoming elderly and more about becoming
May 21, 2026
One of the great ironies of aging is that the older we get, the more important it becomes to become a beginner again. We now know that novelty, curiosity, and
May 20, 2026
In the Chinese zodiac, the Horse represents movement, freedom, intensity, independence, passion, and volatility. Add the fire element and everything gets amplified: emotion, speed, disruption, transformation. Fire Horse years are
May 19, 2026
Not the triumphant “I beat cancer!” bell, which I’ve now rung in both 2024 and 2026. Not the cinematic, slow-motion hospital hallway bell where everyone claps like you just won
May 18, 2026
Recently I was in a discussion with a group of guys and the subject of how we listen to others came up. We talked about our own habits when it
May 17, 2026
I am witnessing a “productivity versus trust” tension trap playing out daily across boardrooms and bedrooms. Managing it effectively will protect your impact and energy during major transitions. First, a
May 16, 2026
The future has arrived. Stop preparing for it and start living it. I’m writing this on my 67th birthday, and something is very clear to me: my 60s are shaping
May 15, 2026
One evening at “formal hall” at the University of Cambridge’s Homerton College, we witnessed the unexpected: a barn owl named ‘Minnie’ gliding silently through the Great Hall, then perching on
May 14, 2026
There’s an old story I first heard from the mythologist Michael Meade, one that begins in a place many people recognize. In the early years of the world—“back in the
May 13, 2026
By midlife, most of us have learned something important: pushing harder doesn’t always help. We’ve powered through enough seasons to know that ‘toughing it out’ has limits. Life gets more
May 12, 2026
My cohort at MEA chose to call themselves: The Coddiewomplers. Chip shared its definition in one of his recent posts — to travel in a purposeful manner toward a vague
May 11, 2026
Why This Matters for Leaders I am writing and sharing my thoughts here for one reason, that I recognise now that the awareness Heidegger has brought to me around my
May 10, 2026
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