Archives: January 2021

We are living in an aeons-long window between Ice Ages. We are the children of those frozen continents. Our very beings shaped by the struggle for warmth, safety, and community in a world that was defined by unrelenting cold, danger, and struggle. And yet, if you visit the remnants of that world — those frozen,

Dedicating your life to something you care about always comes with risk. The world needs skilled, capable, and passionate people. Chasing your true calling isn’t always easy. It takes years to master most crafts, and others can consume an entire lifetime. But even the masters sometimes hear those dreaded words, “Sorry, we’re going to go

Existence has a tendency to move at its own pace. It may roll slowly at times, lazily bubbling forward with no great urgency. At other times, it may roil and churn with the ferocity of a whitewater rapid. It’s not something we typically have direct control over, but this doesn’t mean that we can’t seek

As we rebuild the world, we’ll have some tough decisions to make. We’ll be tempted to do what’s easy, rather than what’s just. We’ll be urged to aim for a return to the old ways — the dying status quo — rather than building something better in its place. Those inclinations are understandable, but if

It’s easy to forget just how powerful we are. Every story you’ve ever heard, every idea that has shaped your thinking, and every innovation that has improved the world came from the same wellspring. It’s inside all of us. Yes, even you. Your true power glows from within. It always has, and it always will.

It’s safe to say that we live in unbalanced and precarious times. We’ve seen the entire world grind to a screeching halt, reminding everyone just how vulnerable we, as a species, really are. Long-neglected inequities and injustices are now plain to see, uncovering deep wounds that can no longer be denied. The next few years